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#129By saj on Tuesday, October 31, 2000 - 7:29 pm

yes they do

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#130By saj on Tuesday, October 31, 2000 - 7:32 pm

Dark black people get called all sorts of names for bieng too black mostly from other blacks. This has a greater affect on the person than what would be experienced by a mulluto

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#131By Karma on Wednesday, November 01, 2000 - 4:04 am

Honestly, I think that within the black race itself, this type of abuse is still abuse. Just because you are mocked of your color by someone of the same color doesn't make it right. It still breaks down the barriers of your self-esteem. If black people do not stop this inner circle of abuse, they will never over-come their feelings of oppression. A low self-esteem can cause people to feel that they have been unjustly treated by people who had no intention whatsoever of oppressing them in any way.

If you feel that you are being victimized in this way within your own race...I say break away from it. Just beware, you'll be viewed as an "Uncle Tom". I think that's the key to many not joining the rest of the world. Remember, Uncle Tom actually helped the black cause by distancing himself from his weaker populous and fighting with strength where it was needed. Very admirable, I think.

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#202By Tom on Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 10:26 pm

Why all the concern for blacks on what is supposed to be an asian board?
Is this typical asian mentality?
Show more concern for others than they would for you?
Blacks treat other people, especially some of the asian people, bad as well.

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#203By Anonymous on Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 12:23 am

Tom, are you Asian?

That's not an Asian. What if people started to say "Anyone with non-Asian names are restricted."

Some Blacks treat nonblacks badly, just like some Whites treat nonwhites badly, and some Asians treat nonAsians badly.

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#204By Anonymous on Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 3:43 pm

By the way Tom, there's a lot of people in the world that aren't of African descent but are considered as "black", especially in Asia. I don't have to go into detail, but you know where I'm talking about: parts of south Asia and the Middle East.

Anybody who's prejudiced against another group of people of color and happen to be the same skin color, has to be mentally disturbed.

My $.02!

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#211By Anonymous on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 5:24 am

the whites have a simple judgement on race...

even though we are indians and have caucasian features... the dumb ignorant whites goes on the hair colour... If you have black hair then you are considered black...
Even though we are not Africans......

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#216By Huey on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 3:21 am

Anonymous,

It's not because of having black hair that whites think that Indians are black, it's because the majority of Indians have dark skin that many whites believe that they are black.

Some have black skin, darker than African Americans, who some also have Caucasian features as well (as a result of either slavery or by biracial marriage unions). Only the "fair" light-skinned Indians that many see in those Bollywood films are in the minority.

It's true that a person doesn't have to be "African" to be considered "black." And it's also true that if a person has Caucasian features, doesn't mean that s/he's white. The Native American "Indians", or "Red Indians" as what people call them here also had straight dark hair and Caucasoid features. Look what happened to them? And the whites hated them more than blacks. They now barely make 2 million in the US population.

If Indians were truly considered as "Caucasian", then the British empire never would have colonized India in the first place, therefore would've recognized them as fellow "whites" as the other European powers at the time.

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#229By Anonymous on Sunday, February 24, 2002 - 10:19 am

i dont give 2 Sh*ts what a white Honky Pig thinks of me, I know they have nothing nice to say about us, So fu*k em.. Smelly white Basta*ds , I hate the white race they are all a bunch of scum bags, and this world would be a better place without them, Its time to exterminate the whites.

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#271By Rodney Bohen on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 8:16 am

Alas
Yes, the times they are a changing, my only observational question however remains this, for the better or the worse?
Nah hell, I'm not truly jaded nor skeptical, truth be known, I however can only paint the world I see daily, churning and twisting in uncertainty and turmoil, and accented and steeped in hate and prejudice.
I can only note, chart and document and analyze the strides I deem small in my view, in my Fifty-two years of life.
Granted, we have made grand legal sweeping advances long overdo, in the arena of civil rights, yet we have made little to no advancement in this arena where our hearts are concerned in my humble estimation, concerning this grave and vital issue.
Oh yes we all parrot, adhere and reluctantly acquiesce to the present acceptable standards and status concerning verbal politically correct verbiage, but yet in our hearts, and at home at the dinner-table, indeed what do we teach and breath verbally in the presence of our children? How indeed are we impacting the next generation?

