Have you ever encountered or experienced a difference in treatment based on how fair or how dark the skin tone of the person? Have you ever noticed your self doing it on a subconscious level?
2007-01-28 02:10:16 · 11 answers · asked by psychologa5 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yes absolutely!
This mentality stems from the slave days when the lighter skin blacks were the house servants (usually the offspring of the various masters). Some house slaves were secretly educated by the whites. Were as the darker skin slaves were the field slaves and treated as chattle.
In the south, back in the 30's, 40's and 50's in order for blacks to join "black" clubs and groups they had to pass the brown bag test. If a black was darker than the brown bag they were not admitted.
To this day there are some blacks who still subscribe to this idiocy.
2007-01-28 02:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is so obvious that lighter skin is preferred than darker skin, but from my point of view, I really don't understand why? It would seem to me that darker skin is better, as you have better protection from the sun (UVA rays) and also blemishes, scars and rashes show themselves to be less prominent. Personally I prefer dark skin and wish I was darker, I would not want to have light skin and don't believe that it is beautiful.
2007-01-28 08:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by ORANGE JET 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. But i have heard much about it. I guess it is because I am not paticularly dark or light. I have a medium complexion. I most hear people insulting others because they are dark and it bothers me.
2007-01-28 02:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cloud Nine--Sez YAHH 2 tha hatas 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes and it's ignorant. It just one of those "part of life" things. It happens in the Black, Latin, and Asian cultures (I'm not sure about other races) and sadly it will never end. You just stay strong and deal with it cuz there are a thousand things more important to deal with. ;-)
2007-01-28 02:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by BGIRL40 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been fun of at school because I have light skin. Most of the students were either brown or dark brown. But in all honesty, I think they were jealous. *shrug*
2007-01-28 14:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not personally, but I see and hear it at school and there is evidence to be found all over the internet and from all over the world
2007-01-28 04:31:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really noticed it when i was reading black history. this was done to black slaves to keep them separate. you know the divide and conquer stratagem.
2007-01-31 04:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by LENA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes all the time. I hate it!
2007-01-30 06:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by Nice Aries Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,
and here is proof;
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070127/ap_on_re_us/skin_tone_income
2007-01-28 02:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by creole lady 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if there was i would ignore the ignorance
2007-01-28 02:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