Digital Light Skinning? PINKY DOLL Cosplaying Lightskin: A.I. & COLORISM

[@ayadhyist]

If this doesn’t prove colorism is real, then what else will?

[@cosmicneuromelanatedgoddess]

Yep

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

Right? How the hell are people gonna get angry about her being dark skinned other than the fact that deep down, they rahayssist. Honestly, I wouldn't give my money towards something so trivial, regardless, but I wouldn't be angry after the fact because of something as trivial skin color. The vast majority is either brain washed or doin the brain washing and it hurts me deep, to my core.

[@littleleah310]

Black men talkin down on black women lmao

[@sophia-tn5ff]

Who said colorism isn’t real?

[@yasmeen7875]

@@JubeiKibagamiFez Maybe they felt their fantasy was fake. It might not be that they are colorist but that they were presented with something and got the Ole bait and switch.

[@a_awake]

I think people really rooted for her because they felt like she got over on colorist people without having to actually bleach. It's definitely problematic going forward though. The internet is becoming something else. Hopefully this does bring more attention and analysis to colorism going forward.

[@BlameItOnMercury]

Exactly ! That's why I'm glad she did it.

[@marissawilson4644]

Exactly!!

[@CaseyLamah]

Exactlyyyy

[@nanaosei-tutu5239]

this!!!!

[@BlameItOnMercury]

@Skinny.pretty.girl101 Damn right

[@db6881]

She hustled colourist men and folks in general i say good on her. More fools them.

[@Laquia]

Exactly. She got their money AND an award.

[@db6881]

@Laquia I'm a dark skin African would never bleach my skin but to each their own. She hustled idiots and got a bag.

[@Laquia]

@@db6881 Personally I'm just glad the perverted idiots are losing outta their money ❤️ lol

[@littleleah310]

Lmaoo

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

Quite satisfying. 🖤

[@jasminebrown8651]

My sister and I just had this conversation yesterday. AI is racist because it's learning behavior and ideologies from racist creators/developers

[@britb4544]

Ai can’t even distinguish dark skin faces…that causes issues in face recognition during criminal investigations 😐and lord knows we already get targeted for that.

[@cosmiccrush22]

And feeding the monsters that eat it up. Can't get mad when they give us more, the people want this.

[@ThePhoenix3712]

A computer isn't racist it's the person controlling the machine that is

[@TheRazorTongue]

And this is the truth.

[@TheRazorTongue]

@@ThePhoenix3712the A.I. learned by analyzing mainstream media and simply perpetuates what’s already there.

[@SuperMiIk]

The way she wayyy prettier irl

[@bebéface678]

Yes! I was shocked at how pretty she was irl.

[@theamethyst93]

She played the system and people are mad 😂

[@cosmicneuromelanatedgoddess]

Yep

[@animezae]

Literally

[@BondofOblivion]

Right lol

[@liastorm795]

Yup!😂

[@cosmiccrush22]

She played black men and they want their money back 😭🤣🤣

[@ynat2198]

I'm happy for her tbh. She's a character! She made money off her acting. Thirsty aholes PAID HER 😂 you bring up great points and i fully agree with this “lightskinnedification” of how colorism is embedded in ai code. We've seen this on a much larger scale for years as facial recognition and identification has evolved. She was comfortable enough to be in public without the blonde wig and no fake pale makeup. But this is an important conversation nonetheless.

[@LoXena]

They are mad because they are forced to admit that someone who is dark is also feminine fit and friendly...since they paid for her 😂

[@A__Mina]

People act like video game characters aren’t ashy and not lifelike lol

[@veri.contrary]

@@LoXenaand THATS the real tea here, bc i don’t think women would be *angry* about this reveal. initially confused maybe just bc she looks different irl, but not angry. if nothing else this proves colorism exists bc they (men) had no problem giving her their money when they thought she was lightskinned &/or ambiguous enough to not be a bonafide BLACK woman.

[@ramantuitoka8941]

The fact that this is a thing that people pay money for shows severe mental illness in this society, sorry not sorry. It's a weird ass job and she had a strange method to getting what she wanted. This is kind of sociopathic. The fact that this is a discussion is crazy to me. I've been done with this world since Covid. I'm convinced that civilization is really crumbling because people have brains the size of a Cheeto and are just driven by lust and ignorance. And then some want to say she is getting the bag, since when does someone else making money matter more than your own lives? People are doing alot of dumb shit to get to the bag but you look stupid while doing it. That's what sensible people think. Money comes and goes but she always gonna be weird for what she did idc.

[@weanchor]

I’ve noticed that it’s really weird. When people put on “feminine” filters it almost always lightens your skin and loosens your hair. Same with youth filters. It’s definitely because AI was developed without monoracial black/dark skinned people in mind

[@Jettabbg]

Yes it’s so odd

[@ruffandrelax290]

Yuuuuuuuuup

[@13unnyjpg]

They have filters that automatically loosen hair texture now??

[@analiseferguson]

I didn't notice this until she said it. Thats wild.

[@ashleyen3]

It's stupid. There is no feminine skin color or hair type. We see the bias behind the technology makers.

[@shishishay]

we should love and appreciate our dark skin and black features instead of being afraid of them

[@Heyyallhey1111]

That’s what you got out of it?