What do we teach them with our body language, and facial expressions when a particular group of people are mentioned? Does not the mere rolling of ones eyes, as well as the hardening and painful wincing of the face speak multitudes? Do not these unmistakable sighs and mutterings speak volumes to all concerning our true heart status, color and scent?
Oh I have observed closely lo these many years I have walked among the living, and I must confess, I have seen little but lip service offered in the arena of change concerning prejudice towards others differing from us merely in color or sect.
Few today will admit to the quiet slumbering burning prejudice they still lurks harbored and entombed in their hearts, but we know don't we? Yes, each of us deep down knows the current status of heart's concerning this issue.
I say this today, and scribe it to the record of time with no doubt nor hesitation, being fully persuaded that what I am about to state is true! The current global problems we incur this day, war, starvation, etc., shall NEVER be rectified nor solved, so long as mankind harbors discontent for others based on religion, race or creed.
Our chance for peace on the horizon of the morrow solely depends upon our change of heart today.
Our children deserve a gentler tomorrow, don't you think?
Peace,
Rodney Bohen
Author of "Letters To Carla"
www.rodneybohen.com


Peace,

Rodney Evan Bohen, author of "Letters to Carla"
http://www.rodneybohen.com
http://rodneybohen.blogspot.com/
posted by Rodney 10:53 AM
PeddlingMyHeart*aol.com

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#351By Jurnee (209.165.24.186) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 7:21 am

One day i was walkin with my cousin, and we went in the store. My cousin is 6 shades darker than me cuz im pretty yellow, and i look white next to her. The man said hey mammi you are soo cute. he looked at mi cousin and say, oh your cute too, for a dark gurl. i said what the hell is that spose to mean. you think cuz she darker, i mean what you mean "for a dark girl" like they cant be fine or somthin, he was a white guy. I always question that now. But i love dark boys i always have. there sexy. just thought i'd trow that in there.

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#357By Thambi (202.156.2.202) on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 2:04 pm

Trust me when I say this, all over the world black skinned people are treated badly ONLY because of their colour. Its the awful truth. My line of the family has black skin. My mother sisters are light skinned (don;t ask me why). The prejudice of white/light skinned people towards their darker brethern is startling. My uncle (light skinned) calls dark skinned women black bugs (I used to wonder where that put my mother and sister). Now my uncle would have been called a black bastard by a nazi chap in Britain of course but its like a hierarchy of colours with the lightest at the top and blackest of the black at the very bottom. Read the Purusha Sukta of the Vedas if you want an idea (I am Hindu by the way) of the sort of institutionalised racism people in the world live with. Anyway I suppose I have ranted enough....

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#358By mysticsdream (202.161.101.69) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 2:01 pm

Of course you are right... but then againif you lived in Zimbabwe, where your people have attained an independence, and you were selecting a cricket team.. do you think you would do so on merit...

I don't think so.. I think you would give affirmative action policies to dark skin people.

I am not unaware of the race struggles in some parts of Africa, and the poverty of many black people. I have encountered the beggars, and I have also celebrated with black villagers at Victoria Falls, ... and listened to the aspirations of young black people in Alexander .. (where "the Power of One' was located in Johannesberg.. a village like Soweto). I am white, my partner is Asian... and I treat people on merit.

There are good and bad in every race.. keep your pride and treat people on merit, as you would like to be treated.

