Lightskin Privilege Doesn't Exist.

[@tashawilliams8093]

It's a shame that we as black people tear each other down yet want respect from other races. SMH.

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

Exactly!

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

Lyle to say it better and I’m Lightskin

[@catalex330]

Thank you

[@جميل-شكرا]

Some of us may share skintones, but we are not the same group. Racial unity is a myth.

[@Rebmetpes4]

To me it's healthy; ur gonna find hate within the brackets even further😕🤔 yep!

[@bdlamini9002]

Alot of the time it's people who are dark skin bashing people who are light skin. However they don't see that as colorism.

[@verajohnson3542]

Preach! Preach!

[@Realest1ne]

Google the definition of colorism and then come back

[@LoveLovies]

@@Realest1ne Colorism means shadism. Bullying a lightskin = shadism.

[@S6Ryujin]

@@Realest1ne so what do you call it when ds women harass ls women for their tone? Just normal everyday activities huh, ig it doesn’t matter when it happens, we’re just supposed to ignore it and only ever focus on the issues and treatment of ds women

[@Realest1ne]

@@S6Ryujin Call it what you will but by definition that is not colorism 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bribaby8902]

As a light skin person I was alllllwaaaays bullied by darker people

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@ceelitty2]

@@niyahhoth42 shut tf up dont shoot down her experience y'all swear yall the only people who get bullied & mistreated dont try to invalidate her just because you think your trauma matter more. We're all human at the end of the day we bleed the same

[@niyahhoth42]

@Fonxa_Ltd0007 And if the few of y'all have, I gotta say thank you. If someone bashes you for speaking out against colorism towards ds, then no, that's not OK at all. But most of us ds woman REALLY appreciate it when y'all do finally come through and address what's going on in our community.

[@idontlikeyouatall]

@@niyahhoth42 as someone from the south I see dark women with light men any red women with yellow men or anyway around. Might be because we're indigenous to American and so called african Americans aren't and we all know yall think different or maybe it's because we don't see color as a difference in race more so as a hue of melanin of which it is. My sister is dark skin I'm not she is biracial and is constantly being told by fools like you that she's african American and I'm constantly being told I'm not even black. Shadism is what it's called when you are being a jack ass to a "black" person lighter than you and ironically enough the definition of colorism is shadism. You're apart of the problem. There are PLENTY of light women being burned and killed throughout history by dark women and its over looked because y'all want to play victim whilst treating brown skin people like trash and expecting every light brown person to apologize for some reason unbeknownst to me .

[@niyahhoth42]

@@idontlikeyouatall Mhmm, so u were mad that I was saying that colorism towards ds women exists and to ls woman but i's kinda ignorant talking bout it in a vid bout ds women and colorism (which is dismissive whether u like it or not) and ur proving my point trying to dismiss colorism and say ur sister didn't have to deal w/ it. All I have to say is u don't know that, it may look like she's fine but in reality she might've wished she looked like u. But I don' wanna argue w/ u, seems like ur the type of person who doesn't seem ta want to listen to other ppl's back story. I know colorism happened to ya'll and I'm sorry, but did you ever think maybe a ds woman when u were in school were MAYBE (not every girl is jealous of u bc ur lightskin) but maybe that girl who was roach, blackie, charcaol, African booty scracther, ugly just bc she was ds and looked at u and saw everything she wanted to be, a little girl TIRED of being rejected and bullied, saw u and that's why she said that? I don't want u to become more colorist and not argree w/ me. So all I ask to look at both POV (point of views) and maybe ask ur sister about colorism that happened to her, what does it feel like to be a ds woman in society and maybe just maybe your persective will change.

[@PandemoniumZ-367]

Im light skin, and Ive always thought that I wasn't "true Black" because of my skin colour. Im not mixed either. I've felt guilty for having light skin, because I felt I was a bad person just because of my skin colour. I've also thought I was a bad person for being Black. It's like we can't get out of the negativity we feel and the discrimination we get just for being Black, and then us hating ourselves, then colourism within our own community. No one should hate anyone for being darker or lighter, dark skin is beautiful, all shades of Black people are beautiful. We are all Black. We already struggle just being Black, and then people have to be ashamed for their own skin, light or dark. Even as a lightskin, Ive been called several racial slurs and have encountered many racist schools. Racists dont see darker or lighter, they see Black. As dark and light skin, we should stop hating each other, and stand up for eachother, as we all experience discrimination. If you think you better for having lightskin, quit that bull. We are all Black brothers and sisters in this struggle. It's really heartbreaking.

[@pkyt2458]

You are mixed lmao your MGM like where else did the light skin come from you certainly are made up of sum else cuz you ain't no 100% black

[@oatmeallover4000]

I relate!!

[@king-freddy23king13]

I feel that same way

[@KensBlue]

same

[@chowmeinsyummy5728]

Im mixed but look very lightskin and get so much hate for what? As well as that loads of people come at me and call me white when its obvious im mixed due to my features.

[@m.m9136]

Colorism is not one sided. I'm glad we're having this conversation. The hate can come from either side and it's so sad. Stop the hate and division. We all have our issues and need healing

[@itskeke-wk8ng]

I’m mixed race and when I hang around with white people my race is never ever brought up or I’m never made to feel left out but when I’m with black people it’s usually comments like “Arh that’s definitely the white side of you coming out” or just always pointing out the fact I’m half white and half black it’s just ridiculous. I’d rather be with people that don’t always have to make ‘jokes’ about it or bring it up in salty ways it’s annoying. I’m not self conscious about my race at all but I don’t like it when people try to define me and how I act by looking at my skin colour. Also, ofc not all white and black people are like this

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge (or speak about your problems when it's not your time to fight) DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@charleshutchinson6170]

You're really attractive

[@Nikki2New]

@@niyahhoth42 Girl if you don't get your unstable angry upset hostile out of pocket a## off of everyone comments like they can't express themselves. Gtfoh.

[@shekinahglory604]

@@SideHustleInspiration what

[@shekinahglory604]

@imm tellem ikr ppl saying “ur acting to white ur sounding too white etc.” Is so stupid

[@kettascoils8205]

Let’s talk about being bullied: I’ve gotten “You think you white, don’t you?!” “You think you too good for us cause you look like them!!” How about getting jumped because your skin gets lighter during the winter like EVERYONE ELSE.... I’m still waiting for my privilege to kick in.... with that being said, I do believe colorism exists, and I’m against it.

[@kettascoils8205]

Will theThrill I’m sure there are some who believe it to be truth instead of myth.... But for me and my life, my complexion brought a different response....I can only share my life experiences..... growing up in the small town that I did, I was told so many hateful things and looked upon as a “Want-to-be White girl”... I’ve even been told “Your daddy a white man. You can look at you and tell. Yo momma stepped out on your daddy cause he dark skinned!” This came from FAMILY..... so “light skinned privilege” might have happened in others’ lives but not mine.

