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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White woman married 26 years to AA man with 4 kids.
First, I would ask my child where the whole light and dark skin issue is coming from. It is coming from someone, and your child is old enough to tell you.

Secondly, most white kids don't say "dark" or "light" skin color. They say "white" or "black."

[b]AA people do use "light" and "dark" skin tone to make judgements on physical attractiveness and desirability. Have you thougt that perhaps AA children are using those words and your child is picking it up from them?[/b]

I would def ask my child where those judgements on skin color are coming from. [/quote]

This is not true.  I'm AA and I use light and dark simply as a physical descriptor.  It has nothing to do with attractiveness or desirability.  Some may think one is more desirable, but simply saying someone is dark or light has nothing to with any of what you said.[/quote]
Black person here -- I think the poster to whom you are responding is talking about the very real issue of colorism that exists, not just among black folk but other people of color. Not all black people or other people of color are manifesting "colorism" when saying light and dark, but I understand what she was saying -- she was just a bit clumsy about it. Colorism is a whole 'nother subset of racism (the internalization thereof)!![/quote]

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