Yes I'm serious. Who cares? It doesn't matter.

Maybe. I think there is an "ideal" skin tone for alot of people (Beyonces fair but caramel complexion I'd say) and alot of people with darker skin lighten theirs, and alot of people with lighter skin darken theirs, in order to get this Ideal skin tone. But I don't think it is anymore of a problem than white people using fake tan to look darker.

But in terms of sexual attraction, everyone has preferences to skin colour, just as they do body type, hair color etc. I never get people who say they feel bad for liking the opposite race more than their own. I mean so what? there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Something that did annoy me, though, is when I saw someone on here say something along the lines of "my black friends are angry at me for dating a white dude!" and people didn't seem to find this at all racist, which is was. Say, for example, I was a white person with only white friends but dating a black guy, and I said "my white friends are angry at me for dating a black dude!" there would be 500 comments telling me how racist me friends are. And they would be racist, but no more racist than the people mentioned above.

I am black and I live in the south, and my school is about 85% caucasian. And about 5% are light skinned. It's the way people see each other that makes them have a preference. I always get asked do you like light skinned or dark skinned better at the most random times. Some even want to make it a jealousy issue but I won't have it. In the end it's the lifestyle and way you grow up that make you have these preferences.

Who cares? Many people. And it does matter. As long as our own people have this mentality, then they really have no right to cry "inequality" and they won't be able to move forward.

right!

how come white people get a free pass for tanning?

God, you are so damn ignorant.

It's a big deal BECAUSE they are toddlers. Black children are taught at a young age to subconsciously hate ourselves. Everything bad is associated with being "dark" while everything good is light or white. Those children quite clearly said that the black doll is uglier, meaner, and the worse doll, yet also stated they look most like that one.

How is that not a problem?

Deal.

Why's that any worse than white people getting fake tans to look darker?

Well I have been black for 22 years and I have never heard a black person admit that they were ashamed of their skin color.

Im one of those people. Im not really afraid to admit it either.

Cake soap, i dont use it but apparently it works really well. Not here for that though.
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I would write a MLK speech,but not not today.

I USED ti think so.

Im dark skinned. Growing up i was namecalled out of my mind,let me get you into this tea:

Tar
U were in tha oven too long
Burned Chicken
Darkness
Midnight
Coal

I just couldn't take,i used to think there was a problem with being darkskinned and at one point i even wanted to be lighter so bad because it seemed to me that tha lighter people got damn near any and everything they wanted and i also thought lighter people were easier on tha eyes. Alot of darkskinned people just look plain ol stank and dirty and it is no shade at all,some just seem like they don't care. I felt so out of tha loop. Which is one of tha reasons felt tha need to put in extra work in order to impress. They looked they didn't shower,put on lotion with they ashy ass,brush their teeth...nothing. Seeing **** like that has made me put in extra work today,i don't want to to be tha dark skinned 'stereotype' and i won't. I brush my teeth 3 times a day,my teeth are actually white,i shower 3 times a day,wear cologne,put on lotion,deodorant,wash,dry and iron my own clothes. I am EXTREMELY not about about foolishness when it comes to hygiene simply because of tha darkskinned ppl i have seen and or experienced around tha way.

I broke out of this 'darkinned ppl,poor us' thing in tha middle of high school when i ended up dating one of tha prettiest light skinned girls and sexiest light skinned boys i had ever seen in my life,i was like wow,ppl do appreciate dark skinned ppl to an extent. Sadly,up until then,i felt in order for me to be appreciated,i had to be tha trade,which is what EVERYONE loves,a ghetto thoroughbread, money making hoodlum. Even tha darkskinned ones were appreciated. Along with being 'straight'. I can't even. So that's what i did. I wore my ghetto ass air forces and jordans, XXL Tall tees,hats to tha back and tha side,put a liddo extra bass,said ghetto ass nonsense that i would never say today and thought i had all tha game in tha world. I look at my Myspace messages and be like ****ing death who wrote this ghetto ****? Luckily,i never became tha type that tried to smoke or drink or fit in,but i did pull tha ghetto card.

Im 21 years old now and i am very much proud of my skin color today. I have no need to try to be some ghetto person im not and have been more than happy with myself ever since i graduated high school. Dress tha way i wanna dress (which is very classy and unhoodratish by tha way0,act tha way i wanna act,just a down to earth cool individual with no baggage. I get compliments on how pretty my skin is etc. from women twice my age,and overall just beautiful women. Though i still get tha occasional 'black ass' and whatnot every now and then from my friends,i know it's all in fun. Just like i can't do anything about my skin color,they can't do anything about that liddo ****. Though,i can't lie and say that it doesn't bother me at all SOMETIMES,but overall i can get over it. What are words from a stranger anyways?

So to answer your question, Yes & No.

I know people who LIVE for dark skinned people,dark skinned ppl who HATE dark skinned people,lights that love dark,lights that hate em etc. But i'll tell you one thing.. I love me,so while hoes worried about this and that color who AIN'T payin they bills,im over here doin me,lookin good and not worried about what tha next has to say about my skin color. Im just sayin if im gonna be in your mouth,let it not be about my skin color,but let it be my 10 inch skin color

It's the same, and I would put them in the same category, too. Self-hate is ugly.

I think one of the reasons children would think lighter/white is better is because as a child you don't always see black role models, most main cartoon characters are white, and most if not all superheros are white as while.

some one will sue you

I don't think this problem only lies in France. It lies in every "caucasian country".

But what I ALSO hate, is bitter people who, conscious of this problem, automatically BASH Light skinned/caucasian features having people and give free points to dark skinned/negroid features having people.

This **** right here kills me. You see this kind of thing in every black gossip blog.

NO ITS NOT. Who gives a **** what they think WHEN THEY'RE DAMN EIGHT YEARS OLD? Growing and maturing and learning wipes out any trivial and obviously false thoughts they had when their parents were still wiping their asses. Now get the **** out my face with your crying and feel free to bleed in the corner if this is THAT damn devastating to you.

I wonder if you have taken any psychology or sociology classes?

Gabrielle

You couldve chose a better pic for the "dark" one though.