[@ladyteebugluv]

@@Heyyallhey1111 I mean that’s probably why a lot of ppl bleach themselves out of fear of not being accepted by society bc that’s really all colorism is, is only favoring lighter skinned, but I understand why you say that,:)

[@Heyyallhey1111]

@@ladyteebugluv 😂🤣😂🤣 just to be accepted by society? I’ll pray for you

[@ladyteebugluv]

@@Heyyallhey1111I mean I wouldn’t do that I’m not saying I would do that but I’m speaking for the ppl who do, so no need to pray for me 😂 ppl besides me WANT to be accepted by society, not me.

[@selenama]

To be fair Pinkydoll didn't seem to have any problem turning up at the awards in all her brownskin glory and thus showing her colorist audience just how badly they got bamboozled lmao

[@drewright9547]

A little off topic but has anyone noticed that unambiguously black, dark skinned women are rarely seen in movies about the future (dystopian or not)? The cast will usually be several white women, several white men, an Asian man or woman and a brown person here and there, there will absolutely be one black man at least, but NO black women? Like how did the black man get there? Where is his black mother, grandmother, sisters, etc. It's disturbing. Has anyone else noticed this?

[@rhearoo3081]

I'm so glad you said this. I can think of a few, which already answered my question. I watch a lot of sci-fi and dystopian movies and shows. Very telling.

[@fae3821]

Yea I noticed and I'll just be sitting there like ?? You're telling me he's the only surviving Black person? All the movies are looking pretty much the same. On google images if you search "future average human national geographic", nobody is dark skinned

[@kgty1295]

If I’m being honest, I rarely see unambiguous “black” woman movies at all. Most of the black women actually have one white parent.

[@wildheart2978]

@@kgty1295Same. I don't see real black women in big budget films or TV anymore unless they are over 35. But young women? Naw. From Zoe Kravitz to Zendaya. Everyone is mixed!

[@nebulamars1488]

There was a show called Raised by Wolves on HBO in season 2. The grandmother robot was unambiguously dark-skin. Your comment still stands though because they had a whole season, and there was no dark-skinned woman as a main character until season 2. The show is canceled now.

[@mitsygitsy5106]

Everyone keeps supporting her saying that she's "exposing colorism". No she's supporting it, promoting and profiting from it. Which is so dangerous. Her natural skin tone is absolutely gorgeous. It hurts to see this being supported.

[@caid733]

Exactly

[@ohay10]

she’s smart for doing what she’s did. idc idc idc. not everyone is made to be an activist. she reverse uno’d colorism to her advantage and i don’t blame her.

[@sweetpoptart9486]

exactlyyyy

[@nanaosei-tutu5239]

yeah imma have to agree.

[@ruffandrelax290]

Saying what she did was smart And also stating that it is wrong that she “had” to succeed Can both happen

[@grnpsp]

Well she Betta keep all the coin she got cause now the cat is out of the bag and the money flow bout to slow down watch

[@kelseyissastar]

@@grnpspno I dont think so. I think this will make her even more popular high key. We can only see.

[@oshunthagreat]

I've been trying to verbalize why finding this out made me feel sad ;/ I feel every day how I'm stunted due to colorism etc. I don't use filters on purpose for this reason I've been trying to post myself natural and my hair because this world will have you hiding and hating yourself. Almost everyone I talk to says everyone will be mixed in the future and can't tell why that would make me uncomfortable. It's like a slap in the face trying to decolonize yourself and I was right that if you have dark skin you would prob not be as popular as pinky it makes me sad but also realize how speaking on colorism and being proud of yourself as you are is super important

[@koyaharvey-walker3794]

This, so many people have told me that if I have mixed race children I'm lucky because they'll be beautiful like black people aren't! 😢

[@lawabidingbaddie9595]

Nothing is stopping you. Stop allowing colorism and complexion dictate your life. It’s being fueled by the black community, especially blk men and we can stop it. However we keep it alive fixating on it. Stop believing what dusty blk men say and know you are beautiful.

[@db6881]

I doubt it, with the amount of black male worshipping women who "just want a fully black baby" and are happy and willing to be single mothers to black mens kids I highly doubt fully black people will dissappear. Maybe in America but Africa and the Caribbean still exist.

[@trxphywaifalt]

@@koyaharvey-walker3794my bf is white and I’ve been told this too. And im a dark skinned unambiguous woman with confidence, but it’s still offensive as shit 💀

[@koyaharvey-walker3794]

@@ot4625 Exactly, it doesn't impact me on a deep level but it irrates me that it is a consensus in many communities of all races that we are not as beautiful as we are. This message is told to our children and whilst I was lucky to have parents who let me know that I was perfect as is, my older sister is light-skinned and is genuinely treated as prettier than my other sister who looks identical but with darker skin.

[@cravidana1182]