Today I played tennis with a Sri Lankan, at the end of the day he wanted to hand me the balls to carry off the court.. (I think he was used to having servants in his distant past..) I just told him he could carry them himself...

be true to yourself, retain dignity and count your blessings

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#359By twin (66.72.161.70) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 5:59 am

i'm dark skinned and have a identical twin sister wer'e 30 years and all our live we have been called out our name by our won color . it's like this here in cleveland,ohio.i dated a caucasian man for 4 years and he told me he liked my rootyness. because i look just like the woman straight out of kenya.well respected by this man.in public i would get called out my name by other black women who was hating on me because i was arm in arm with a caucasian man. he showed me a really good time and it wasn't all about the sex.it's sad to say in rare cases that someone outside your race could see you for a human being and not a skin color.according to him he said all people of black dcent are just that no better. he also said he wouldn't date a light skin women because she's to close to his skin color and that she may forget where she really came from and get beside herself .by thinking she's white and alright not!i attend a predominantly all caucasian school who does'nt care about skin color. the dean at my college is a 26 year old light skin women who has to watch her back at all times.

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#361By mysticsdream (202.161.102.44) on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 1:05 pm

I'm glad its working out for you.. you are doing well.. but some have it tough.. glad you found a nice caucasian..

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#366By Chocolate (64.12.116.17) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 10:59 pm

The light and dark is so stupid. Tell me how this quote sounds. ( listen light-skinneds)
"I don't like dark females." says a light skin male
"Why?" says a in-between light and dark male
"Because black is ugly"
"Your black"
"No, I'm light brown"
"Without what you call "black" you wouldn't be here right know."
"Stop lying"
" I ain't playing. The Africans that had a beutiful land and ALL the jewelry were mainly dark and go way back your true parents are. Black arguing is just what the white man what's us to do, which mainly is the "kkk" you know how stupid where looking. Hating are own people."
" Light is right"
"why and How?"
"Because we got better hair for one thing."
"Some dark too."
"We got better lips."
"You mean dem tiny white-ass lips that you barly feel the kiss."
"We got personality"
" Oh! Thinking YOur people are ugly? Or that black is whack?....Which you are. That the Africans that know where gold and silver vaults are dum cause they have more jewelry and all Europe had was oil?"
"Never came to me like that."
" Well think befor you speak. Lots of Africans wresle lions and tigers so there's know point the can take you down. So watch ya mouth playa"

WE EQUAL

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#367By Video View (152.163.252.36) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 2:31 am

I am 15 teen years old and I have noticed a "color line" in the music videos I watch. I am black, English, and Native American with a Sudan red-medium chocolate skin tone..... The "video hoes" in rap videos are mostly dark-skinned females and the "Video Vixens" or Video Leading ladies are light skinned women. I think that this is crazy. I'm not saying rap stars should only have dark skinned girls in their videos, I'm saying show some more variety. Don't only have the darks as booty back up dancers and the lights portrayed as golden goddesses.
And as a girl of a mixed background, I think people should embrace all of their nationalities no matter what they are mixed with. And as a black American
I believe we should all stick together as a race and stop portraying one type of skin complexion as better.

"Don't be offended
This is just my opinion
Aint nothing that
I say is law
This is a true
Confession of a life long lesson
I was sent here to share
With yall"
- India. Arie

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#369By Shylia (66.73.48.200) on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 7:10 pm

some black people are just as guilty as some white people for being racist. I'm not syaing that just black and white people are racist there are others but it seems for a long time now that we play tag. We say "what's up nigga to another black person but then when a white person want to say it we get real defenisve it just doesnt make any sense to me that we can call ourselves "niggas" but we are basically calling one another "nigg**" all we did was change the e and r to a and s

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#370By Anonymous (63.88.160.101) on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 6:20 pm

