Today I wanna remember a true beauty. One year ago, on this very day, Sadia Morrison got murdered. She was a New Yorker and a celebrity stylist in the hiphop/r&b industy. Somehow she got my mind sad, when I was reading about here. So today, I wanna remember the beauty Sadia. Rest In Peast Sadia Morrison 1981-2008.
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Poor girl=( May she rest in peace.
I wanna to ask question african american ladies out here.I live out of US and I always see light skinned african american women in all media broadcasts(tv, newspapers,internet,magazines etc.)
from my perspective light skinned bw more than dark skinned or medium ones.Despite this prespective I have hardly met with light skinned ones in my real life(just americans)
Can someone show up the reasons of that?
that topic has seen very interesting discussions at whitewomensuck.blogspot.com
i suggest you go there
RIP_ did not know her but it's always sad when young people got murdered
@Anym. June,17 8:39 Am
I feel you, I had this image of afican american women most of them light skin, and all the stuff we see in all medias. When I was vacationing in the States I was totally shocked because these women on tv don't represent the diversty of african american ladies at all! That's crazy
I heard about this story last year. They still have not found her killer, although they said it was a suicide. Friends said she would not have killed herself. She had a great life. As for BW diversity in the media, I think that it is the conscious decision for the media executives to pick a light BW because they figure that she would be more acceptable to White viewers. There are a few dark BW on news programs here in Atlanta, but not many.
THis is so sad why would someone go and do this. May she rest in peace. I hope they bring her killer to justice
So tragic, May she rest in peace. Why all the senseless killing...One love.
xoxo
As for the question, much of it could depend on where you live and where the black women that you see may be immigrating from.
In the US there is no shortage of of black women of any shade and there are probably as many light as darker.
The reality is that most Black people have a preference to lighter skinned people. Even though we don't want to admit it, having fair skin is the idea in most parts of the world. We could get into the good hair vs bad hair discourse for example, but we can also talk about how we ourselves subconsciously treat lighter skinned people better than we do those with darker toned. It's a residue of slavery. But for Africans in Africa it's an issue as well as skin bleaching is a problem in that community. I have seen the horror of skin damaged by this practice. It's not just Black people who have this issue, it's prevalent in Asian, South East Asian, and White culture too, for whites it's about holding up Blonde hair as the epitome of beauty. I won't dump on my light skinned sister as some do. What ever your shade, be beautiful in the skin you are in. :)
I wouldn't probably wouldn't say that "most Black people have a preference to lighter skin." Not unless you have an actual study that shows this. I would be willing to say that the external racist pressures put upon African-descended peoples have been mirrored by internal colorist pressures within the populations—but that would be an expected consequence of long-term exposure to such influences.
However, the biggest factor in how we treat people of any race is beauty. If you are a very attractive person, of any ethnic makeup, dark or light, you will be treated better than a less attractive person.
The "Beautiful People" of all shades tend to do quite well.
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Esi, do you really know what "most" black people or what "most" of any people prefer? If you go by tv, movies and magazines, you'd think that most white people prefer blondes, when the truth is most white people (study after study has proved this) prefer brunettes. The colorism of the media aimed at maintaining white privilege wants us to believe that colorism is still the norm in black communities. It may be the norm with some, but I don't believe it's still the norm with most. It's often a mistake to think that the media accurately reflects the beliefs of most people.
*A* reason for a prevalence of lighter BW in media is because WW feel less threatened by their presence. Many casting directors are:WW. Therefore if you see BM, they are darker more African looking (in their mind probably indicating more sexual potency- I don't know :oz ).
I think if WM would like to see more variety, they could voice it by writing these directors/producers. They won't know unless something is said. But I am sure they are aware but will do nothing unless VOICES are heard.
Variety is Reality.
But then again if all the world sees there is nothing but lighter BW, then many would assume that is they way it is in America and probably wouldn't "challenge" the thought.
I don't think it is dumping on lighter BW, as it is acting out because she is the nearest thing to being angry toward white society. A kind of misdirected anger. A punching bag if I may say such. But if it were articulated very well and dug through the misdirection, one could find- she is frustrated with mainstream society for such pressures. Just a guess.
Moorena
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