I'm African. Mom black, dad black. Not mixed race. Black. I'm a bit lighter, especially since I started living in Europe and not getting a lot of sunlight. And I see it, I feel it. People treat me so much better than my darker skinned counterparts. And sometimes, they say, "you're not black black, you're métisse (I really am not)." When they say I'm not black black, they mean I'm better. They also say I'm not like other black people because even though I have black features, my wide nose is not the widest and my big mouth is not the biggest. One day, an Algerian man actually told me that he usually doesn't like black women because "they are ugly but I'm not that bad." I never bought meat at his butcher's shop again. I've had black men telling me the same thing. That I'm the baseline. They don't go darker than I (and I'm apparently supposed to see that as a compliment). This is so real that I have felt (once) threatened when a really light-skinned or biracial person with "better hair and better features" enter in the room (job interview). I've seen myself praying that I'm the only "light-skinned"there and that there isn't any biracial coming because I knew my privilege would be gone. My skin is lighter than many, but I'm still visibly black, my hair is like Mayowa's, my nose is still large, etc. And when I saw the biracial woman with loose curls and the "right features", I knew I was afraid. If there is only one spot for a black person, I lost it. Recently, a white French coworker told me that I'm not really that black so that make me prettier. She didn't used this word, but she said it. And I looked at her and asked: "what do you mean by that?" And she pretended she didn't understand. I asked again. She was like: "you can't take a compliment." WTF? And still, white people will gaslight us saying they don't see shades and black is black when we know they only promoted the Beyonces, Rihannas and Halle Barrys of the world. Biracial and light skinned black women will say that bringing up colorism is divise because we are all black. Like, not, we aren't. White people say it to not have to confront their racism by choosing black people who are closer to whiteness to be their exception. Biracials and light skinned people do it to not have to admit to the privilege because PRIVILEGE IS OFTEN BASED ON OPPRESSION. Light skinned privilege is based on dark-skinned oppression. Also, if we don't talk about it, it doesn't exist so we can all pretend our shade has no impact in our lives.

[@NoName-sp5dp]

Where in Europe?

[@yona7606]

@@ot4625 I'm dark skin and I'm absolutely not surprised or shocked by that Algerian comment lmao everyone knows how anti black northern African/Arabs are 😪

[@carrington2949]

Europeans actually think they’re less racist than America. They may have a less violent history in regards to race WITHIN THE WALLS OF THEIR COUNTRY., however they are still very racist.

[@lolololololollol4793]

anytime a white person says something dumb to me i saw something equally dumb back. say "oh you actually have lips?" if they try to compare me to a black man which they frequently do say they look like george washington or something. say theyre skin looks like a raw chicken. but do it in a way where you can claim ignorance like they do.

[@true4585]

I love your honesty and transparency. I love real comments like this. The funny thing is…I’m dsbw full blooded West African as well, and its crazy thinking about the comments you recieve from people. Because I’m very attractive and even if there are other beautiful people in the room…I’m usually the center of attention regardless of race. The funny thing is while you’re stressed about lighter or biracial people…they are stressed out and standoffish when I enter the room. I kicked down their pedestal, and I love talking about the beauty of being my tribe and my exoticness in being African. I do not mind playing up my accent either…🤣🤣🤣 I’ve been in spaces where you knew, or ai found out that previously to me being there they talked trash about BW appearance, but have nothing to say when I enter. Infact the same men talking trash were after me. One dude told me INFRONT of another coworker that the co-worker said he wanted to pick me up and eat my 🍑 and see how his whole face turned red. I kid you not. Meanwhile, these were the same men congregating around gossiping about BW told to me BY a BM (who was probably engaging in the fukery). And these people KNOW when they are being shady. Trust me they know. They are just playing psychological games to test your mental. Many black people are mentally weak, and they get a internal kick out of our response. I don’t play into it. I play my games back in their face.

[@arie7687]

She looks confident in her natural skin color. You can tell she feels beautiful as herself but she worked the system to her advantage. Like you said, we can’t blame ppl for how they choose to survive the system. We all know exactly what the algorithm wants and she fed it what it wanted to get paid.

[@olurinatti]

I just want to stop and take note of how amazing your makeup looks🔥

[@Turquerina]

Definitely, she really rocks those cool colors like blues and purples. It's quite a distinctive look I associate with Mayowa World characteristics.

[@Daijxo]

Being “upset” that she is darker or “congratulating” her for playing the game is different sides of the same coin…colourism. This is just more evidence that as a collective we understand and can see colourism, however we never want to name it as such, why I have no idea 🤷🏾‍♀️. And for additional context Pinkydoll is from Montreal Canada which is notoriously anti Islam, anti black and anti anglophone so she probably also felt the real world effects of colourism and thought it is easier/better to cosplay lightskin online to make money.

[@AP-yd1nt]

She honestly looks prettier dark skinned ❤

[@dynamict4722]

I’m not mad at Pinkydoll, she took all the colorists money💅🏽💅🏽💅🏽

[@joll_d1303]

Yass baby… she secured that bag

[@Cocochantelle]

You must’ve missed the part in the video where she stated bleaching, digitally or physically, are the same…

[@danyelleorr-mcneil4711]

And also, now that people know she's darker, is she still going to be able to secure the bag? 🤷🏾‍♀️ not hating, I just know how people are🤷🏾‍♀️

[@deejay5102]

word, a huge finesse.....lmao...

[@cecevanfran9836]

Exactly! Take all their money 💰

[@Jojo-tf2zp]

Mmm, you're absolutely on to something. Ai lightskindification is wild! I caught myself when I was younger, feeling cuter and gravitating towards the filters that made me lighter and had to check myself. To your point, I understand why she did it, but I don't see it as a long term solution. I honestly think people have given up on uprooting colorism, so this is easier, unfortunately.

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

The lightening of filters has always turned me off from them. I’m brown skinned and dark skinned in summer months but your content has really had me considering and understanding how things like featurism and fatphobia still factor into my privilege. With pinky doll it was very surprising to see her being darker/brown skinned. I think people are praising her because she’s using colorism to aid in her success under capitalism. So called “new blacks” and black capitalists will always endorse black people coming up through this oppressive system by any means so long as they don’t completely separate themselves from black ideals. In pinky dolls case, she’s not “actually” bleaching her skin but just using a filter so it’s not like she’s disassociating herself completely from her blackness in real life. However her online presence does have real life implications. This is not to come down on her as I will always choose empathy over hating on brown skinned and dark skinned black girls. Thank you for always holding these super important and meaningful conversations despite you getting a lot of heat for it from other black people.