[@yvettebranch]

@@kettascoils8205 similar has happened to me. while it is apparent that light skin privilege does exist, it still hasn't really done me any good because it's always like "your dad is white" (my paternal side of the family is just about all light skin) or "you're not black enough" especially being in a school that is predominantly dark skin or brown skin. sometimes it's ignored how the skin tone hierarchy affects light skinned and mixed people too. by definition, it's not colorism, but discrimination still affects both spectrums depending on who you're surrounded with.

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge (or speak about your problems when it's not your time to fight) DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@kettascoils8205]

@@niyahhoth42 The video is about LS privilege. I spoke on LS privilege. I’ve seen DS prejudice/colorism. I KNOW it exists. Growing up, however, my skin tone was NOT looked upon favorably.

[@niyahhoth42]

@@kettascoils8205 I'm sorry this happened to all the light skin women in the comments. However, you guys are talking about your problems when this is a video about DS women and the colorist problems we face, it makes it seem like ya'll are ignorant and against us, not for us, black woman to black woman. Just please let us have this one.

[@mariaharriss]

Good topic. I'm all for uplifting our darker sisters, buuut when those same sisters as adults throw shade at me cus I "lack melanin" then they lack understanding. We need to accept all shades of blackness, we're no better than anyone else.

[@pink1237480]

I agree im not going to let anyone disrespect me.

[@LoveLovies]

I used to be bullied by my older sister who is darker than me she would literally break me down even though im about beyonces skin tone just a bit darker but she would tell me she wished i was dead and make me feel like i should hate myself since i was lighter mind you we were home schooled and she was and is told she's beautiful by everyone and even in her own words admitted to never dealing with colorism but there are always multiple sides to being black people act like being a house slave was better or having to make the decision to pass or be k*lled i mean at the end of the day we're black to white people and when its convenient black to the people in our community

[@pink1237480]

@@LoveLovies thats sad I had a similar experience. I know exactly what you mean our experiences matter just as much as a dark skin persons does.

[@LoveLovies]

@@pink1237480 dont let anyone tear you down love yourself lighter or darker its just a hue of melanin and doesn't make the person 🥰

[@mstcherie13]

That part

[@i_only_simp_for_myself800]

Bruh. I’m white and just seeing how so many sitcoms constantly show us mixed girls, with Eurocentric features portraying a black girl with two dark skinned parents , is the massive prove that colorisme TO WOMEN is a real thing. My friend have a dark skin, perfect facial features and a perfect body, but people treat her like a below average looking white girl. She’s treated like garbage by black men, and when she started to date my cousin “ who’s white” and who adores her, black men and some lightskinned girls started to call her a swirler and a race traitor. They found it horrible, that she refused to stick to, some black men that will constantly remind her that she’s the bottom of the barrel, no matter how pretty her face is. Light skin girls, ( and white girls) who deny their privileges are just humble bragging.

[@Samuel115s]

Personally I think pretty privilege is the real privilege. Skin tone alone does not make that much difference. I bet if this girl allowed herself to get really dark in the sun nothing in her life would change and she wo be treated the same.

[@i_only_simp_for_myself800]

Darkshadow no. Eurocentric beauty standards are real. If it wasn’t the case then blonde hair and blue eyes wouldn’t be described as the epitome of beauty. Black women have to look like Naomi Campbell to be considered barely above average, while a white girl with blue eyes , just have to not be hideously ugly to be considered cute. That’s the hard truth. If being light skinned and white, didn’t gave you privileges, then you wouldn’t see dark women bleaching their skins even tho it’s harmful for their skin texture and brunettes dying their hair blondes, even tho it’s harmful for their hair textures. We always preach that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you always see peoples ( especially straight men), showing the contrary. I just hate sugarcoating things. I never saw a white woman wishing that she was black, a light skin black woman wishing that she was darker and a blue eyed woman wanting brown eyes, but I always see the opposite. There is no smoke without fire, these women don’t wish to have lighter features out of nowhere but because they saw the privileges it can give.

[@Mai-sx3yf]

@John Clarke that isn’t true and racist.

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

This

[@shannonlatrise]

I definitely agree. This is similar to my story....

[@monique.shamirah]

Here for the comments of people that didn't actually watch the full video lol. Great video!

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Lolol right? 😭 thanks sis ❤️❤️

[@tayshunsmith666]

@@Astoldbynneoma black father and white mom can be lightskin

[@tayshunsmith666]

@@Astoldbynneoma like ti his wife is mixed with white and black tiny mom is white and her dad is black can you get it

[@AnythingLounge]

What more privileges do I get exactly I’ve never gotten privilege actually more hate than privilege and I just get hated on and called white AF so what part of which privilege do I get besides racism?

[@godzillanismo4892]

Yeah everyone knew its satire. You really thought you're smart for sitting through the video huh😂🤣 it's easy to see through her face that she was being satirical

[@rosepetals6895]

I was bullied when i was younger for being light skin, i used to pray to god that i could wake up darker. Sometimes when talking about black issues the darker girls would tell me ...you can’t even relate to black issues and that really hurt... But irregardless of my experience i also understand the plight of dark skins.

[@mlbrabham]

I feel you that happened to me MANY times but you cant give up you cant let anyone define your blackness....

[@tiffanydegoya]

Aliana Wood Aliana Wood yes we all understand what your saying as we get older but as a younger kid most of us had no clue and it doesn’t excuse the dark skinned girls that bullied Rose Petals when she was younger, or the ones who made those comments, it still hurt her. I wasn’t bullied for being light skinned b/c I’m obviously not, but I was bullied a lot for my hair. when I went to church I was bullied in the young adult church for having long hair, the girls would say it was a weave and it got to the point of them yanking it, made fun of For “talking white” , I started going to the little children’s church to get away from it all. I would be in line at the grocery store and hear black girls behind me talking about my hair and why would I get a weave like that and how ridiculous I looked. I ended up cutting it off up to my cheeks when I was 17. there is a lot of colorism and just so much competition and putting down one another. As a kid I didn’t know what I know now and for a long time I was angry. One persons struggle doesn’t invalidate the other. Anyways hope you ladies have a good day ❤️

[@pink1237480]

@Aliana Wood you have to understand everyone hurts not just dark skinned women.

[@lilmizzije]

@Bianca Bella girl i get it but it sounds like your invalidating their experience

[@lilmizzije]

@Bianca Bella they still get bullied tho. And her experience is just as valid as a darker skinned girl. Yes I know darker skinned girls experience a lot more societally but still

[@brookebellamy2057]

The click bait is marketing genius cuz best believe I clicked on it immediately 😂. But thank you again for speaking on this as a light skin woman; it’s much needed. For those who oppose basically she’s saying “we’re all black” is “all lives matter” for light skin people & she’s right soooo....🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Oh ok so you get it! Lol

[@brookebellamy2057]

Nne Unfiltered yup! 🤗

[@itslivenow3079]

@@Astoldbynneoma Your not light skinned for real. That's why you don't have light skin privilege.

