It’s The Perfect Time For the presssing issue of Colorism To Be Placed To Sleep
We are black colored. Period.
09, 2018 at 6:10 pm february
Singer/Actor Tyrese Gibson announced their wedding final Valentine’s Day. The focus was not on the fact that the self-appointed advice columnist found love and happiness, the focus was on the hashtag the singer used to describe his racially ambiguous wife while what should have been a joyous announcement was plastered all over social media. The hashtag heard ‘round the world had been “#MyblackQueen.†Now, i’m maybe not likely to imagine to understand just what Mrs. Gibson’s background that is racial nor am we likely to pretend to care, nevertheless the the truth is that this statement stabbed at a festering wound within the black colored community that declines to close.
I remember reading a write-up within the Washington Post entitled, “I’m an Ebony Woman Who does not Date Black guys. Often, I feel Guilty About That.†The author speaks about the trauma inflicted on her as a youth and dealing with issues of colorism and self-hate in the article. This, evidently, caused her to shift her dating focus to white males in place of males that appear to be her.
This woman’s declaration made me consider the countless dark skinned males who will not date ladies that cannot pass a paper case make sure why many of them have actually such an preference that is audible black colored ladies of a lighter hue or ladies who aren’t black colored after all.
There clearly was a pattern amongst people who remain true for black females of most colors and the ones whom make slick, condescending remarks. While you will find clearly exceptions to the guideline, the thing is the true point that i’m making.
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