[@jamiecare1042]

Wholeheartedly agree with this comment.

[@o_o8203]

That's the regular tiktok "beauty" filter. Someone put together a compilation of ppl pointing out exactly what the filter does, I think I saw it a few months ago. I guessed her face didn't look like that irl cuz most ppl are using filters on tiktok, but she's really pretty anyway 😍

[@keisha_james]

We truly in the digital skin bleaching era chiiiiile I cannot 😭 though I am happy so many colourists were duped into giving her money and are now mad, ultimately yeah she just did what skin bleaching does anyway. Not like Spice who's whole gimick was intentionally to call out colourism, cuz it's not like Spice has continued to lighten her photos. The way Pinky is still using those filters for her content. She ain't making a statement, she just playing the game sigh

[@EbonyHoopGyal]

But perhaps it is a statement too? When I was younger and would hustle guys online virtually, sometimes I would lighten my photos. Just to finesse them you know? I still speak out and acknowledge that this is an issue we face. But… as one lil person not much I can do about it. We gotta pay our bills fam 😅

[@lenaf7758]

You're stunning! The butterfly motif suits you!! 😊

[@jimmypad5501]

I think Pinkydoll’s French Canadian background also helped her get more traction in the United States, white folks love foreign mixed race black folks that speak other languages than English

[@Nekole1]

I think so too

[@animezae]

I honestly get it and think it’s funny that she hacked the system. She knew she’d not rise to this point, this fast if people knew she was a brown skinned babe. That’s sad af but she found a way to play in their faces & get her pockets up so it’s a W for her

[@yeahaboutthatthough3656]

Here's why congratulating her isn't the same as bleaching your own skin. It's a total false equivalence, like apples and oranges. Imagine this: You said it's like congratulating her for using a light skin filter online is the same logic as endorsing skin bleaching or lightening your own skin. But that's not quite right. See, people who congratulated her aren't necessarily saying they're okay with bleaching skin. It's more like they're saying, ""You smartly took advantage of a bad situation that the incel colorists in the manosphere created." So, to sum it up, saying "good job" to her doesn't mean they want to bleach their skin. I think what we are hearing is people giving her credit for using the system's flaws to her advantage.

[@jam6920]

There's something funny in this situation but it's not smart. It's complying to the beauty standard. Honestly, calling it a smart trick is antiblack as it encourages us to present as something that we're not to get ahead instead of fighting to feel adequate everywhere in our own given appearance. Same as bw straightening their hair as rituals to go to job interviews. Then, we end up with a whole generation that's struggling to handle and accept what their natural hair looks like.

[@lilyxo6914]

Yeah but you’re assuming this was intentional. I’m pretty sure she just thinks she looks prettier with lightskin

[@sweedy3333]

All of this!!

[@sweedy3333]

​@lilyxo6914 well she has content on her real profile that depicts her real complexion. She confidently went out in public in her real complexion to accept an award. And she ALSO used to lie and say she was 19yo when she's really close to 30. Mama was absolutely doing it for the algorithm and I love it lol

[@lilaoliva793]

​@@jam6920I think the interview analogy you did there is not quite right. What she did here would be the equivalent of someone going through the interviewing process with a straight wig and then appearing with their natural hair when they actually got the job. She plays an NPC. This is a fictional character. She appeared at the award show as she probably presents herself in her day to day life. She used filters and she got her bag. She got the job. She then revealed herself as she is. After she arrived. She was a stripper and did OF before if I'm not mistaken. And I don't think she was "skin lightening" then. Maybe the reason she didn't make it through that route is colorism. And she's brown skin. She's not even dark skin. What she did just ended up being another instance exposing how pervasive and nefarious colorism is, imo.

[@SHIVAAAA100]

She gagged us and I live 😭 I’m sorry y’all. This is performance art lowkey

[@Belihoney]

😂😂 right like I'm a fan now

[@sierraj1589]

I wish you did longer format videos! A good 30 mins on these topics would be perfect !

[@grrrrrrr0]

Cosplaying light skin is something that South Asians spend a lot of time doing, unfortunately wanting to be fair skin is very normalized, sad to see it be translated to ai

[@kgty1295]

If you’ve ever used one of those ai Photo generators, then you would know just how hard it is to get anybody darker than a light tan or even various hairstyles on black men

[@beewest5704]

Koreans too.

[@ladyteebugluv]

Imo the super pale Asian look doesn’t look that good imo, being too much of anything isn’t that good.

[@JustMeandGod_]

@@ladyteebugluvso u can’t be too dark either huh🤣

[@Buttergirla]

I mean I guess if people can do blackface why not do white face? make yo money chick. Anyways, Mayowa... That's a beautiful woman..

[@veganmagick7251]

​@@justabebeblack pete in the Netherlands... traditional black face

[@DebraJohnson]

@@justabebeWell lots of people cosplay black/biracial women. They tan and use bronzer to look mixed.

