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Post by Khal on Sept 30, 2019 10:02:01 GMT 10
There's 2 reasons for that. 1 is the way black women are portrayed in the media. They're unfairly stereotyped for being "loud" "masculine" "angry black woman" 2 is the number of self hating black men in the black community who wouldn't date someone that looks like their mama because they're self hating anti black. They rather date light skinned and white girls because in their belief it's "prettier" and they typically sexualize mixed race/biracial girls. Colorism is something nobody talks about but it needs to be addressed. This literally makes no sense. There is nothing racist about having sexual preferences. Not every woman is entitled to my glorious pee pee. Most black men with preferences for light skinned women have beliefs rooted in colorism and racism. Lots of black men use preference as an excuse to bash dark skinned women for being too dark and often put light skinned women on a pedestal.
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Post by rainbow on Oct 5, 2019 2:08:51 GMT 10
This literally makes no sense. There is nothing racist about having sexual preferences. Not every woman is entitled to my glorious pee pee. Most black men with preferences for light skinned women have beliefs rooted in colorism and racism. Lots of black men use preference as an excuse to bash dark skinned women for being too dark and often put light skinned women on a pedestal. I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here. Having a preference for light-skin women doesn’t automatically make your colorist. You’re talking about the ones that talk bad about dark-skin women, and most people who do have a preference for light-skin women don’t even do that stuff.
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Post by Khal on Oct 5, 2019 5:27:26 GMT 10
Most black men with preferences for light skinned women have beliefs rooted in colorism and racism. Lots of black men use preference as an excuse to bash dark skinned women for being too dark and often put light skinned women on a pedestal. I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here. Having a preference for light-skin women doesn’t automatically make your colorist. You’re talking about the ones that talk bad about dark-skin women, and most people who do have a preference for light-skin women don’t even do that stuff. Not all black men with preferences for light skinned women are openly colorist, but all colorist men prefer light skinned women. Representation is important. What we often see in the media reflects the way we see certain people. If light skinned women are portrayed as better than dark skinned women, over the years your mind will trick you into believing thats true. This is where so called "preference" sets in. What we see around us, how they're portrayed and how we perceive it shapes our preference. Being underrepresented (which also applies to dark skinned women ) makes you more prone to untrue stereotyping because you're not represented well enough to make others refute bad stereotypes of your people. And this sets more problems into the real world and discrimination becomes an issue. Overall black people are underrepresented but when theres a black person they are usually lighter skinned. And so to white people and non blacks this is the standard black person. Thats why they often get afraid of a dark skinned person and attribute more negative stereotypes to them.
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Post by dount2005 on Oct 5, 2019 10:08:04 GMT 10
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here. Having a preference for light-skin women doesn’t automatically make your colorist. You’re talking about the ones that talk bad about dark-skin women, and most people who do have a preference for light-skin women don’t even do that stuff. Not all black men with preferences for light skinned women are openly colorist, but all colorist men prefer light skinned women. Representation is important. What we often see in the media reflects the way we see certain people. If light skinned women are portrayed as better than dark skinned women, over the years your mind will trick you into believing thats true. This is where so called "preference" sets in. What we see around us, how they're portrayed and how we perceive it shapes our preference. Being underrepresented (which also applies to dark skinned women ) makes you more prone to untrue stereotyping because you're not represented well enough to make others refute bad stereotypes of your people. And this sets more problems into the real world and discrimination becomes an issue. Overall black people are underrepresented but when theres a black person they are usually lighter skinned. And so to white people and non blacks this is the standard black person. Thats why they often get afraid of a dark skinned person and attribute more negative stereotypes to them. FACTS.
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Post by cooldudez on Oct 5, 2019 10:12:03 GMT 10
racism still exists...and white ppl dont experience racism so yes its real
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Post by CupidTheStupid on Oct 5, 2019 10:25:57 GMT 10
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here. Having a preference for light-skin women doesn’t automatically make your colorist. You’re talking about the ones that talk bad about dark-skin women, and most people who do have a preference for light-skin women don’t even do that stuff. Not all black men with preferences for light skinned women are openly colorist, but all colorist men prefer light skinned women. Representation is important. What we often see in the media reflects the way we see certain people. If light skinned women are portrayed as better than dark skinned women, over the years your mind will trick you into believing thats true. This is where so called "preference" sets in. What we see around us, how they're portrayed and how we perceive it shapes our preference. Being underrepresented (which also applies to dark skinned women ) makes you more prone to untrue stereotyping because you're not represented well enough to make others refute bad stereotypes of your people. And this sets more problems into the real world and discrimination becomes an issue. Overall black people are underrepresented but when theres a black person they are usually lighter skinned. And so to white people and non blacks this is the standard black person. Thats why they often get afraid of a dark skinned person and attribute more negative stereotypes to them. This is so true. I went to a predominately black school & grew up around black people. I became used to seeing people from all different racial backgrounds & don’t have a skin color preference in dating.
