Darkskin vs Lightskin

This has been an issue troubling the black community for decades and I feel that it has effected colored females to take drastic measures like bleach their skin to feel excepted or to feel "prettier". Even in the entertainment business most rappers will hire the "light skin model" over the "dark skin model". So why is that? we ask. This problem generates to hundreds of years ago when the slavery trade took place in the United States. This defined economic status and social hierarchy. Light skin slaves were considered more successful whereas the darker slaves were looked down upon. Studies show that an average 5 year old will define "black" or "darkskinned" dirty and unappealing and the "white" or "brighter skin" is more attractive. I am so appalled by how far us black people came and yet we still feel the need to segregate ourselves based on skin tones.  It just does not add up. I come from a household of four sisters including myself, two of my younger sisters being lighter and my other sister and I being a more darker complexion. I used to question myself at a young age, wondering why I looked different from my siblings. Which is perfectly normal because all children go through a cognitive stage where they start to discover themselves. As I grew older it made sense to me that its okay to be different. Being of East African decent, I later found out that my country (Somalia) was colonized by the Italians, British and French. This caused a vast change in the culture,language and economy. I know that everyone has a different preference, some people choose to date dark skin women or men and some choose to date more lighter females or males. To each it's own, I am really not trying to knock anyones preference but as black people we must embrace our god given beauty and appreciate it. This is really an insult to the people who fought for our freedom such as Martin Luther King, Malcome X and Rosa Parks. These people have battled for equality from the white supremacy and other racial cults that prevented black people from attending school or better yet drinking from the same water fountain. But now in our day in age, we are fighting to respect ones skin complexion??......I will prey for all the ignorant minded people out there.


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