[@NoName-sp5dp]

@@justabebethey get away with it everyday sis

[@trxphywaifalt]

@@DebraJohnsonhow lmao blacks are not the only ones with dark skin or a broad nose, and curly hair. Pacific Islanders, south/southeast Asians etc would like to have a talk with you. Just bc they tan too dark doesn’t automatically mean they wanna be black

[@taylorhillard4868]

​@@DebraJohnson lol people don't tan or use bronzer to look mixed or any race for that matter. Some do, but they usually look crazy(like bodybuilders that use heavy bronzer to make the shape of their muscles easier to discern) Most people though just like to have tanned skin. (If you've ever seen a white northerner shirtless at the end of winter you'd want them to tan too, lmao. No one wants to look like a raw chicken with little blue veins all over) since most people who've been deprived of sunlight tend to look ill. And just getting a little bit of sun/tan helps to make a lot of paler white people look healthier (since that little bit of extra sun usually is healthy compared to that pale winter complexion) it's not a race thing for 99% of people.

[@raylonajohnson1275]

It's crazy how much prettier she is with her natural darker skin

[@Laquia]

Off topic the 🦋 clip is SO CUTE 😍🥰

[@cosmicneuromelanatedgoddess]

Yep

[@vickylove2581]

I get super happy when I see Mayowa post😊💙

[@lilaoliva793]

Even yt people who do cosplay have been doing this skin lightening thing for years now. Specifically people who do Japanese characters' cosplay. If I'm not mistaken this girl also worked as a stripper and did OF. Her complexion probably impacted how she did in those spaces. Well, not her complexion per se, colorism. If she understood this and used filters that everybody uses and most of what is available to use and is programmed by people who don't give a sh¡t about inclusiveness is not dark-skin friendly at all she just cracked the code to making her bag faster. She was unemployed with a kid to look after. Good for her. It's not like she's ashamed of what she actually looks like and was trying to hide who she truly is if she literally appeared as herself and not the character she plays at an award show.

[@LeratoM98]

I honestly love this for her: she, a brown skinned woman, used colourism to her advantage 😂😂😂. It's sad how this shows how extreme colourism is even online, but she played the game and won, so I'm happy for her personally! And I think she looks cute online, but she's gorgeous to me irl with that richer complexion!

[@joll_d1303]

She is very much gorgeous.. but she is a absolute genius becuz tiktok is very racist and notice the amount of ppl who was mad she wasn’t lightskin.. so this proves colorism smh💀😂

[@LeratoM98]

@@joll_d1303 True! I've heard countless times that the algorithm favours lighter skinned people. I guess can't expect less from a Chinese app. Even the Koreans who do the cosplaying type stuff use filters that make themselves pale, ghostly white. She was definitely genius for following suit and I'm proud of her for finessing the system 😂✨.

[@ceciliastraud692]

Are you a dark skinned black woman by any chance? You're basically saying that you're fine with this TikTokker implying that dark skin is bad or ugly. Or something that should be removed or gotten rid off. Do you think she's really setting a good example for dark skinned black women? Because this is promoting self-hate, racism, colorism, anti-blackness, and skin bleaching. Please educate yourself on the risks of skin bleaching.

[@LeratoM98]

@@ceciliastraud692 Not at all. You're taking it the wrong way. Colourism and racism are things that are already here and unfortunately will not go away (for a very long time) and nothing one person does will make it go away. So since we live in a world like that, I see nothing wrong with her playing that very system and the people who partake in keeping it going and I'm glad in doing that, she's benefiting from colourism. And using a filter is not the same as skin bleaching.

[@LeratoM98]

@@ceciliastraud692 Not at all. You're taking it the wrong way. Colourism and racism are things that are already here and unfortunately will not go away (for a very long time) and nothing one person does will make it go away. So since we live in a world like that, I see nothing wrong with her playing that very system and the people who partake in keeping it going and I'm glad in doing that, she's benefiting from colourism. And using a filter is not the same as skin bleaching.

[@t_ylr]

Girl...that's a different person lol. I thought ppl using the light skin emojis was bad, but this is another level

[@Heyyallhey1111]

Awww you mad

[@t_ylr]

@@Heyyallhey1111 why would I be mad lol

[@stephanielove2662]

I don’t like using them myself to be honest

[@Heyyallhey1111]

@@t_ylr just another angry black male

[@t_ylr]

@@Heyyallhey1111 yup that's me 😡😂

[@traceeford2914]

The make up warms my soul.

[@ashleybrown3390]

Omg this video was spot on. I’ve always said that this filters, especially these beauty filters are always lightening the skin, slating the eyes and narrowing the nose. A lot of people are like yeah pinky do what you got to do to get the bag but I was disappointed.

[@kristofkramar-hendrickson9474]

Dude you're perspective is amazing This his so many great points

[@marycanary3871]

lighter skin filters, especially those that change your facial features, have been used for almost a decade in East Asia, namely China. these filters used to be called “makeup filters”.

[@vengefulemo]

your necklace & eye-look is so beautiful, please continue educating the black community, especially black youth😽🫱💋

[@ChellinaAchol]

I like the shift from anger from those who bleach to compassion. I always thought singularly, their self-hate equates to them thinking I'm ugly for not subscribing to that same beauty standard.

[@Eddierath]

I have daughter, she's too young to understand but it WILL impact her so thank you for bringing awareness , I only learned colorism is prominent in our community about 11 years ago. Even from the comments you can see that it's not really something alot of our people care about until it IMPACTS them, or blocks access to something that should be easily attainable , that's when it becomes real, Worse when it's your child.