[@PandemoniumZ-367]

@@itslivenow3079 There is no such thing. That "privilege" further degrades us by saying "you're only pretty because you're light, not because you're black."

[@yolir.u9452]

@@itslivenow3079 what do you mean?

[@symoneperry9774]

THANKKK YOUUU!!! Especially when your lightskin and people think you hair is going to be curly, my natural hair is 4c. A lot of light skins get bullied when their younger because their lighter. If your with darker people your white, so you get picked on for that. SO THANK YOU!!!

[@apersonontheinternethi7023]

not even close to darkskin women however.

[@goldenovaries]

@@apersonontheinternethi7023 it’s not the olympics, we listen to y’all when y’all talk about your issues, why do y’all insist on talking over ours?

[@Nikki2New]

@@goldenovaries they get so rude and aggressive

[@luxuriousmindset1906]

@@Nikki2New yup they will never admit to cutting off mixed girls hair 🙄 and bullying thats why i dont be caring low key

[@shemotivation2023]

Hahahaha I do believe lightskinned people are not fully black they must be mixed

[@Dingleberry81]

As a lightskin biracial man ive been descrimated against by darker black people in one of my previous jobs. The demographic was heavily white, with some asian and hispanic people and a small group of black people (DS). None of the black people wanted to help me when I found myself needing help, most just looked away and didn't talk to me nicely or anything. I had to get help from every other race except my own, especially the white people who were very nice and helpful to me. FFWD 3 months, a new hire joins (DS black man) all of the black people were joyous to help him and even went out their way to be so much more welcoming and helpful to him than they did with me, it was so obvious too. I did not have this problem with white, asian or hispanics though. Keep in mind I was the only LS biracial man with curly hair and they totally made me feel like I wasn't welcome and it made me despise myself for not being accepted by my own people, especially in a public work setting. I see lightskin women get targeted and bullied by DS women all the time in the work place, they always have to defend themselves from DS women talking to them disrespectfully, usually being excluded from friendly conversations by darker skin black women.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

They’re demons! And they have the nerve to call while people devils. Black people racist af against light skin or biracial people. Facts!

[@DaniDebarge]

Dude I haven’t experienced any of this privilege just saying I think it just depends on how you grew up. But most of my experience growing up was being picked on by brown skin girls saying I looked like Michael Jackson

[@keyyt3492]

You personally may not have experienced lighter skinned privilege, but trust and believe it is a thing, contrary to this video’s topic. Everything depends on perspective, too. A simple example - You as a light skinned person in a room full of white people, will now be the darkest person in the room. Even where you’re raised in the world depends on this color thing.

[@spongebob8157]

You do look like Michael Jackson tho, not tryna be rude.. and you aren't light skin to the point you look white. I think they meant the "before Michael because you sure don't look like the after. You are brownskin tho, but slightly lighter, not "light skin" This is coming from an actual light skin person. They probably weren't even bullying you for your skin tone, so stop 🤣🤣😂😂

[@ladybird491]

Really? How many brown skin women have you spoken to about their experience with getting hired. You don't see it cause you don't want to. Look at how so many light skin women are allowed to be front desk receptionist while brown skin women are hired for kitchen work or masculine position which is fact. Open your eyes and you will see.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

@@ladybird491 nope dark skin women had high positions in the government agency I worked for and they did the hiring. They only hired and promoted dark skin women.

[@mistressmadeline9080]

People say because I’m light skinned I look mean I was bullied all of my life for being lightskinned when all I wanted was to be accepted with my people I never felt white I’m not I’m black

[@mistressmadeline9080]

@meow & woof well know youre black enough for me

[@seethefuture24680]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@DOLCEKAYEXOTICAL]

Exactly ❤

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

Yes we all struggle but in different ways the closer you are to white the more accepted you are in society and yes its true we all struggle but thats because we are p.o.c idk why theres a stigma when it comes to darker skinned people i hate the separating its disgusting idk why people believe skin color should define who you are

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Right?! It’s so sad SMH

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

@@Astoldbynneoma 😩💕

[@Samuel115s]

I don't believe light skin privilege is a big as people think. Black is black regardless of shade. If this girl got real dark in the sun I bet her life would stay exactly the same and nothing would change.

[@Samuel115s]

@@esedontworryabouttherest7482 I'm talking about now in 2020 not back in freaking slavery or segregation lol. If this girl got 4 shades darker in the sun her life would stay the same. I feel like some light skin people want to believe light skin privilege gives them this huge Advantage but really it doesn't.

[@darkx6869]

ese don't worry about the rest please don’t go all the way back to slavery just to make a point. We’re are all black alright? And we shouldn’t keep using that just to make a point, let’s get passed that.

[@TheSamiat.Olabisi]

0:39 😂😂😂😂😂I love the way the Nigerian in you came out

[@Astoldbynneoma]

😂😂😂

[@Shawnieoj]

I walked into a room with black girls and I made a comment saying I don’t wanna get married right now and all of a sudden they said “it’s fair people like me that get old quicker than dark skin” most of the dark skinned women are envious of the light skin I got into an argument and one of the girls tried to throw a brush at me a lot of the dark women are more spiteful because the moment I got into the room I felt the hate

[@Shawnieoj]

Zhara Moreira exactly

[@SRHisntSilent]

How dare they

[@Shawnieoj]

Zhara Moreira 😂😂 yellow bone 😂😂

[@Shawnieoj]

Zhara Moreira I don’t even get why they are all attacking her. like can’t she sing for us only? Must they always feel intimidated

[@Shawnieoj]

Zhara Moreira soo annoying

[@myaniles5292]

As light skin person it’s offensive when people say that only light skins are better because why do I have to be a certain way to be beautiful and on top of that I could came out dark skin but of the genetics , I came lighter.

[@richardmyles8237]

Richard Myles 14 minutes ago (edited) www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1265949/Mixed-race-people-attractive-finds-British-study.html mixed race privilege does exist...also...Nne I would not consider you light skinned. Light skinned mixed race people have certain features that makes them look different. The hair is one thing...and overall facial features. I see you as a beautiful brown girl...but i dont see a light skinned woman. YESSSSSSS mixed race privilege does exist thegrio.com/2011/12/21/americans-rank-mixed-race-people-ahead-of-blacks-socially/

[@_tiaa_5594]

I relate to this

[@thejenkinsfamily7179]

Finally, someone who has eyes and uses their brain and understands the same thing I do thank you so much for this comment God Bless u sista 💯❤️

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

As a light Skinned Black Man that is so true we are not Privileged.

