Just because you see more lighter women doesn't mean the industry only wants them.
The charts are all Pop, but if a Rap/Country/etc song was good enough it could gladly reach for that #1.
Ya'll over here making it seem like the media has never accepted a dark skinned women in history.
LMFAO. Berry Gordy had to use tinny voiced Diane Ross to make the Supremes a hit. Don't go there. Her voice was light, so you couldn't identify her as black. She also didn't look like other black girls of the time too. You destroyed your own point. If you see lots of one thing, it CLEARLY means it's wanted more than something you don't.
lol @ some of you not getting it. European features for women are seen as the standard of beauty everywhere. Go look in the Asian media and you'll find the same thing going on. Go look at the most famous/beautiful bollywood stars. The proof is in the pudding.
Umm, when have you seen a dark skin Asian? When have you seen a dark skin Indian, (that looks like a dark skinned African)?
Of course their standards are lighter women, because about all women there are light.
Asians skin color is called "Light" I think, matter of fact, so let's not with this reaching in places that don't even have Africans...
lol @ some of you not getting it. European features for women are seen as the standard of beauty everywhere. Go look in the Asian media and you'll find the same thing going on. Go look at the most famous/beautiful bollywood stars. The proof is in the pudding.
Preach! See the Jamaican bleaching thing or Bollywood. It's awful.
Is it just because I live in the South that I don't even consider Diana nor Tina lightskinned? And Bey is hardly light to me, honestly.
Nope it's just you:
Both them gyals high yella
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Originally posted by BeysusSlaysLife
The color of your skin doesn't determine the greatness of your career..how HARD you work does....i don't believe in that light/dark color stuff..
I disagree racism does exist and with racism comes colorism. Now I do agree that despite skin tone you can make it, but let's not act as if colorism is just extinct now.
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Originally posted by iHypeMusic
Just because you see more lighter women doesn't mean the industry only wants them.
The charts are all Pop, but if a Rap/Country/etc song was good enough it could gladly reach for that #1.
Ya'll over here making it seem like the media has never accepted a dark skinned women in history.
Your delusions of grandeur speak volumes about you, no one is stating that dark skinned women don't succeed. But to act like racism and colorism doesn't exist is just a foolish stance PERIOD. NO IFS AND OR BUTS ABOUT IT.
Umm, when have you seen a dark skin Asian? When have you seen a dark skin Indian, (that looks like a dark skinned African)?
Of course their standards are lighter women, because about all women there are light.
Asians skin color is called "Light" I think, matter of fact, so let's not with this reaching in places that don't even have Africans...
I WORK WITH LOTS OF DARK ASIANS. They exist. The fact you think they don't is proof. Most indian are dark. And there are plenty that look blacker than some black people.
I WORK WITH LOTS OF DARK ASIANS. They exist. The fact you think they don't is proof. Most indian are dark. And there are plenty that look blacker than some black people.
Boy bye. You work with Asians who are the skin color of Black People?
And you won't find 20 light skin women in those same fields.
Again, stop bringing tone into an issue that's around all black women in general.
Girl, bye.
I'm not. I've lived it sis. You can't tell me nuthin. I live in England, and we have it WORSE. Let's not. The sistren don't even get in the DOOR never mind on screen.
Nope it's just you: Your delusions of grandeur speak volumes about you, no one is stating that dark skinned women don't succeed. But to act like racism and colorism doesn't exist is just a foolish stance PERIOD. NO IFS AND OR BUTS ABOUT IT.
Because I'm not going around screaming racism because there isn't enough Black Women in the industry?
Boy bye. You work with Asians who are the skin color of Black People?
Where will you see that in Asia?
You do know India has a LOT of dark skinned people. Some of them have darker skin than me (and I'm fully black). That's why it's so lucrative. Because they hate dark skin. It's seen as a nasty thing/dirty.
Boy bye. You work with Asians who are the skin color of Black People?
Where will you see that in Asia?
These ppl coming straight out of India which is a part of asia, and there are plenty of other darker skinned asians. Your ignorance is really astounding.
I'm not. I've lived it sis. You can't tell me nuthin. I live in England, and we have it WORSE. Let's not. The sistren don't even get in the DOOR never mind on screen.
We're not talking about dark skinned women in England, we're talking about the ones in Music.
Pretty much holds true for this generation. Haven't had a brown-dark skinned chick get huge since the 90s.
Yep. Back then we at least had some one-hit wonders like Des'ree and Tracy Chapman, not to mention mainstays like Lauryn Hill, Missy (we're talking about all female musicians right?) and Mary J. Blige.
I remember when I made a comment about this, and the BeyHive done had a heart attack and called me ignorant.
But it's the truth! Some black-skinned girls have become successful, there's no doubt about that, but it's always the lighter ones that have more success and more love from the public! I could and will never understand it.
How many dark-skinned superstars do we have today? I'll wait.
I don't think it's fair to brush it off as a scapegoat. Colorism is alive and well.
And it's no secret that lighter skin has always been seen a much more marketable feature for females in the entertainment world.
Of course colorism still exists especially in overseas entertainment industries (in Asia/Africa in particular). I just think colorism in hollywood is grossly exaggerated thats all.
These ppl coming straight out of India which is a part of asia, and there are plenty of other darker skinned asians. Your ignorance is really astounding.
EXACTLY People (especially Americans) need to buy a damn passport and see the WORLD!
These ppl coming straight out of India which is a part of asia, and there are plenty of other darker skinned asians. Your ignorance is really astounding.
Stop. You knew damnwell I was talking about the Korean/Japanese/Chinese/etc culture.
lol @ some of you not getting it. European features for women are seen as the standard of beauty everywhere. Go look in the Asian media and you'll find the same thing going on. Go look at the most famous/beautiful bollywood stars. The proof is in the pudding.
People (especially Americans) need to buy a damn passport and see the WORLD!