[@BigBrotherGnE]

"Lightskinnedification" is a word you ought to coin and credit for yourself. I do enjoy your content and love hearing your thoughts in the matter.

[@UrbanAlchemystic]

I agree she should definitely coined the term and protect before these larger BWE esque channels hijack her word and use it for themselves like they usually do. 😅

[@myvillagehasnoelders]

Your makeup always makes you look like an ethereal goddess. So pretty. 😍

[@thamsanqathesonsinxezi]

Looking Gorgeous. Also you’ve taught me so much about colourism since I found your channel.

[@BluBerryPi]

I've recently moved to Asia and the treatment I've received has me seriously considering skin bleaching. It's nice to hear that this isn't all in my head, and it is validating to know that I'm not the only person considering it for job hunting and survival purposes. It just makes me really fucking sad to be constantly fighting to show up authentically in a world that is unwilling to accept me as-is. I feel exhausted by the colorism that I grew up around and continue to be surrounded by and at this point I just want a way to live without being held back by things that i shouldn't even be thinking of controlling.

[@BluBerryPi]

oh and i love sis who's finessing these colorist arseholes out of their money. over 1M a year from people who have judged abd dogged me out my whole life? i hope that money sweet af.

[@DVohnaOfficial]

Your makeup looks beautiful! And thank you for speaking on this topic. It was needed to be talked about!

[@destinygodley]

I did something similar to this. It’s sad that as a dark skinned woman you HAVE to have a “catch” if you don’t have a secondary ethnicity group supporting you it’s rough. Sometimes even if you do… I didn’t AI skin bleach but I did edit my photo to look worse than I did bc “just” being dark skinned isn’t enough. People like to see the weird dark girl with her lips twisted and being odd… but the fine girl can’t be dark… We are generally the only people that looks to us. Having little to NO ambiguity often limits our reach. When you go to a lighter complected persons page it just videos and their creations… but a darker creators you have all the catches, funny faces, “odd” makeup, weird transformations… I had this VERY conversation on my YT YEARSSSS ago… still here… we can address is til we’re blue in the face but what’s changing? The pressure is getting worsa.

[@CarlosLopez-em6zq]

Loved ur input and point of view

[@mariellesmall141]

I looovvveee how you mentioned Spice because that whole thing w that one girl I refuse to name is exactly what she made her song about. I cant wait to see all the parallels that are gonna be highlighted now....

[@dichroicribbons2299]

I love your makeup & jewelry!! 🤗💙🧡✨

[@jbcwms]

1st & foremost, your makeup is STUNNING! You did amazing 🦋! Secondly, the topic at hand is just sad & hurts my heart. Like it’s one thing for ppl & society to have their preference on whether or not they want to date/engage w only light skin ppl, but when it comes to how it’s affects how those with dark skin are treated, the opportunities afforded or not related to skin tone it makes me sick!

[@noreehix5714]

Digital skin bleaching is nothing new, now you can do it in real time with the AI technology. As a brown skin girl I once considered bleaching because I felt unprotected. Colorism and texturism takes a lot to unpack. I don't judge anyone who chooses to wear straight lace front or do their makeup in a way that highlights or lightens their skin. We should be allowed to be ourselves.

[@mv9653]

Thinking about the skin bleaching comparison, my first impulse was to say, “but skin bleaching has actual harmful effects on the body but AI doesn’t,” but then I thought about how models who are edited to be thinner in photos and the correlation with an increase in eating disorders. It’s not just encouraging people to edit their bodies digitally, but to harm themselves to look like these edited photos. So, at least in theory, yeah, AI skin-lightening could absolutely encourage actual skin-bleaching.

[@Erica-en2qz]

She's so beautiful with her natural dark skin. So much prettier than her A.I.

[@shylandethomas7381]

She looks brown on her IG and on the videos on her feed on TikTok. I think she’s has a tan rn. I also believe she’s using filters popular in the Asian community and popular in the general NPC community, I think she was playing into what was already happening there.

[@gothkid1011369]

11:29 in a strange way. It’s actually kind of comforting to know that I’m not delusional and it’s not some thing that I just made up because like it become blindingly obvious in elementary school. And if it starts that young for our generation, how young does it start for the next? I’ve been loving the thing with colorism since I was somewhere between seven and nine Like that’s when I really realize that people make fun of me specifically because of my skin tone

[@nthabisengmakola28]

You're so right about not condoning skin bleaching/skinnedification but still being able to have compassion towards people who do it

[@monjuexo]

I don’t see how people are instantly compassionate for her. I get why she digitally bleached her skin. As someone who moved to a state where black people are the minority it’s harder for me to find a job. I can’t wear my natural hair, I can’t go with a bare/natural face. I have to either to conform or go back home. It’s extremely hard for us

[@animezae]

This

[@sophia-tn5ff]

Why can’t you have a natural face?

[@tweety11226]

Damn, sis. Where you live? I'm sorry 😞 that happened to you 🫂

[@Lisette121]

Where is that

[@liastorm795]

Do you live in Oregon?👀

[@brunscrum9378]

I love your makeup look especially this video, but you always look nice! The blue and red combo looks lovely on you :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts and perspective. Colorism is so nuanced and deserves more acknowledgement and discussion. AI really is reflecting all of our human mess back to us, oof.

[@soupafleye]

your necklace is sooo pretty. i was waiting on this commentary. it’s not surprising but it’s sad seeing it in real time. the only way i can reason the whole colorism backlash is because there’s simply too many brown and black peoples who benefit from colorism and hate the conversation thinking they’re being framed as the bad guy when all we’re asking is to acknowledge it’s existence and truth.

