in DENIAL?
Okay, i'm not really sure if it's denial or the supression our people have experienced.I posted a blog on my MySpace page, about the definition of a REDBONE & have been thinking about it since.I love my people, and I love all the different skin tones we come in.I think dark-skinned women are BEAUTIFUL, especially the ones who keep theyselves up.It bothers me though, that everyone wants to be "light-skinned", "yellow", or "redbone".Now yes, i'm RedBone/Caramel.I have red undertones, and my family is mixed.I love my skintone, and I WOULDN'T mind being a little bit darker.I'm not understanding, why our culture thinks being LIGHT-SKINNED or REDBONE is the "IN" thing.I think Naomi Campbell[crazy ass] is beautiful, and when I was younger I wanted to look like her.Or like Tiffanie, from GIRLICIOUS.Oh man, I think she is beyond beautiful.She's gorgeous! I love her skintone.Im not sure why my mindframe is different from the ones who want to be lighter, but I never wanted to be white or yellow.I like when I get a tan, and I look like an Indian.LMAO! That's just my bloodline showing, you know? Why can't our people ACCEPT themselves as they are? AH! I have so much to say about this, but I have to go get my sister from the BusStop. BRB.
[BACK!] & another things that pisses me off beyond belief, is when a BLACK MAN says he wouldn't date a dark-skinned girl.There's one guy in particular I know, and he has said he WON'T marry a dark-skinned girl.He's not attracted to them, their ugly and he only likes redbones and puerto rican.Now i'm not dark-skinned, but I am still a BLACK WOMAN & I felt truely insulted.I couldn't believe he said that shit, and it still bothers me when I think about it.I don't know, maybe it's the media that's "brainwashed" us into thinking lighter is better? These guys have been watching so many rap videos, and yeah once in a while you'll see a dark-skinned girl but I promise she's the ONLY ONE in the whole damn video.Damn shame our own brothers, don't love their sisters.& furthermore, what kills me even more is... Majority of the black men that say this, are either dark brown or real dark-skinned they damnself.How does that sound? Sounds to me like you have some personal issues you need to work on, because you must not be happy with yourself if you can't accept someone who looks like you.
[BACK!] & another things that pisses me off beyond belief, is when a BLACK MAN says he wouldn't date a dark-skinned girl.There's one guy in particular I know, and he has said he WON'T marry a dark-skinned girl.He's not attracted to them, their ugly and he only likes redbones and puerto rican.Now i'm not dark-skinned, but I am still a BLACK WOMAN & I felt truely insulted.I couldn't believe he said that shit, and it still bothers me when I think about it.I don't know, maybe it's the media that's "brainwashed" us into thinking lighter is better? These guys have been watching so many rap videos, and yeah once in a while you'll see a dark-skinned girl but I promise she's the ONLY ONE in the whole damn video.Damn shame our own brothers, don't love their sisters.& furthermore, what kills me even more is... Majority of the black men that say this, are either dark brown or real dark-skinned they damnself.How does that sound? Sounds to me like you have some personal issues you need to work on, because you must not be happy with yourself if you can't accept someone who looks like you.