#Colourism

Jacynta Krakouer

JacyntaKrakouer

I started a conversation yesterday about #Colourism in Aboriginal/TSI communities, coz I saw debates rehashed yesterday on #BlackfullaTwitter. Had a big yarn to family and friends about this.So I’m gonna

Dr TK Lekalakala

YougottaLoveKaz

Colourism is so weird. The other day I spoke to someone who just had a baby, healthy baby at that and she asked me if I think they baby will

leah

flvral

reeeeally struggling with ideas of race and identity right now. i’ve always identified as Black bc i was raised by my Black mother and my Black family and Black culture

brown timmy turner

timothy_h1

I know a lot people say “It’s not always about race”, but in most situations I find myself in (even if it may not be about race) I’m always under

YT: Whateverkekesays

whateverkekesay

Say it’s nice being black. Say it. I dare you. Because nah, this is a scam. He he black lives matter .... HELANG white supremacy is saying nooo. Ba gana

Chanté write your book 🦖🇩🇲🇯🇲

ChantayyJayy

I have tanned so much over the past few days and I am so in love with my skin, I am GLOWING. I have a very vivid memory of sitting

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nekuLDN

1.The worst part is, a lot of people like nella said things in the past that, at the time were, accepted as jokes. But these so called jokes deffo had

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Abalisah

Here’s the thing you’re light skinned and so is she. All instances of anti blackness are inherently rooted in colourism and that’s a basic fact. All of the anti blackness

jade bentil

divanificent

This argument that it’s not blackfishing because non-BW are trying to look “mixed/racially ambiguous” and not Black misunderstands how anti-blackness, as a fantasy of whiteness, functions. BW are necessary for

GP Shapz 🇦🇶

UnfilteredGp

I have been attacked on numerous occasions because of my complexion. (A thread)https://twitter.com/realhaych/status/1330598000218005509 My banu hashim lineage has barred me from numerous job offers. My unemployment because of this has

Rianna Mathew

MathewRianna

From beauty standards to right wing extremism, Anti Black Racism is an issue that must be challenged in order to break the chain of racism that exists within the South

Petty-grew

TheVumVum

Tomorrow I'll get into the topic of interracial dating dynamics and why white men marrying black women and black men marrying white women is not the same LmaoSee how

aarani diana✨

aaranistar

I can't really count the number of times I've typed out messages and tweets and words pertaining to my experience as a Malaysian-Indian woman, only to delete them because I

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asivilexo

This thread is going to be shaky because I haven't really developed my own words. I usually listen (and retweet) the voices of those who matter. Does skinny shaming happen?

Eugenia Flynn

FlyinGenie1

Have also been processing feelings around current situation in the US, especially the overwhelming reaction in Aust. Of course as a Blackfella I stand in solidarity with African Americans. That's

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Marlinstarz

Rape jokes targeted towards dark skin black women and you wanna talk about ‘I was young and childish’ ?? I definitely believe that tweets should be brought up from the