[@cosmicneuromelanatedgoddess]

When black women put on non-black folks hair they feel more comfortable and elevated. When black men date and befriend non-black folks they feel comfortable and elevated. Our community immersion of anti-blackness makes their company that they keep which are non-black folks highly favored 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️✌🏿

[@thickthickly]

I understand your sentiments but I don't think that's PinkyDoll's situation. I think she just knew how to market herself. She knows men are colorist and used it against them. I don't think SHE thinks being lighter and whiter is better, but she knows the general public does.

[@orangemoon9634]

To be fair, alot of black women wear straightened hair because it increases their chances of getting hired. And it's okay to befriend people of other races, as long as they are not anti-black

[@LeratoM98]

​​@@thickthicklyTrue. I think if she genuinely thought lighter etc is better, she would've started actually bleaching her skin and wearing blonde wig irl to fit her online aesthetic as opposed to coming to the awards with her rich, brown complexion, skin glowing , dark hair and very confident.

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Insightful MW🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Tuesday😀….

[@whereskevan]

I was teaching English online & this asian company needed my profile picture. When I saw my profile they had lightened my skin several shades. Like wtf

[@caseyjakemorris]

I’m glad I saw this comment because colorism isn’t exclusive to the black community. She wanted to attract an white, Asian and Latino (essentially global) audience and racially ambiguous skin tone will do that. Asians including Indians may be the most colorist out of all ethnic groups.

[@cherrytracy]

😂😂😂

[@valeriebeauchamp2263]

That's so much in alignment with the energies of the moon..(that make of) how history affect us on a spiritual level, how colonialism, racism and colorism .. like she said "it's all connected".. and how things played out and affected our spiritual being, not just the mental, or the physical.. how generational trauma, pain, (adaptative) beliefs affects one's soul or a whole group and essential the collective (conscience/subconscious).. how much we need to discuss and responsabilise ourselves on our action.. whatever that means in the context of each person. I really love your content because you don't shy away from these topics you consistanly show up and question those things, I just to say how grateful and thankful I am for your content.. for being yourself, and not being afraid of standing for what you think and say it... and you don't how much you inspire people to do so.

[@djeatfries]

Never think we should promote skin bleaching but i hate the hate that ppl that bleach get because it’s the hate they got for their dark skin is why they bleach. I think ppl hate them because they feel lowkey lied to and what if you have kids with this person you’re not getting the light kids you want.

[@crispychicken11037]

I don't hate people who bleach their skin to look like me. I hate white supremacy for making the lives of people of colour hell

[@erinniccoinn1gh]

love the look today (and the last one too!) 🦋

[@feliznavidad6958]

First, you look amazing, blue is your color. I'm happy to find out she didn't bleach her skin. She's so pretty with her brown skin. She's naturally gorgeous and I hope she continues to prey on colorists and racists while cashing out as a proudly brown skinned woman. I stopped using snapchat just when it came out. I noticed what it did to my feature's. I'm already mixed but it was making me look more ambiguous. The Cuban woman is right. In Brazil, they have tons of mixed people and the mostly white mixed people are at the top.

[@missmarc]

Don’t have a problem with it all. It’s a character and has widened her appeal, this is the world in which we live in. On her normal social media she doesn’t lighten her skin and seems comfortable in her appearance so I wouldn’t personally think it’s the same as damaging your skin through bleaching

[@LaurenOliviArt]

Your makeup is so pretty

[@sapphirelane1714]

Mayowa. I’ve been missing your uploads! I’d JUST started following you regularly before you uploaded this and left. I understand if you need a break, though. Just wanted to say your videos have inspired me to wear my 4C, unkempt fro with dignity this past month! It sucks how our own people can hardly uplift each other, as I’ve just gotten stares and underhanded “suggestions.” Why can’t 4C exist in peace without being told we need to define our curls, style it, perm it, etc.? Anyways, I really wish I knew somebody like you in person. Been needing some kind, encouraging words. Hope you’re well. God bless!

[@DeLaTr0ll]

A guy once told me that I should keep my winter color😂.

[@mielissa100ify]

I just found your channel through king of reads and I love it. I am binging your videos!

[@hellothere8347]

Idk what these people be on but I’m dark skin and very proud! A ring light can’t even make me look too light and when it do? I politely turn the brightness now. I wish I could show y’all 😂😂😂 like I’m so thankful that I love my skin now! We got to keep pinky or whatever her name is in prayers because it’s a lot of darkskin young girls coming up and this is terrible!

[@corettejones]

Girlllll, I love your video presentations! Your are smart, intellectually pleasing, and on point! But I have to watch your videos multiple times to digest the content because you are physically intriguing! In a good way! I’m like a little child instantly distracted. I tell myself stay focused, this commentary is Important! To me, You are so beautiful, soulful, insightful… inside and out! Your commentary takes me places, mental calisthenics. Also bonus, you have introduced me to so many Thinkers. I’m a little slow however, Thank You for your broadcasts! 64yr Fan 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🥰🇺🇸

[@biabia9181]

Yes like every filter makes you a shade to 5 shades lighter and change your whole face structure. That’s why I don’t like them or use them often. I can’t remember the last time I used one. Pinky doll is in an industry where light skin gets ahead and she took advantage of that. She likely a millionaire in less than a year. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with tricking the system. Actual skin bleaching is way more drastic then “digital skin bleaching”. Bleaching your skin literally harms you and your psyche. Pinky doll knows she is brown skin. She looks in the mirror. You know the saying “don’t hate the player, hate the game”? Let’s hate colorism. Not the women who twist the colorist system. You don’t have to cheer her on but judging her and putting her down isn’t going to fix the issue of colorism.