[@Realest1ne]

So you just saw the title and commented huh? 😂 She actually saying that you are privileged in the video 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Yup she pandering to insecure dark skin females.

[@aceworld7043]

Oh yea, it is not our fault if people in power wants to give us a so called privilege, so we should not be the ones being hated, we did not do anything to you.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

They want a scapegoat to lash out on instead of lashing out at the people that they claim discriminate against them. Notice they mostly lash out on women, not men. And most the haters are women. It’s jealousy and envy. It’s an excuse and a cop out for their insecurities and unwillingness to compete ethically.

[@eb6302]

Omg i hate to hear ppl say that about lightskin men they are almost on the same level as darkskin woman when it comes to colorism. I have heard ppl say they are too pretty, not masculine, etc

[@aishax01]

When that nigerian accent came out😆😍🤣 a sigh of relief

[@grlinpink]

Yup

[@briannanickson6656]

Lightskin does not mean mixed raced. There are lightskin black people. There are darkskin and brownskin mixed people. People who are mixed raced or biracial with black are not black, just like they’re not white or asian either.

[@briannanickson6656]

I can’t and shouldn’t tell ppl what they should or should not do, anyone can do and think as they please, I just hope we stay knowledgeable and remember the differences. If ur mixed and want to identify as lightskin that’s np, not that u guys need permission, just know other races can be lightskin too.

[@jlcii]

As a black mixed person, yes I am black! My hair is still kinky, my lips are still full, my skin is still Brown. Am I mixed with other races? Sure. But what am I called when people look at me? 'Mixed' and 'biracial' are not identities. When you try to call somebody mixed, or biracial without acknowledging what races they are mixed with, you are therefore calling that person a nobody, which is naturally offensive. Go ahead and tell somebody you are mixed, they're likely going to ask you 'with what?' I am tired of hateful ass people out here trying to disown black mixed people out of the black community that look black, are raised black, and go through black struggles, but aren't considered black because gatekeepers like you want to try to disown us out of our blackness, while the rest of the world is still calling us niggas.

[@IndigoCosmic]

Mixed and biracial is not a race. You can't tell a mixed person that they are not black just because you are jealous of them being mixed.

[@IndigoCosmic]

@@jlcii Exactly. Go to pages like Chrisse and Cynthia G and all you will see and hear is them trying to dictate who is black enough to be call black. Its disgusting.

[@queenchica6623]

@@IndigoCosmic I agree and truth be told, some lighter skin women's DNA will and has detected more African roots than some darker skin toned. I don't like Chrissie and only watch Cyn G when discussing these dusty dudes, but she had the nerve to say that light skinned FULLY black people has one mixed parent. Umm, my brownskin parents are not mixed. My grand parents are not mixed and most of their children are dark skin so explain how my parents came out "mixed" based on her logic. My youngest dark skin sister has the same parents as me so how is it that I am I guess mixed by her standards, but not my dark skin sister. Make it make sense.🤦‍♀️

[@keyshadior2629]

I’m so confused as to what people think light skin is. I would think you were a brown skin woman. This society is unbelievably strange, skin color is this big of a deal

[@kayyjohnson8325]

Right she’s definitely brown skin/ caramel not light skin

[@fignutinn8196]

@@kayyjohnson8325 i hate to use food as a comparison for skin color but if you were to color pick her skin you would get a light brown mocha color, it is not a true brown like a chocolate color.

[@lollymadikiza3174]

I agree bcoz I am looking @de knuckles of her fingers, they are dark(south Africa)

[@hunterbrooks5583]

Exactly this woman is not light I’m so confused she thinks he’s light and has privilege?? I’m half white and don’t consider myself light lol it’s just so ridiculous

[@eliofife297]

I grew up comfortably, far more comfortably than most black people, and since second grade, was always bullied for being the lightest lightskin kid out of all the black kids in my school. At age ten, I layed in 35 °C heat without sunscreen for 3 hours straight in hopes that I'd somehow become darker and ended up violently sick for a week straight. The nickname "coconut" followed me through all of my 12 years of schooling and especially in highschool bc I'd thrown myself into being more "hood" in order to fit in. It didn't help that I never spoke with a "blackcent" (bc it was shamed out of me. Or that I never went to school hungry until I developed an eating disorder. Or that I didn't understand half of what other black kids said to me bc I was "raised white" and they got angry at me for my mother buying "white people" foods. I can't even remember the amount of times I've cried bc my mother forced me to straighten my hair for school bc my curls looked to "untidy and wild" It took my own father admitting that he ID's as black bc of our roots, for me to even try and lay claim to the "black" label and our culture. Yes, I recognize my privilege as a light skinned black person, but the shade of my skin doesn't mean that I haven't suffered, and I'm sick of anyone trying to tell me otherwise.

[@mutelarsorhougbe4606]

Mm yup I hear you.

[@IndigoCosmic]

Omg wow that's so sad. You are black and shouldn't let another person tell you or dictate that to you because you are light. Black people come in all shades.

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG I'm sooo sorry about what happended to you but seriously it's not about ya'll in this case, it's about what's happening to us.

[@ifyousayso9392]

@@niyahhoth42 So you choose to ignore the suffering of other black women because they aren't the same shade as you? Instead of deflecting your hatred to ls women, educate yourself as to WHY you are so bitter toward your sisters. We're still your sister, your cousins, your Aunties, your Mothers and Greatgrandmothers. How dare you insult "us" like this? I, for one,, am sick of it.. and if you don't be careful you will have no "allies". Start with Jim Crow Laws. This was all a plan devised to separate us. And it's worked. And my ds sisters are spearheading it. It's sad.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Look at this dark skin bully choosing to ignore light skins being bullied. This chic is sick.

[@oluwabusolamionigbinde1122]

Nne you scared tf out of me😭 I only continued cuz i was like nah she's up to something

[@Astoldbynneoma]

😏😏😏

[@vanessaknight2862]

I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THIS 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣 AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE BEAT 😍😍😍😍

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Awww thank you so much 🥰❤️

[@lordquastheonly]

As a Dominican man who us the lightest out of my whole family in skin tone i was constantly humiliated not only by my family but also other kids for being lightskin

[@gloriaklein4706]

@Ali'z true lol

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Darks skins think psychological abuse against light skins is privilege.

[@zoe6974]

So now we can't compliment skin tone because of jealousy

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge (or speak about your problems when it's not your time to fight) DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@mamichula1177]

HA I WISH my light skin got me some privileges. Any time you look black or black mixed you will be discriminated against subconsciously. I’m light and my nephew is white skinned but we have black features and we still get profiled, get looked at like we are up to no good. We were stopped by police at the hospital I work at because a white woman said we stole her iPhone. They then took my and my nephews phone to let her see if it was hers 😅 I sued ofc. Just the other day with my husband in the store I was waiting on him to try on sweaters. He was in the dressing room and I guess I stood still too long and some old white lady came to see what I was doing and proceeded to follow me through the store until she saw my husband who is Asian and white. So uh no, maybe a few select rich light skinned people may have privileges but the average light skinned or mixed woman does not and I’m so sick of hearing it. We struggle just like you because no matter how light our skin is, you can’t easily erase blackness.