I DO AGREE WITH JURNEE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE BE TELLING ME THAT. I USED TO GET PICKED ON BECAUSE OF MY SKIN COLOR. I AM A HERSHEY CHOCOLATE COLOR(NO JOKE) AND I ALWAYS HAVE COMPLIMENTS BY BOYS THAT I WAS A SEXY CHOCOLATE GIRL. PEOPLE WHO THINK BAD ABOUT DARK SKIN GIRLS IS VERY STUPID. BELEIVE ME, I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF UGLY LIGHT SKIN GIRLS. THEY AINT NO BETTER THAN US AND WE AINT NO BETTER THAN THEM. I AM WITH A WHITE GUY AND HE LOVES ME 2 DEATH. I GO WITH BLACK GUYS TOO NOW DON'T GET IT TWISTED. THAT BULL**** WAS IN SLAVERY TIME THIS IS 2004 MOST PEOPLE (MATURE PEOPLE) DON'T LOOK AT COLOR NO MORE. IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT OH WELL!!!!

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#410By alpha (172.143.199.234) on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 4:06 pm

To the dark skinned women who are going out with white guys, you still suffer the effects of self-hatred. Most black women I know have an abundant amount of pride about their race. They prefer only black men; a lot of them prefer only dark skinned black men. However I have noticed a pattern. The only black women who seem to be out with white men or lighter-skinned men are dark skinned black women.

I think the root of most (not all) interracial relationships is brought upon by dysfunction or some kind of resentment. Very few interracial relationships are because of love. Maybe because dark-skinned women have been made to seem unattractive by their black counterparts. Maybe the white guy has some kind of fetish about dark women or he just wants to see what they are all about. Then after the white guy experiences her, then away with her to find a suitable blonde haired white woman to marry. Maybe you are fulfilling his Hip Hop dreams and having and “authentic” looking black woman may help complete the set along with his short hair cut, bagging jeans, and his loud music.

To the black women who date white guys, don’t get his kindness confused with love! As a general rule, most whites are more pleasant to deal with, because they haven’t had to go through the intense social hardships that blacks have had to endure. So by comparison he will present to you a persona that you are not accustomed to being around. If he says something like I have never dated a white woman or doesn’t want to date a white woman. Hello! That should give you some clues about a dysfunction. Does it not seem peculiar for someone who was raised around people of his own race, to find it hard to be with one of them in a relationship? For all that its worth white women may not be attracted to him, and you as a dark-skinned woman seem like easy pickings for someone who is shunned and desperate.

Always remember a few things for as long as blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin is seen as the epitomes of beauty in western society, you as a black woman will always have to compete with that - especially if you’re with a white man. So in the event if an attractive white woman gets the attention of your man, you stand more of a chance of loosing him to her than another black woman. You may very well be the substitute for what he can’t get – a white woman. That’s not much to base a relationship on.

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#422By Dina on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 9:23 am

alpha

I just can't agree with what you are saying. In the real world, people do fall in love with other people who are not the same colour as them, and that is not neccessarily because they are 'twisted' in some way, as you seem to think.

It seems to me that you yourself must be uncomfortable with seeing a mixed race couple, whichever mix they may be. Look around you there are litterly millions of mixed race couple nowadays, that will spend years and years, (if not their whole lives), together. But because of people like you and their narrowminded thinking, it's makes it just that much harder for them. Live and let live. You are not walking in their shoes, so honestly, you are just not in a position to be that judgemental.

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#428By Marguerite on Friday, April 22, 2005 - 11:57 pm

I would like to tell all of you dark skinned people out there to think about this!

When God created the world, He created both White and Black people. He knew what white and black would look like and yet he decided to create them both.

If God, the Almighty created of the "white man and the light skinned people" doesn't hate black people, i dont see any reason to why dark skinned people have to feel sorry because a "human being" hates the color of their skin.

Look up to Jesus Christ, the creator of the dark skinned people and seek strenght in Him. In the kingdom of the Lord there is no white or light skinned places, only those who have had faith in Jesus will enter the kingdom of GOd. Those who have prided in the lightness of their skin and have put down the darkness of others, will find themselves in dark flames of hell with the darkest of all spirits - satan.