[@smileyhumanbeing]

Oooh thank you for sharing Dash Harris’ work. I’m curious to hear more of what she said and it also has me wondering if there’s parallels in North Africa 🤔 (as a light skinned Egyptian)

[@SamriBliss]

I remember how almost a decade ago my light skinned friend posted a modified photo of myself on Facebook and it got hundreds of likes overnight. I was shocked so I untagged myself. 😢 Keep in mind that Most of my Facebook ‘friends’ at the time were mostly black.

[@nkwari]

Pinkydoll and Little Nas X both took advantage of starting out without people knowing how they look. I am glad they both did that to get to the top. Pinkydoll might not have gotten as much money. Hopefully now she can be her natural color.

[@shaejae6252]

People being big mad is just proof that colorism is real bc a lot our skinfolk like to deny that it exists

[@moniquehandy7103]

I've been told im too black all my life my mom use to tell me to stay out the sun now i sun bathe. Almost purple i love the skin im in i only wish i could remove these tattoos i got in my youth this has been happening all my life and it will never stop ive just accepted it

[@svfty9571]

i love your videos! Keep up the good work

[@Gintsumi]

This woman did what she wanted and made money from it. Ariana Grande changed her looks too, made money. This is something that has been happening for years. Changing oneself for money and attention. Skin, hair, eyes, body shape and more. People change those things and it was their choice. I don't think it will stop.

[@Nazinsky]

Hi, I’m light skin and I like watching your content. It helps me understand what my fellow brothers and sisters go through. I’m racially ambiguous, always Persian or something and never just black. But I understand that maybe I’m not considered that. I just really enjoy your content and your a strong voice out here for those that need and want to hear you.

[@ShaeDaily]

Not kidding I’m questioning my shade! I do feel like I’m a few shades lighter online. Don’t get me wrong. I like some good lighting but people have told me I’m deep chocolate and I’m always okay with it but my IG says milk…I also use a ring light sooo maybe that makes a difference but I’m not trying to be anything else but me and Black!

[@stringybeanss]

love as always

[@beewest5704]

Even in my country singers, actors & other celebs get lighter as they have more popularity & success. How can I tell a young girl that being darkskinned is okay when she sees how it is linked to money & success?

[@nellysilly9872]

I love your makeup and your aura it's amazing ❤

[@serenatsukino5252]

Nappy headed Jojoba came out with a video saying that she's tired of how colorism is spoken about in terms of desirability. Like she's tired of people talking about how colorism is when a black guy prefers light skinned/mixed/non black women over dark skinned black women. With this whole issue coming out with Pinky doll, I hope we can finally talk about colorism in it's entirety because it is more than just being seen as desirable. If pinky doll was darker and/or less ambiguous looking would she be able to profit from the NPC trend she started? Or would someone else who is lighter/mixed/not black be able to profit off of something Pinky started?

[@faeriegraver]

I don't really know how I feel about this yet, apart from feeling sadness because in all likelihood she wouldn't have been as wildly successful if she looked more like herself. She looks so beautiful at the awards show. These filters, and photo editing are really damaging for people's self-esteem, confidence, and body image. It's so frustrating, because beauty standards come and go, and not many people can reach them, but that doesn't mean they aren't beautiful. While it may take a little while for me to get my head around how I'm feeling about this, one thing I am really sure about is that I love how KZbin has been working for recommendations for me this year. I've lost count of how many creators I've subscribed to after seeing an interesting video pop up on the home page. I didn't even get five minutes into this video before subscribing. Now I'm excited to catch up on all the content on this channel. I absolutely love this.

[@nanaosei-tutu5239]

Love you so much Mayowa. You look stunning and your makeup is sooo cute! Your videos are always spot on. I think this specific issue surrounding colorism is an interesting one because PinkyDoll lowkey pulled one over on all of us, but especially on the colorists of the internet and of the world. I can’t help but feel happy for her because at the end of the day, she popped out in her own skin and clearly, she feels comfortable and beautiful in her own skin or she wouldn’t have done that. I agree with the fact that we should be focusing on uplifting darker skin tones and all of that, but I don’t think our progress toward eradicating colorism will be hindered greatly if people do it the way that PinkyDoll has. Colorism isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so I think we do need to be innovative in how we can bring attention to colorism and this definitely was a genius way to do it imo.

[@CourtneyStubblefield-k4w]

Tha makeup looks are killer!!!!! great job!

[@ec9833]

Yep. Beautiful as always. ❤️

[@shannonwilliams2777]

I'm a teacher and during the pandemic I didn't meet parents but I saw their WhatsApp pics. When I met one of them irl I didn't recognize them, they used filters to lighten their skin

[@TinaCarey123]

Lol

[@ToyaF82]

She looks like a completely different person....in a good way though.

[@MSKC86]

This reminds me of a makeup/hair ig person I used to follow named Brittanie Evans. She edits her pictures so much now she unrecognizable.

[@therealtiffany]

Thank you for your perspective!

[@iishedavis3184]

I'm not sure if you noticed recent tiktok beauty trends/filters/facial features are just glamourized eugenics