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European standards of beauty and colorism really makes me, and black people that look like me (lightskinned), have access to some privileges. I feel like that gives me some sort of responsability I haven& #39;t really figured out yet. I don& #39;t know if this is wrong to say, but I& #39;ve (+)
often noticed that my race isn& #39;t really as much of a factor to white people I meet. I mostly fall on that "exotic looking" category so, even though I still experience racism, I feel like it& #39;s easier for me to get "a seat at the table" with some of them, does that make sense? (+)
I& #39;ve met racist people that have told me straight to my face that they didn& #39;t like Black people like I wasn& #39;t one myself.
A phrase that I hear a lot is "well, you& #39;re Black but not really though." like it& #39;s supposed to be a compliment somehow??
I mean, I am nowhere close to (+)
A phrase that I hear a lot is "well, you& #39;re Black but not really though." like it& #39;s supposed to be a compliment somehow??
I mean, I am nowhere close to (+)
being anybody& #39;s white passing, but I& #39;m lightskinned, have light eyes and keep my hair cut very short. Because of that, I& #39;ve often been taken as an example of "the good negro" or "Black, but not like *those* blacks" which is absolutely terrible, but (+)
my point is that I always feel like that gives me access to some privileges I can and should be using to help on our fight in general. Back to what I was saying about the racist people I& #39;ve met, I believe it would be easier for me to call them out on their bullshit, you know? (+)
This is a mess, but I hope y& #39;all know what I& #39;m saying.
Some white people seem to be more open to lightskinned Black people, so how can I use that to lift other Black people up. I don& #39;t even know if this makes sense, it& #39;s really late and I& #39;m tired.
Some white people seem to be more open to lightskinned Black people, so how can I use that to lift other Black people up. I don& #39;t even know if this makes sense, it& #39;s really late and I& #39;m tired.
I just remembered that Jesse Williams talked about this in an interview and he& #39;s a perfect example of what I& #39;m talking about.
We& #39;re the same complexion so you can see what I& #39;m talking about. Colorism is real and it shouldn& #39;t be a thing.
We& #39;re the same complexion so you can see what I& #39;m talking about. Colorism is real and it shouldn& #39;t be a thing.
Also, nothing irks me more than the "you& #39;re Black, but not THAT Black " attitude I see from some folks. I& #39;m not "really tanned" "exotic looking" or whatever else. I& #39;m Black and am prouder of that each day of my blackitty Black, Black life. I don& #39;t know how else to say it
There& #39;s a lot of fetishizing in that as well. I hear a lot of people say "oooh, he& #39;s brown with light eyes" to my parents in a congratulatory tone, like they had gotten the prettiest dog in the litter on some shit.
But that& #39;s a conversation for another thread
But that& #39;s a conversation for another thread
Found the Jesse Williams quote! He& #39;s a lot more well spoken than me so I guess this could make my point a bit clearer.
Crazy that we both have had a similar experience with a nonsensical white person saying we& #39;re not Black as a compliment.
Crazy that we both have had a similar experience with a nonsensical white person saying we& #39;re not Black as a compliment.
One last thing, I am only one person. Please don& #39;t consider this true for the rest of my community as we are different, individual people with opinions that may differ. These are just my thoughts.