Unapreciated dark skinned people of the world, JESUS CHRIST loves you! He died for you on the cross and before his last breath expired He said: IT IS ACCOMPLISHED. yes, it is accomplished, no matter what the white man or the light skinned people may tell you , you dark skinned people, everything has been accomplished!

There is no better life than putting your life in the hands of JESUS CHRIST who created the white man, the light skinned man, and the dark skinned man!

I laugh when i hear stories of dark skinned people feeling unhappy for the treatment they recieve. Imagine the suffering that JEsus Christ endured! Nobody can endure that. Thus, Put in His hands, all your problems. I shall see my uncolored sisters and brothers in heaven.

JESUS IS COMING BACK!

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#430By Alert on Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 11:00 pm

Marguerite

Jesus christ is not god. Pls stop selling your god crap. Why cant you just deal with reality. Stop living in fiction world of your church.

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#435By sincere on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 5:54 pm

Huey said:

If Indians were truly considered as "Caucasian", then the British empire never would have colonized India in the first place, therefore would've recognized them as fellow "whites" as the other European powers at the time.

Goes to show what you know about history. Do you know that the British empire colonized IRELAND? Or are you claiming that the Irish aren't white. STUPID! Colonization was not primarily about race but ECONOMICS. So now your assertions about whites not colonizing whites is out of the window, what now?

There's a difference between being part of the Caucasoid group and being white, European. You are so DESPERATE to link Indians with Africans. I ask you if the only difference is hair then why when Africans have extenstions made of straight, Korean, Indian hair, they still DO NOT look Indian?
Could it be their flat noses, big lips and flat facial features. Get a life! Accept that there are differences in races and understand that those differences DO NOT make anyone superior or inferior. THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENCES. Can you wrap your mind around that?

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#436By sincere on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 6:00 pm

Really, Tom, I agree with you. Why all the concerns about blacks and their issues? This is an INDIAN board where Indian people converse.

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#437By maria on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 8:05 pm

Sincere
This is not an Indian or Caucasion board. It is about the races in general.

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#449By BelleNegresse on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 10:56 pm

The new issue among blacks does not really come from what white think of black, but rather as black treat other blacks... I love to date any race and shade of color, but i am telling you this, i have never been treated good by light-skinned men as oppose to when i date a dark-skinned man or a white man. I'm what you'd describe as a brown skinned girl or whatever. I remarked that a mixed guy of black and white has more ego than any other any other men. I am very attractive and model for a living in paris, but it seems like in europe as it is in america that the real race divider among blacks is the mix guy who thinks he is too good for a dark skinned girl. This matter is particularly serious in london where dark skinned women suffer the pigmentation prejudice of the mix guy who prefer other mix girls and white girls. I, myself, would rather a dark-skinned guy or a white guy because they give me more respect and appreciate my beauty for what it is not the pigmentation of my skin. So, for all of you dark skinned females out there who do not know the source of your problem here it is. If you choose not to date a mix guy do not worry because they are only a small bad percentage among many good men. Hopefully, one day they wake up and realize that a black woman in their background gave birth to their black counterpart, which most likely would be a father figure as it is often.

Sincerement,

BelleNegresse

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#450By diamond on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 7:33 am

grow up world why is color such an issue especially amongs't blacks we go through enough as it is,light skin,vs dark skin whatever some of us really have issue's that need to be dealt with it's ashame,some of these stories are outrageous where is all of this coming from the white's started it and the blacks,are finishing it, no wonder non blacks think their better than us we give them reason to, we talk down on each other as of people, yes im black and proud of it. my skin complexion dont matter im just thankful to be here,let's make the world a better place stay positive stay away from the negative god bless

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#451By Jo on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 8:11 am

I completely agree with you diamond.

Colour is not important, as it is white people go around thinking they are superior to any non-whites, why give them more ammunition? Lets be proud, whatever colour we are. It's who we are on the inside that counts not what we are wrapped in.