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge (or speak about your problems when it's not your time to fight) DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@Nikki2New]

@Mami Chula Exactly it goes both ways. We all have experiences and have the right to express them....

[@Nikki2New]

@@niyahhoth42 not you again 🤣🤣 you need anger management and psychologist. Everyone should be free to express their experiences whether dark skinned, light skinned, brown skinned , pale skinned, tanned skin hell no skinned. Stop harassing people and accusing them of LS privilege .

[@DOLCEKAYEXOTICAL]

@@niyahhoth42 foh

[@mutelarsorhougbe4606]

There’s an episode on black-ish s4 that tey talked about this and it was so good. Prompted my brother and I to have a conversation about it. Definitely important for these conversations to be HAD and for everybody involved to be LISTENED TO and heard out!

[@six6goddess214]

My daughter is very light like you, she's 6 and gets so much attention from black men and women, even whites. Its crazy , they come up to us and even want to give her money. She is starting to get a real attitude. Im trying my best to keep her grounded but everyone is telling her how pretty she is. One day I was talking about the black race and she said mom I'm not black Im lightskin. I was so shocked I didn't say anything and walked away. I have alot of work to do.

[@six6goddess214]

@Zhara Moreira I always thought black was black and I was determined to raise her as a "regular" black woman. Not a chance. This world won't let that happen. Constantly being reminded, constant attention just because of her skin color. I have a lot of work to do within myself because I feel myself getting upset/jealous. She came out of my damn vagina, shes half my DNA, so if you think shes beautiful then its me that was beautiful first. She wouldn't be possible without my great DNA. Look at her lips, those are mine, her long legs mine too. Im over 6 foot tall. All the things you admire about her is in me as well. Look past color people and see the person. The entire black race is truly beautiful, we are so unique no other race has the range of beauty we have.

[@LoveLovies]

That isn't a privilege its a fetish. I was broken down for being being "lightskin" everyone has different experiences and the black community is at fault for pushing the lightskin isn't black narrative

[@jacquelinehewitt608]

@@LoveLovies That part🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@unapologetic7281]

@@six6goddess214 wow you said you get upset/jealous because of the attention YOUR DAUGHTER gets over you?🤭

[@gisellececily]

@@unapologetic7281 It’s the context of the attention she receives because it belittles her. Women of all races experience this. This is just within a light skin/dark skin context. It makes her insecure but it’s something she has to work on, because the world is jacked up and harboring those feelings towards her daughter isn’t healthy. I’m a darker skin girl with a Mom that is lighter than me btw. I don’t have any negative feelings about it, but I do remember when I was younger saying that I wished I had a lighter skin tone.

[@kbflawless93]

To be honest I agree with you to a certain degree.Theres is a such thing as light skin privilege and light skin people need to address that like how white people need to address white privilege. When I was growing up I was picked on by dark/brown skin people, I hated going to school and I always felt like an outcast. I have been told multiple times throughout my life I am not black because I am light skin I am not black enough because I am light skin. I have had to deal with hate and jealousy from all women of different complexions. I think what is most important is that colorism is addressed and the cycle is broken. The only way this can truly end is if people stop seeing color and I don’t know if that will ever truly happen. It is important for people to have confidence and love themselves, you should not think you are superior then someone else because of your complexion that pertains to a light skin woman or a dark skin woman. I have overheard darker women talk very badly about lighter women I do not think that that is fair because they do not like when we talk badly about them. We all must be fair and stop disrespecting each other and start viewing each other as human beings all of this colorism/racism bullshit is for the birds and it is something that I will not participate in I see people for who they are not for their complexion.

[@ya3m1koo75]

You said it exactly. Since I’m a minor, I’m still in school and I get teased EVERYDAY. it’s unbearable. People say “your not black” or “white girl” I got kicked out of my friend group because I wasn’t dark enough. I also relate a lot in the media portion of the vid. Just because some light skinned people bullied DS women in the past, not all of us are like that. Hardly of us are like that. I’m not saying light-skinned people are at fault, but at the end of the day WE ARE ALL BLACK.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

You should make the staff aware of this bullying! It’s not ok! I dealt with it too but I kicked their arses! I shouldn’t have had to fight tho and neither should you.

[@chihir0047]

I wanted to add that just because you were a house slave did not mean you had it easier. A lot of the time the lighter skinned slaves that were in the house had to deal with more abuse like r*pe. No one is better than the other and everyone has experienced racism and colorism and everyone continues to propagate colorism. I was bullied so hard for my hair, skin tone, the way I talked, etc... this “light skin privilege” that people speak of does not apply to all and its also dependent upon other factors like where you live, your socioeconomic status, the schools you go to, etc. I’ve seen black guys that don’t date ds women, sure but I’ve also seen the opposite where they won’t even give you the time of day unless you’re darker. I’ve had ds women shun me since elementary school when I just wanted to be friends. When you are ls people make assumptions about you. Many ls women (at least where I am from) are seen as untrustworthy, troublemakers, and only good for sex. It’s really all about placement and perception.

[@ladybird491]

Yes they did have it easy, I will explain. The house slaves usually DID NOT GET BEAT because people had to see them and they were marketing tools and they were given better food and shelter and better cloths and even allowed to go to nice places. The indoor and the field slaves both got rapped. I am an descendent of documented slaves. Do you research on this.

[@ladybird491]

Your comment is someone who light skinned and triggered.

[@chihir0047]

@@ladybird491 not triggered just pointing out it wasn’t easy for slaves in the house either, they were still slaves, don’t know why it’s some competition of who had it worse..Yea maybe most didn’t have dinged up faces but you have no clue whether or not that means they got beat up/sexually abused and had to go through similar traumas..I am also a descendant of documented slaves, don’t let my ls fool you into thinking I know nothing. My family is from Arkansas, my great aunt whom I have spoken to many times and did not die until 2019 was a slave and didn’t get her freedom until she was almost a teen.

[@ifyousayso9392]

@@ladybird491 The house slaves BLACK husband's were killed, maimed, tortured, even raped in front of them before they were taken forcibly to raise and breastfeed massas children. They and their children were raped, beaten, and abused constantly. There is a reason we are unjustly seen as "hoes". Please look at the other side instead of the side you were shown. As a ls woman I have heard yt ppl say to their children, "don't EVER trust those ls blacks, they hate you just as much". It's bc they know we can infiltrate so much easier and that makes us able to bring the real about them back to our black family and community. Trust and believe, our "privilege" is smoke and mirrors. And we know it.

