O.k. i have always wanted to attend a black college. I have gotten excepted into eveyone that I applied to. I'm very close to transfer to one but the one thing that is preventing me from making a final choice, besides saving a little more money attending a state school again next year, is that Im a dark skinned sista.Im so afraid about going to the south because I have heard from many people about how different darker skinned people are treated, especially by other blacks. Im from NY, and don't get me wrong, there is hella decrimination against darker skinned people, especailly sistas, but I have been told that its much worse down in the south. This may sound really trivial but this has been on my mind for the longest. My whole life I've heard, "you cute to be a dark skinned girl!" or "you a pretty BLACK girl!", Im used to it by now. I know that I am an attractive person and don't get it twisted, I get major play.....but I know that if I was lighter skinned I would get so much more attention and I wouldn't here uneducated comments. I have been to several places in the south because most of my family is from Alabama, Georgia or LA but I have never lived there for more that 2 months. My question is for all the people who had lived, live or spend a good amount of time in the south, how serious is the skin complexion issue there? Do I really have anything to woory about?Am I being to dramatic about whole thing?
i am from MS and pleez beleeve we got all shades and colors... back at home, it was all good.. none of that "light skinned is better" and stuff...but in some few instances, like louisiana..this is a diff story
my homeboi is creole so he is real light, and his folks get **** if they see him wit a dark skinned girl..plus, a girl from southern lousiana told me that she grew up around light skinned people and always thought dark was dirty.
when i met her family, her grandfather was lookin at me hard... he was senile, but then he said "who is the field ni@@a"..i was buggin, but i wasnt mad, cuz he was old..
so i guess it varies from situation to situation.. i am from da SIP, and its all good there..we dont care whut SHADE a gul is... we just care about the SHAPE
I live in a rural town in Georgia, and the whole light-skinned vs Dark-skinned issue is rarely brought up. I almost never hear people talking about how they would not date a person because of how dark they are. Actually, most girls I know don't really like to date light-skinned males. A lot of guys in my area do date girls based on thickness, just like someone earlier said.
O.k. i have always wanted to attend a black college. I have gotten excepted into eveyone that I applied to. I'm very close to transfer to one but the one thing that is preventing me from making a final choice, besides saving a little more money attending a state school again next year, is that Im a dark skinned sista.Im so afraid about going to the south because I have heard from many people about how different darker skinned people are treated, especially by other blacks. Im from NY, and don't get me wrong, there is hella decrimination against darker skinned people, especailly sistas, but I have been told that its much worse down in the south. This may sound really trivial but this has been on my mind for the longest. My whole life I've heard, "you cute to be a dark skinned girl!" or "you a pretty BLACK girl!", Im used to it by now. I know that I am an attractive person and don't get it twisted, I get major play.....but I know that if I was lighter skinned I would get so much more attention and I wouldn't here uneducated comments. I have been to several places in the south because most of my family is from Alabama, Georgia or LA but I have never lived there for more that 2 months. My question is for all the people who had lived, live or spend a good amount of time in the south, how serious is the skin complexion issue there? Do I really have anything to woory about?Am I being to dramatic about whole thing?
You can't be serious :?
You scared to come to the south becuz of what people might think of your skin? We talkin bout the dirty south right? Where almost 50% of errbody damn near charcoal cuz of dat damn sun! Girl, black is beautiful down here. Majority of da **** down here don't care if ya purple, if you a cutie you straight. (Well dat would be kinda funny seein a purple girl, actually kinda scary, aaaaaah whats dat, oh my hair brushin against my neck)
O.k. i have always wanted to attend a black college. I have gotten excepted into eveyone that I applied to. I'm very close to transfer to one but the one thing that is preventing me from making a final choice, besides saving a little more money attending a state school again next year, is that Im a dark skinned sista.Im so afraid about going to the south because I have heard from many people about how different darker skinned people are treated, especially by other blacks. Im from NY, and don't get me wrong, there is hella decrimination against darker skinned people, especailly sistas, but I have been told that its much worse down in the south. This may sound really trivial but this has been on my mind for the longest. My whole life I've heard, "you cute to be a dark skinned girl!" or "you a pretty BLACK girl!", Im used to it by now. I know that I am an attractive person and don't get it twisted, I get major play.....but I know that if I was lighter skinned I would get so much more attention and I wouldn't here uneducated comments. I have been to several places in the south because most of my family is from Alabama, Georgia or LA but I have never lived there for more that 2 months. My question is for all the people who had lived, live or spend a good amount of time in the south, how serious is the skin complexion issue there? Do I really have anything to woory about?Am I being to dramatic about whole thing?
Let me tell u something black is beautiful okay . Don't let someone determine your future b/c of their ignorance. And you really can't stereotype the south as hatin on dark skinned people. You are darknlovely so be proud to be who you are and love yourself because if u don't no one else will.
We can't act like this "skinnism" issue doesn't exist. You're fooling yourself, and if you think otherwise, wait until it's time for you to get married. You will find your parents and grandparents may act differently toward your girlfriend/boyfriend.
I'm not even going to count the number of times I've heard women mention a guy with curly hair. . .
Shawty in the south us blackz stick together me myself is from LA and i was inlove with it ATL LA and ALA are predominantly darkskinn and especially in ATL and LA its people the color of coal and still get play and myslf ima lesbian i will get more harsh words than yew mah believe that
Girl....if thats all you have to worry about then, I need to be you(lol)!!! I'm from the south(Bama) and I go to Skegee and there are plenty of different shades and cultures on our campus.
I feel you... I'm dark-skinned myself, but I honestly don't care what people think about me or my skin. Yes, you have those people who are "scared" of dark skinned people, but you just have to say fug em and move on (like I do ). Even though there are those guys that loooove light skinned girls, there are also those guys that looooove dark-skinned girls...so it's all the same to me. And plus, that shouldn't influence your decision on a college, unless the professors make you sit in the back of the class or something....
Colorism exists everywhere, but yes in some parts of the south it can be worse than other places. I wouldn't let it bother me as it's a reflection of their ignorance.
Well I'm from Birmingham, Alabama; a city that has a rich history in racism. Therefore I feel that we as blacks have to stick together regardless of the shade of your skin. However I'm not saying that there aren't those shade color-conscious people out there; but if you do encounter them they are simply ignorant. Black people have more important issues to be concerned with: EDUCATION, FAMILY, WORKPLACE, and essentially the forward movement of the race.
So don't let a small issue such as this keep you from accomplishing your dreams.
Besides Black is beautiful!!!!
). Even though there are those guys that loooove light skinned girls, there are also those guys that looooove dark-skinned girls...so it's all the same to me. And plus, that shouldn't influence your decision on a college, unless the professors make you sit in the back of the class or something....