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#459By Anonymous on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 1:20 am

The light blacks around my area think they are better than us dark black people. And the people in between think they are better too. And the ignorant light skinned blacks go around talkin about they proud to be black but dont want to be black. I even heard a light skinned person say one time that he doesnt think he has any white people in his family. WTF!!!!!!!

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#460By Dina on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 8:24 am

Anonymous

This is socities gone crazy, how shallow are we as people becoming. I think we're all too spolit for our own good. Once upon a time, the problems we had were so much simpler i.e. paying the bills, feeding the kids, etc. Now it's who's whiter then who? and who's blacker then the next person.

What is the world coming too?

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#480By Anonymous on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 7:15 pm

Hey I really like your site.

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#521By piggy on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 7:04 pm

It's crazy how so many people have stressed about it being abuse. for the ones who aren't dark-skinned you don't know so how can you sit there and comment. In the black communtiy.it not a isue of being dark with males no one cares about that. black society has a problem with dark females and it girls who tease. i love my race but ot we got to wake up. this stuff crazy. you have to understand it's not lke we chose our skin tone. it just happens . so get used to it. it's not going to change overnight. and people with lighter skin are no better than us. i don't mean to sound rude but we ae the ones who are dominated the sports and starting the fashion trends and we brought america the best songs ever. so be proud to be dark-skinnned. rep it. people won't like you if you act all fake and have low self-esteem about your skin. by the way if you haven't noticed I'm dark-skinnned. holla at yo gurl!

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#555By bride on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 5:54 pm

i am a brown skin person i dont think about my skin lite men dark me white men indian love my skin what the big deal about being lite or dark people are just people how ever some time i think very dark skin people mostly girls have a chip on there showder i dont no is it just me or do any one out there understand what im saying

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#592By Huey on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 3:54 am

Hey Sincere,

They only colonized just Northern Ireland, a part of Ireland. Not the WHOLE country of Ireland.

Look at a map, once in a while.

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#603By hotcoffy on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:33 pm

we need to take a global look at this. there are Asians people who whiten their skin, there are people in India who also use bleaching creams. this is not an african american issue. there are many ethnic groups that deal with skin tone differences.

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#634By diva_marie on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 4:11 pm

thats so sad the people in india bleach there skin so i dont understand why white people in hollywood befor movies or photo shoots tan there skin most white spend so much money on tanning beds and cream i have white friend who i love dearly told me she feels sexy only after geting a tan well to each its own i think south indians have beautiful bronze skin i have ever seen in my life. i have dark skin friends and they dont want to go in the sun in the summer time i think that sad. i guess i dont understand how they feel im not light skin or dark skin my i guess u can say i have skin color like a penny so i have ben told. so i guess im in between.

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#651By shola on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 10:16 am

Hey here I don,t have time for this dark skin and light skin thing,but just love your self no matter what people say.Be your best friend,don ,,t let the mentality of this foolish fools get to you.Evey one is beautiful no matter what colour,but it is just what the media has fixed to being the superior race,the dolly looking hair to your knees.Skin as light as a lamp can be,nose as straight as a horse.Please fix up here the whole of you, life needs more energy than that.I personally am a chocolate dark medium complexion,I have never experienced this colour issue thing.Not bragging either i get manny guys different races chattin me up all the time,weather it be white with blonde,light skinned and black the original.Am a very beautiful to myself and in quite a few pepoles eyes,am an attractive black young girl and I can tease men to their bed.And any way not all fair skin girls can me prety,many I,ve seen are ugly but don,t think so,because society puts them on the pedostore.I have A cousin called shirley she is dark with a shimmering compexion,jesus the girl is very very very very very beautiful.As she walks on the street heads will be turned,but she has straight feautures.Absolutely drop dead georgous,I have never infact seen any girl more beautiful than her, regardless of weather they are light or dark.Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder,it depends on how you see it.Just flaunt whatever it may be to make yourself feel very good,please always take care of your self.