[@idontlikeyouatall]

@@ladybird491 So it's easier to drop a egg and get beaten half to d3@th and be hated by the whites for not being white and be hated by the black for not being black enough? That's so easy. I'm never going to feel bad for looking different and I will never try and put anyone on a pedestal because they think they deserve one. Dark skin people shouldn't feel bad for being dark skin and they shouldn't make brown skin and light brown skin people feel bad for being that either

[@nickis942]

I disagree I became a monster because of what I endured for being light. I was born and raised in Watts, CA. I was beaten, molested, raped, jumped, and basically torture until I became a beast at the age of 13. I was called Casper, ghost, light bright, glow worm, and ugly. I’m 41 and still don’t believe I’m pretty. So I learned to fight, I studied hard, I learned to sing, dance, play instruments, write poetry, rap, draw, and paint and was still beaten. At 13 I got jumped by 3 females and 2 males and they beat me up really bad. I thought they were going to kill me. I was told I would never be shit and no one loved me. So I learned to fight and started gangbanging. That was the last fight I lost too. I was depressed and didn’t care about anything, I lived my life to die. I got into one abusive relationship after another until I became pregnant and turned my life around. Now I help kids like me. So I don’t believe in light skinned privilege! I was fucking tortured and then they blamed me when I became a monster! I couldn’t help my skin color, or eye color, or my hair length and texture, but I beat the hell out of anyone who had a problem with the way I was born! And all my friends dark skinned ALL of them and I’m blacker than all of them put together. My family who are also dark skinned say I’m the blackest person they know!

[@Nikki2New]

👏👏👏👏 I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself when they tried to defeat and destroy you. Yes they will throw the rock @you and hide their hand to try to make you look bad but you held yourself up and conquered. 💪💪❤️❤️❤️

[@nickis942]

@@Nikki2New Thank you so much! I became a science teacher for title I schools and I help, protect and defend, and am advocate for ALL of my students, whom I call my babies! The community calls me The School Mom. We need to practice love, respect, and understanding for one another not bias and hate.

[@Nikki2New]

@@nickis942 You are very Welcome! Omg that's cool, you're a science teacher and an advocate for kids now! I 💯% agree I'm in school now to become a human services advocate officer to do the same. ❤️❤️❤️

[@nickis942]

@@Nikki2New I’m so proud of you! You are exactly what we need! More people to become part of the solution instead of bashing each other for skin tones that all hues of black men and women have died for! Good for you!!!💝💝💝

[@seekeroftruth1484]

I’m biracial from Los Angeles as well and always got bullied and had to defend myself against brown skin and dark skin females (occasionally males too) even in the workplace. And my mom is brownskin. I’m 45.

[@darkx6869]

I just want to say this, I’m light skin and see a lot of hate targeted at us and I don’t know why. I mean I feel a lot of “dark skins” are insulting us now. I’ve seen the day “f lightskins” “y’all started the separation” “y’all are all gay” “you’re all mixed with white”. I don’t understand why, we didn’t start this? This all started out as a joke then it got extremely aggressive and offensive. I mean aren’t we all suppose to be a family? We all black ain’t we? We’re suppose to be helping each other in these times right? Also I agree that brown/dark skins are extremely beautiful and need the hype but now insults are being thrown at lightskins. Also we need to stop using “light/brown/dark skin”, we’re all black no matter what shade💙

[@seekeroftruth1484]

The reason is insecurity, envy and jealousy plain and simple. Stay away from these hateful people.

[@thizzzanubis8188]

a bit confused there just a bit confused there in the beginning ngl... but kept watching. thank you for speaking on this topic and educating more!

[@Astoldbynneoma]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@pandoraheartsvd]

I got bullied for my skin mostly from white, non black Hispanic, and east Asian classmates of mine. They would make fun of every feature and tell me how "my skin looked unattractive" or "dirty" etc

[@DearBill]

Does Middle Easterner / West Asian treated you better ? They also bullied you because your skin color ?

[@rosepetals6895]

Omg the “i like your color” and people asking for advice on how to make their skin like yours are the most irritating

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Yeah it’s low key cringe lol 😬

[@mlbrabham]

Or omg you got that good hair.... no stop dont put that on me we all got good hair your brain just isn't trained to see it....

[@ThatPrettyGirlYongz]

I’m light skin and I have darker skinned sisters. Adults in my community would always tell me that I was lucky I was light skinned and they would always compliment me in ways that belittled my sisters. My sisters had my back in school and I was always too young to have theirs because people would mistreat them for being darker. In high school, I was bullied by a dark skinned girl but it had nothing to do with me being lighter because she bullied darker skinned girls as well so I don’t really have the experience most light skinned girls say they have or had with bullying like that. I think this colorism situation has really turned me off these movements altogether because when it comes to issues like racism and body positivity, people can easily explain why those they deem privileged should not say certain things or even do certain things for the sake of their comfort but when it comes to the colorism movement, whenever dark skinned girls say that they are called bitter and are told they are dismissing others. I’m not saying thats not true but I’m sick and tired of people trying to make that a dark skinned girls thing because most people in society do that these days. Let’s not generalise is what I think will work. Not all light skinned girls think they are better and not all darl skinned girls are bullies. I feel like if we deal with things as we see them, things will start to change. If anyone is being bullied, speak up there and then. Don’t reward colorists in your communities with your time and respect. Don’t reward people who belittle others based on their shade of black at all.

[@niyahhoth42]

"Choosing to ignore or challenge (or speak about your problems when it's not your time to fight) DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege."- @BabyG

[@spongebob8157]

lol you don't look light skin in my opinion.. you must be from africa

[@ladybird491]

It was the school cause I know plenty schools in which dark skin women were not bullied. My grandmother is very daekskinned and was never bullied.

[@ifyousayso9392]

Well said.

[@ayodelesharon1575]

This brings back a lot of memories. I had an extremely colourist lightskinned friend who would always flock round brownskinned girls like me and darker people too, and make remarks about how she doesn't like being surrounded by dark people. She would also talk about how ugly some darkskinned girls were. She was really toxic all in all and i had to cut her off eventually.😪 This is the most beautiful video I've seen this year. And I'm not exaggerating. It is really beautiful, seeing a light skinned woman acknowledging colourism and talking about the way out. Well done, Nne😍😍

[@niyahcraney2098]

I’m so sorry to hear that just wrong she should apologize and do some self reflection and get help

[@dezimonae1214]

THANK YOU OMG!

