#Colourism

Sheree Atcheson

nirushika

Ah yes... the good ol’ “sorry if”. Sorry *if* you feel those deaths of people on the frontline shouldn’t have happened & that the government could & should do more.

🌲 sydnee wagner 🌲

sydneeisanelf

Because the UK is dead set on almost always qualifying Roma or Romani with "and other travelers" or as "GRT," a lot of people in this country believe Romani people

❀♡ (ꈍᴗꈍ)🤍 Cinnamon Morty

keke__e

The affects of colourism and preference for Light Skin / Mixed women has deeply worsened the treatment of Darkskin Black women. This is why the label “Black” can be disputed

Souad🐢

trueintegrity87

I want to discuss the taboo topic that we black women often experience regarding the unfair, negative comparison to the standard of beauty which is "whiteness" and the bias we

ULOMA

ulxma

It’s becos we’ve copied western rhetorics of beauty & enforced it in our minds, forgetting that the two realities are not the same. Skinny bodies are the beauty standard for

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

thebrownhijabi

Whilst we all feel heartbroken let’s recognise that if we’re not black it’s our duty to implement real material changes to change the anti black status quo. In the UK

(m)ying

sxshw

two different thingshttps://twitter.com/klvssie/status/1248708960745590784 The skin bleaching stems from discrimination, colourism, generations of people perpetuating the idea that the darker you are the uglier you are (etc.) In the newer generations

Chisomo Kalinga, PhD

MissChisomo

This discussion on Doja Cat is raising important issues of white supremacy, colourism, biracial identity, being a POC raised alone by a white parent... but there's an element of needing

Riana | Teaspoon of Adventure

tspadventure

BOOK THREAD: Each month I'm going to read at least one anti-racism and/or Black authored book to diversify my reading, stop centering whiteness and educate myself so I can do

formybooks

formy_books

Why Own Voices?In 2018 the CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education) published Reflecting Realities, the first UK study looking at diversity in children's literature. Here's some of the findings

Mencius Moldbugman

moldbugman

The UK’s dissertation season continues to provide deep lulz followed by depressing realisation. I present to you some of the best dissertations to be released this week. #1: Do I

Iyu, says occupy Ba Sing Se🌈

SojournerMagere

Thread of East African references in Black is King (please don’t take me seriously except for when I am) “Mabavu katika mawingu” is Kiswahili so there’s that “Milimaniiiiii” is

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anonim3x00

BTS being problematic and racist - an educational threadi’m tired of armys dismissing their faves problematic past by coming after other groups RM Namjoon of BTS mocking black people after

Jacynta Krakouer

JacyntaKrakouer

I need to have a talk about Indigenous research, Indigenous-led research, research about or with Indigenous ppl & where non-Indigenous ppl fit within them. I’m seeing more & more non-Indigenous

Lesego Tlhabi

LesegoTlhabi

This is kind of the same thing as when white people deny white privilege because they might have grown up poor...etc. no one is denying thin women may have their

Angry Black Femme

AshleighJMills

Ok, real talk, I'm mixed race (white british/Black caribbean) raised around mostly white familyI had the experience of growing up with 2 absent dad's (one we thought was my dad,