the-awkward-potato:

1. How come, when people think a black girl is pretty, they always ask what she’s mixed with? For example, I was at lunch one day with a few of my friends. Rebecca, a mixed girl said, “Iyanna, you’re so pretty! What are you mixed with?” I was a little stunned by the question, and before I could…

why-lips-smile:

Something has been “because I’m dark skinned.” I have to admit that I was hurt. Like the phrase hit me in my chest. This kid is gonna tell me that we’ve never gotten serious and it’s 100% because I am dark skinned and he knows that he would never “wife” a dark skinned girl but he’ll fuck one…

investinginme:

Yes, I made up a word. It’s my blog I can do that. The official word is “Colorism”

When I was younger, around the age of 8, I called my mother light-skinned and she gently told me “I do not like to be called light-skinned.” She went on to say something but I don’t remember what. That sentence…

l2the5th:

Some women, men, blogs, vlogs and other sources may have you brainwashed as a natural woman, convinced that if you use their products, you’ll grow long healthy hair. I believe in the thought-process that it’s how you maintain and treat your hair that leads to a positive outcome…of course, with a…

sapphrikah:

Not only is it indefatigably annoying when people try to counter argue about the -isms by saying that it happens to the majority as well, but it makes no sense.

Sexism does not target cismen.
Racism does not happen to white people.

I really cannot stand when people say that…

sk8boardn8:

in order to gain our unity back. Ignorant ass generation let skin tone and hair texture separate us when back in the civil rights movement, guns and dogs couldn’t separate us. Stop arguing over stupid shit. You SHOULDN’T have a preference at all with your people. You should love them all equally. dark skin, light skin, brown skin, nappy hair, curly hair, whatever. Stop building your life around the TV.

it started way before the civil rights movement, during slavery

eclecticspectrum:

And I put black, men, and women in quotes because race and gender are social constructs that imprison the mind.

I don’t feel the need to be upset with “black men” for not finding me attractive.

I don’t feel the need to be upset when “black men” say that they don’t like dark “women.”

I’m not…

fuckyeahprettyblackgirlies:

Like seriously, us as human beings are slowly learning to hate ourselves and go through extreme measures to fit society’s vision of a beautiful person. Let’s take a look at society’s idea of black beauty.

In societies opinion this a beautiful black girl:

However, what’s wrong with dark…