[@Tafara7]

Pardon? 😃 Edit: I watched a bit more and YOU RIGHT

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Yes 😭😭❤️

[@tammyfleming6392]

I have been tortured all my life even by my family it has been hell for me I don't know who hates me worst white people or blacks I've been hated on all my life. No we are just people how dare people be racist to us by our own people I had a hit put on me by a black man being racist. Wow Asian Doll you can't put that on all lightskin women. I have been hated on worst all my life. We are all struggling I have all shades of children but something lately has infected my family by treating me astranged and I can't put my finger on it but it is not how I raised my family. I raised my family that we are all equal.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

The hate against light skins is rampant. protect your light skin children from the violence and psychological abuse from the black community !

[@ashleyjones5396]

I’m light skinned and so is my 15 yo son. I just asked him if he thought he had privilege and explained it. He agrees that he does. I agree that I do as well.

[@Realest1ne]

That’s great that he’s so young but still so aware.

[@pink1237480]

I understand what you're saying but I'm not going to hold myself back from success just to appease dark skin women because they have privileges too. I don't think its important because I know a lot of dark or brown skin women would never do it because whenever a light skin women succeed there is never support from them at all. So why should I keep supporting people who won't for me? Last year I definitely would agree with you this year I have seen so many eye opening things dark skin women have said not all of them of course but still. I am also not going to question someone about their preferences because it won't be equal. I did do my research i never thought I was better because of my skin tone I'm just not going to be a scared little bitch for black women and men.

[@Samuel115s]

Fair play 👏

[@natasharules770]

Tue fact that jorja Smith, a light skinned (mixed woman) got more support from singing Enny's song, enny being dark skinned proves that its not true that light skinned people get less support than dark skinned women, the biggest black artist is Beyonce who is lightskinned. Lightskinned actresses get casted in roles meant for dark skinned women way way more than the opposite, eg being The sun is also a star, The hate you give and the black girl in Divergent. Your claims are full of lies...

[@angelbabyconjure]

May i ask what privileges dark skin when have? Those who are average like lupitas color. I've never heard that before.

[@azureharris8647]

That part !!! Don’t kiss ass to NONE OF THEM. They have the NERVE to try and bring us down but expect us to bring them up. At one point in time I would have agreed that it was a colorism thing going on but now I think it’s all BS. Especially the way dark skinned women treat light skinned women

[@xenia_maria]

i appreciate your intent but i think you could have made this video focus on problems of colorism other than primarily beauty? such as incarceration rates, employment, literal violence, housing discrimination, and the importance of not “distancing” yourself from colorist black folk to spread activism but i digress

[@BN071410]

How about you make a video and talk about all those things!!!

[@baberuth7375]

@@BN071410 Lmfaooo

[@mstcherie13]

@@BN071410 that part

[@stress395]

@Aliana Wood I believe that we all stand in this together. Yes coloring is hugely prevalent, and gives us lighter skintones better treatment than on darker peers, but this all stems from white supremacy. We aren't white, we are proudly black! In order to beat this colorist and racist system, we have to stand together FOR EQUAL RIGHTS, instead of one of us benefiting from the others harsh treatment. Instead of insulting our darker peers because they are "too black or more dangerous and threatening. " We should be UPLIFTING THEM. Instead of insulting our lighter peers by saying they aren't black enough, we should BE UPLIFTING THEM AS WELL. If we are so divided in ourselves that we don't acknowledge the privileges and disadvantages within our community, then nothing will ever happen. We shouldn't blame lighter skin tones for having it easier just because of a system that is rooted in white supremacy, but at the same time we should acknowledge that we have a privilege because of this twisted system, and use it to uplift our darker peers who don't have that advantage. We should stand together for equal rights, instead of fighting with each other!

[@jacquelbussia1905]

@@BN071410 was gon say same thing kmt

[@vertberry9310]

Asian doll absolutely and definitely knows the difference between colorism and racism. She used the aspect of racism to elucidate the aspect of colorism because both are forms of discrimination towards a group of people. Even as Lupita Nyong'o said it, colorism is the daughter of racism so Asian doll just spoke facts. What triggers you about Asian doll speaking about pains dark skinned women go through ? At the end of the day, dark skin women struggle different and you trying to address their struggles by saying that a dark skinned woman cannot tell the difference between colorism and racism beats the purpose of your message.

[@AriJayyy]

You're absolutely right. Dark skin women struggle different. I just wanna point out, though, that she didn't say a dark skin woman can't tell the difference between colorism and racism. She's saying Asian as an individual might be mixing it up based on her statement. BLM is a movement fighting racial injustice and prejudice not colorism, so why wouldn't a light skinned BLACK person be able to stand for BLACK Lives Matter if we are black? DO you see what I'm saying. Like she 100% validated Asian Dolls experience because she clearly has an experience that lead her to write that message which is fine. Sis simply shared HER experience as a black, light skinned woman being told that she can't stand up against racism because of colorism which as you pointed out is not totally unrelated in the general topic but she personally has never practiced or embraced it as the message suggests. I could see however if she was saying light skinned people cant relate to certain colorist issues obviously. Let me know your thoughts.

[@ezenwanyi3756]

it’s ironic asian doll is tryna call our colorist lightskins when she was colorist towards african women.

[@drama7newstelevision297]

@@ezenwanyi3756 really !

[@kiaramarshall08]

For Asian doll to love herself, she picked a name that had nothing to do with her. Wears all that weave and extension pieces but says she loves who she is and does not need to feel the need to change. Oh please!

[@missshannonsunshine]

Thank youu 💕 I’ve heard and said the saaaame tiings so dumb. My mom is light skinned and it doesn’t believe it

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Ugh! So frustrating. I hope you’re doing your best to educate her ❤️

[@missshannonsunshine]

Nne Unfiltered I’m tryinggg. She doesn’t hear me on purpose sometimes lol. She thinks that biracials are black too despite the one drop rule being racist. My mother is a black, very light skinned woman with freckles , so a lot of people think she’s biracial. I think this is why she holds on to it so strongly despite it not making sense.

[@amaodeng8345]

Please WATCH THE FULL VIDEO before you comment anything!

[@Astoldbynneoma]

That part!! Lmaooo

[@amakaijeh5606]

Being bullied and being oppressed on a societal level are NOT the same. A white person who grows up in a predominantly black community can be bullied by black kids. However, that does not negate the fact that societal he is privileged based on his race. Same applies to lightskin. Lightskin face racism...because they are black. They can also be billed, sometimes by dark skinned people, however, it doesn't negate lightsking privilege. People need to understand nuances. This is for every lightskin person in the comment talking about how they were told they weren't black enough, but conveniently forgetting that society treats them as the acceptable version of a black women.

[@angelbabyconjure]

Thank You...and it doesn't diminish the fact we all struggle but some of us its way more severe than others

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Light skin people are subjected to more violent bullying in the black community than darker skinned people. Don’t try to minimize that fact. Violence is no effing joke!