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Post by rainbow on Oct 5, 2019 10:33:44 GMT 10
Not all black men with preferences for light skinned women are openly colorist, but all colorist men prefer light skinned women. Representation is important. What we often see in the media reflects the way we see certain people. If light skinned women are portrayed as better than dark skinned women, over the years your mind will trick you into believing thats true. This is where so called "preference" sets in. What we see around us, how they're portrayed and how we perceive it shapes our preference. Being underrepresented (which also applies to dark skinned women ) makes you more prone to untrue stereotyping because you're not represented well enough to make others refute bad stereotypes of your people. And this sets more problems into the real world and discrimination becomes an issue. Overall black people are underrepresented but when theres a black person they are usually lighter skinned. And so to white people and non blacks this is the standard black person. Thats why they often get afraid of a dark skinned person and attribute more negative stereotypes to them. This is so true. I went to a predominately black school & grew up around black people. I became used to seeing people from all different racial backgrounds & don’t have a skin color preference in dating. I think my racial preference for caucasian men comes from the fact that my mom is white and I was much more closer to her than my dad who is black. I don't really have exactly the best relationship with my dad. That could probably partially explain my racial preference. I also think my preference for hispanic men comes from the fact that my old best friend is hispanic and I used to go to her house a lot. It's interesting to think about.
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Post by longaotian on Oct 5, 2019 18:35:20 GMT 10
To some extent, but saying any white person is overall more privileged than a non-white person is just plain silly. There are so many other factors affecting how 'privileged' a person is i.e. their economic backgrounds, sexuality, or mental/physical abilities etc but for some reason 'white privilege' seems to be given way more attention.
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Post by Khal on Oct 7, 2019 7:28:21 GMT 10
To some extent, but saying any white person is overall more privileged than a non-white person is just plain silly. There are so many other factors affecting how 'privileged' a person is i.e. their economic backgrounds, sexuality, or mental/physical abilities etc but for some reason 'white privilege' seems to be given way more attention. Theres a word called intersectionality where multiple identities overlap and determine the kind of oppression faced by that person. A white feminist and a black feminist are women, but the white feminist doesn't have the same experiences as a black feminist because of her race. A trans woman of color has different experiences from a cis white woman with sexism. The cis woman never has to worry about public restrooms and getting shot for who she is. Which is why white feminism is toxic because it silences woc and trans woman who gone through more oppression in their lives due to other underprivileged identities playing a part.
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Post by prodanny288 on Oct 7, 2019 7:44:07 GMT 10
racism still exists...and white ppl dont experience racism so yes its real
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Post by Khal on Oct 7, 2019 7:52:54 GMT 10
racism still exists...and white ppl dont experience racism so yes its real That's nothing compared to the systemic oppression of poc in the criminal justice system and the hair discrimination of black women in the workplace. You keep on all lives mattering the situation. So what are white people oppressed for besides programs meant to benefit the underprivileged that don't affect whites at all?
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Post by prodanny288 on Oct 7, 2019 7:58:44 GMT 10
Affirmative action: Hold my beer That's nothing compared to the systemic oppression of poc in the criminal justice system and the hair discrimination of black women in the workplace. You keep on all lives mattering the situation. So what are white people oppressed for besides programs meant to benefit the underprivileged that don't affect whites at all? Woah dude. You sound like a black supremacist. You sure affirmative action isn't racist? Last time I checked, asians and whites had to score a higher SAT score than blacks just to get into the same college. Ya sure that's not racist?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 8:00:06 GMT 10
racism still exists...and white ppl dont experience racism so yes its real Affirmative action helps black people but there is no evidence it hurts qualified white people. How it works is a university sets a minimum standard that applicants have to meet. Anyone who qualifies is let in. There are often a few seats remaining, and these are usually handed out to disadvantaged students who barely failed to meet the cutoff. Removing affirmative action doesn't help the plight of qualified white applicants, it would just be a lowering of standards. And no one wants to go to a school with intellectually mediocre rich kids, that's why universities have this system. In Canada we don't have affirmative action (and I'm okay with that) but mediocre rich kids at universities is a real problem here. Drop out rates are 50-60% in many programs. Probably why there aren't many Canadian universities in the top 100 lists.
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Post by aja675 on Oct 23, 2019 0:37:40 GMT 10
This is so true. I went to a predominately black school & grew up around black people. I became used to seeing people from all different racial backgrounds & don’t have a skin color preference in dating. I think my racial preference for caucasian men comes from the fact that my mom is white and I was much more closer to her than my dad who is black. I don't really have exactly the best relationship with my dad. That could probably partially explain my racial preference. Mine partially comes from how I never got over the trauma of realizing my private school upbringing was fake, but that's not the complete story because I was already like that even a year or two before it happened.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2019 4:09:20 GMT 10
Why would you revive this cursed thread
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