Question for woman of color?Do you have a ligh-skinn/dark-skinn complex?

Question

Willilynn-your silly.(Not Flavor-flav)

I'm a people watcher and take note of little things,I use to work in retail and would see woman buy 2 shades lighter foundation and I'll say-you actually need this color and they would say- Ohhh no chile I'm not that dark,and in actaully I match their skin color perfectly,or I'll have light skin woman saying I want a bronzer so I can look Brazilian-I was astonished,couldn't believe how unhappy folks are in the skin God gave them,so I just thought I would pose this question to the world.Thanks for your feedback.

Yes I seen school daze,
I think that's what sealed
the Lightskin ladies pledge AKA,
and the darkskin ladies pledge DST.
I had many people base who their pledging based on that movie.

Answer 1

Actually, I'm kinda between light and dark. My complexion is more of a caramel color.

Answer 2

I do not have a complex. I happen to be light skinned with green eyes and curly hair. I have never wanted to be anything I am not. A waste of time to be that way and unless you bleach or tan your skin (both of which is REALLY unhealthy) there's no point in stressing over it. By the way, School Daze did not start the whole AKA/DST and which sorority you pledge based on skin tone. Spike Lee just brought to light what had been the case for many years prior. The movie came out in 1988 when I started high school and colorism among sororities was out FAR before that, actually at the time these black sororities were organized, which was the early 1900's. I was pursued by AKAs at my college and they showed interest in me specifically because of how I look (the whole chapter was light skinned and would not admit anyone that was not light skinned) and that was a REEEEAL turnoff! This was in the south, where I found colorism to be a lot more prevalent than in the north (I'm from Philly). I was treated the worst in the south by either black women saying that I thought I was "too good" or guys only liking me because of my complexion, eye color, and hair texture. So I think a lot of people still have these complexes, but I personally do not.

Answer 3

Actually, I fall in between. My skins the color of coffee with a good splash of cream.

My daughter is what is called "High Yellow" just like her dad. The same skin coloring as Joan on Girlfriends. I was going through that Light skinned man phase ( still lust after Shamar Moore). But now give me a dark skinned brothers with definite Motherland features and I'm in love. (More like DMX and not Flavor Flav, thank you!!!)

Answer 4

I am a brown skinned sister. I don't have a complex with light or dark skin sisters.The darker the flesh the deeper the root.

Answer 5

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! Have u ever seen this
Spike Lee movie called 'School Daze'?.........this
movie pretty much touches on the topic.....I personally
feel that all women of color are beautiful as long as
they don't act grimey!

Answer 6

i in my opinion don't have that complicated.....i could say that my epidermis colour is somewhat a caramel colour.....i do no longer placed on makeup 2 colorings lighter than my own colour, no longer even a million colour lighter..... as a rely of actuality, while i replaced into in effortless college, my colour replaced into darker yet with the aid of the years of my coming near womanhood, I grew to become lighter. in spite of the undeniable fact that this isn't any longer as a results of any epidermis subject like vitiligo it is prescence of suggested white spots on the floor----no....i don't have this way of subject. For a time, i replaced into no longer even conscious of my replace of epidermis colour until I suddenly met certainly one of my classmates & she even informed me beforehand that i replaced into "lighter" than as quickly as we've been in 6th grade & that tripped me out!! yet are not getting me incorrect!...............i'm no longer giving 'bigups' to myself approximately this----i'm basically relatin' my little existence tale approximately this difficulty.... Peace!************

Answer 7

Sister I"m dark-skinned and I love my dark complexion.What is urs and r you curious about urs and not happy or is it you just wanted to know.

Answer 8

Asian color.. light-dark skinned.. =)

but most of my siblings are white (like chinese skinned)...

Answer 9

light skin