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#660By Drea on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 9:01 pm

I'm a black/trinidadian/white girl. As a younger girl I was light skinned but due to the sun i'm more of a golden brown complexion. My hair is just as kinky as it wants to be..I'm mixed and dont have the long "barbie doll" like hair. Darker girls should be proud of their skin tone..Nothin against light skinned girls but yall are portrayed as whores and vixens in videos. I guess maybe all the dark skinned girls have morals, self worth, and a stable head on their shoulders..they figured they dont have to show their bodies and shake their asses for a few bucks and some dick.

I do not know about others on here, but I, dark skinned African American female, have been called just about every offensive name in the book. From 'Miss Siliy from 'The Color Purple'' to 'Blacko'.
I am in full argeement with Saj, it is primarily other African Americans that verbally torment the darker skinned. I find it sad howabove and beyond ignorant us African Americans can be to each other.
Not only is this in the African American race, but Indians suffer the same way. For instance, my former Indian class-mate was constantly taunted because of her skin tone. And I taught she and her brother was very attractive.

I do not know about others on here, but I, dark skinned African American female, have been called just about every offensive name in the book. From 'Miss Celie from 'The Color Purple'' to 'Blacko'.
I am in full argeement with Saj, it is primarily other African Americans that verbally torment the darker skinned. I find it sad how above and beyond ignorant us African Americans can be to each other.:mad:
Not only is this in the African American race, but Indians suffer the same way. For instance, my former Indian class-mate was constantly taunted because of her darker skin tone. And I taught she and her brother was very attractive.

i mostly feel that clean dark skin can look just as good a lite skin as i said before im not lite or dark more bronze i guess nappy hair braids better to me and can stand more heat for pressing or relaxing my mother is latino and black and father is white and black so my skin is in btween my hair very curly cant take a perm or african braide so my dark skin sisiter out there hold ur head up and walk proud of ur dark skin and ur hair that can hold up to any style and the more african u are the sexyer ur body is very firm dont have work out as much nice hard rock abs,legs,and the best part of all the butt

Heyy guys before anyone on here can judge the answers to the question being asked you have to put yourself in the shoes of a dark skinned person. How can you thrash out at whether someone is being negative or positive or childish or watever when you don't even know how it feels to be so called "inferior" as being dark skinned in the black community. I have a large beautiful family with multiple skin complextions,and the darker they are in my family the longer and healthier their hair is, the cleaner and clearer the skin appears to be but to hear someone refer to my cousin as purple as if being dark is funny or a downfall its very sad. I have a friend who is mixed with indian and jamaican who said to me once that being light skinned is better because you can see your features more, which didn't make any sense to me at all.I just seen that comment as being shallow. I am a brown skinned african american 21 year old woman and i constantly receive comments on my beauty, but at times i don't feel that way because to me i do feel like society idolizes lighter skinned blacks opposed to darker ones but i still do what i have to do and go on with my life but it is hurtful to know and see everyday.
~Liliana~ Stay blessed All :)

Heyy guys before anyone on here can judge the answers to the question being asked you have to put yourself in the shoes of a dark skinned person. How can you thrash out at whether someone is being negative or positive or childish or watever when you don't even know how it feels to be so called "inferior" as being dark skinned in the black community. I have a large beautiful family with multiple skin complextions,and the darker they are in my family the longer and healthier their hair is, the cleaner and clearer the skin appears to be but to hear someone refer to my cousin as purple as if being dark is funny or a downfall its very sad. I have a friend who is mixed with indian and jamaican who said to me once that being light skinned is better because you can see your features more, which didn't make any sense to me at all.I just seen that comment as being shallow.she constantly makes little comments in ways that you can infer that she believes light skinned is better comments like oh my baby should be pretty because he/ she will be light. I am a brown skinned african american 21 year old woman and i constantly receive comments on my beauty, but at times i don't feel that way because to me i do feel like society idolizes lighter skinned blacks opposed to darker ones but i still do what i have to do and go on with my life but it is hurtful to know and see everyday.
~Liliana~ Stay blessed All :)