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I was watching this video. In the video, there was this guy who was saying that light-skinned girls are more attractive than dark-skinned girls. Here is a link to the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1PxfMiWKtg
I couldn't watch the whole thing because while I respect his opinion and his logic, it was till depressing. I deal with insecurities and I ain't all there yet. Back to the vid.  Apparently he was being accused of being color struck but justifying his preferences by saying girls who got to have a man with money are not labelled at being money-struck or girls who got to have a man who lives on his own are not labelled as mother-struck. I had to agree with his logic because not only does he have a right to a preference, I feel his preference is more acceptable to me because he's not locking out a whole race. I cannot stand black men who say they are not attracted to black females because to be quite honest, it makes their mother and sisters feel bad. LOL.  But honestly, I know black females who are recognizable as black but are lighter than some of my white  friends. Would you discredit them also as being acceptable because they are labelled as black?

My 16 year old white "friend" was chatting to this 22 year old black guy online (so many things to be said about that, SMH)  who made it known to her that he was not attracted to black females, possibly because of their demeanor and attitude. I will not mention that I feel he said that to be more acceptable to my 16 year old friend. But for him to even try and sound logical was just absurd. Feelings do not have to be logical; that's why their illogical most of the time. White girls are cool so let me recognize some.
Alexis Bledel, Vanessa Hudgens,Reese Witherspoon,  Scarlett Johanson

I truly believe we have been socialized to accept a certain standard of beauty and I believe that God would use it for His glory in any case. I have a beautiful light skinned friend who I always admonish to use her gift of beauty for the Lord. I recognize the standard and I work within that system but I know a higher power who works outside the system to affect things for His purpose. So let me recognize some light skinned beauty.Alicia Keys, BritanniaJurnee Smollet, Gina Torres, Jada Pinkett Smith

I understand that I am beautiful but not in that socially accepted way but more of that pleasant and altruistic way. I would be your token black.(LOL) One thing the guy in the video stated that really got me thinking was that dark skinned women are always hating on light skinned woman but light skinned woman are never hating on dark skinned woman because it would be like a special olympics runner being teased by a regular olympics  runner. I don't hate on light skinned woman. Many of my friends are light skinned and I appreciate their beauty. Personally, I do feel proud when dark skinned woman are praised or when they have accomplished something admirable because we are working in a system that is against us and what other females don't have to work so hard for, we do because our looks don't necessarily put us at their advantage. so yeah I'm going to take this moment to put up some pics of dark skinned women who have accomplished.


Yaya, Jerrika Hinton, Gabrielle Union, Michelle Obama, Kesha Knight Pulliam

Well I've said my piece... I can say more but safe to the say, the world's standard of beauty is unfair but it's ingrained. We live within those standards and expectations. Thank God there is a heaven to gain.


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