[@aceworld7043]

I will be following you because you speak more truth than most KZbinrs I'm glad that your elegant and that you know right from wrong instead of just giving your opinion like the KZbinrs that try to empower dark-skinned people to be against light skin people❤

[@babiigunnie1748]

I been bullied at a very young age for my dark skin by my so called "friends" and family this really touched me to know that other people in this world believe light skins have more privilege than us darker skin women, btw I subscribed 💜💜🥺

[@seekeroftruth1484]

The same thing happens to light skin people but I know y’all don’t want to believe that.

[@niyahcraney2098]

It can happen to both lighter skinned and darker skinned black people all of our experiences are valid.

[@angelofnerdz]

I'm lightskinned and when I went to highschool, everyone would comment on my skin tone and joke that I am white. They even said I sounded white. It hurts deep down inside. I'm scared to talk about it to people because I fear that people would just shush me. I heard that a lot of people prefers dark skin girls because lightskinned girls are "messy" or "rude". Not all of us are like that tho!

[@givenchymckay8276]

Wait ain't this video suppose to be about "lightskin" why I see white and biracial people puting they opinion in the comments about this video its not about y'all it's about a "lightskin" that come from two black parents got damn.

[@ChrisNorton2212]

So if someone's half black they have no say in this?

[@sliccbacc]

People that disliked didn’t watch the whole video

[@og-greenmachine8623]

Or they don’t like getting talked to like kindergartners. Being told what to think. Like children

[@haydenperry8181]

There is no privileges amongst race, periodt, people are just individuals and thats that

[@sionapink1560]

Your a bright individual for seeing though all this nonsense.

[@Realest1ne]

If the word “Oblivious” was a comment…

[@SuliyemanBouboul]

And men! we experience this too

[@sunnc]

I genuinely wanna know what do you experience?

[@gloriaklein4706]

@@sunnc lightskin men do face discrimination too... they're being told they look gay or feminine

[@drama7newstelevision297]

@@gloriaklein4706 that’s exactly what I said ... same thing with brown skinned black men and women

[@cutiecutie6494]

Schools can influence so much, we really should focus on making our children more accepting too!

[@evangeline8193]

I was getting HEATED in the beginning.

[@donpido6023]

Funny, I’ve never seen a dark skinned woman stand up for a light skinned woman sis…

[@Realest1ne]

I have 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@irisuchiha5218]

It's called being a decent human being and being respectful towards your own race. What do you not get?

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Ever! They only bully them.

[@muchgoodisgiven1517]

I’m I the only darker brown skin woman that have had light skin women hate on me?? Has any dark skin woman experienced this?

[@thinkb4udecide6]

Theres Dark Skin Privelage too but no one wants to have that conversation lol . DS people are blessed in so many ways with communities and opportunities and lots of friends the world shows them alot of love but they want to stay mad at light skin people when they know for a fact they discriminate and shun people too for the Color of Their skin. Yup that's right . I'm sick of the hypocrisy I'm sick of how some DS people feel like they have the Privelage to bully people who never did one thing to them but be born but then go and complain about it happening to them . Everybody in this world suffers only GOD truly sees how this all fits together but Black people need to do some soul searching and quit letting self hate lead them . Divided we fall and truly were all victims to something that got broken along time ago smh . Other races dont respect us because they know theres little love in the black community and nothings getting fixed because black people are not fixing it . It's not up to other races to baby us and put us back together it's not their responsibility its ours . We need to put our own stuff back together smh .

[@seekeroftruth1484]

💯They discriminate against light skin people in the workplace too. They have committed more violence against light skin people than the other way around. Yet they are the perpetual victims. I’m glad light skin people re exposing their violence and psychological abuse against light skin people. And they brown nose every other race. They put other races on a pedestal and wonder why they look down on them. They really need to see themselves truthfully. They just want a scapegoat. They never complain to white people about the so called privilege they perpetuate against them. They just take all their anger out on light skins and blame light skins. That’s cowardly and pathetic.

[@heelzigglergirl7037]

that's crazy how ol girlie said that bc a dark skin girl started up the whole class to call me a monkey, and as i grew older only dark skin women have come to bully me and just be pure mean to me for no reason so yeah i am starting to see there's a lot of light skin colorism too honestly

[@seekeroftruth1484]

They hate us instead of the people who supposedly choose us over them. They really just want a scapegoat for being insecure and inadequate. And this Nigerian woman is keeping us the bs. See how outsiders can influence these haters? Smh

[@lillianamayes920]

i don’t think we should use the word privilege i feel like that’s associated with white privilege but i mean damn we face the same struggle as dark skin women i get social media and etc goes deeper separating black women based on how light or darker they are but that’s not fair to our lightskin black women let’s uplift one another. I think a lot of lightskin people disagree that lightskin black women have privilege

[@josephbutler589]

Louisiana had the brown paper bag test. If you were darker than a brown paper bag then you couldn’t get in whatever venue, restaurant, church etc.

[@idontlikeyouatall]

Not just Louisiana but okay. There were also rules that non mixed light people would have to go to a different church. It was another way of creating division between biracials, light brown, brown, and dark brown, people. Stupid.

[@kollontai4545]

Bruh I'm white but light skinned privilege is real just look at the tv shows they always portray mixed women with eurocentric feautures instead a black girl.

[@pink1237480]

There are black girls in TV shows too so no there is no light skin privilege.

[@kollontai4545]

@@pink1237480 yes vut like the sassy bestfriend or angly blacj woman that's unfair for dark skinned girls

[@verajohnson3542]

@@kollontai4545 no offense! Not trynna be rude or anything but you white ppl started this colorism bs so i dont really think this is a topic that you should really speak on ! Because regardless wether someone is light skin or dark skin or asian or Latino white ppl are the most prvileged race on this planet !

[@uqino.]

The thumbnail got me I was about to type an entire paragraph 😭😭

[@Realest1ne]

A lot of ppl did 🤣 Looking dumb as hell

[@philipjones5364]

There are lighter skinned Black women lighter than you with thinner lips, you can’t tell are even Black. Some Louisiana Creoles can pass for white and yes fair skinned Black women do have a higher status in our society USA.

[@ashokadhshd3438]

To me lightskin privilege does exist. At least in my experiences. My family come in different shapes and the lightskins where always uplifted and put on a pedestal while the darkskins were bullied and disrespected

[@niyahhoth42]

Holll Upppp, why are the lightskins switching it to THEIR problems, I thought this was about colorism not what happened to lightskins. Please people in the comments can yall stop switching it around for real

[@queenchica6623]

Holl up, our lightskins sisters, myself included is going to chime in if we see fit and whose gonna check us?

[@kaylathomas9333]

@@queenchica6623 but I guess that’s where I’m confused. How do y’all “see fit” to comment your experiences as a light skin woman under a video about the colorism that dark skin women face? That seems a bit insensitive. Now there are some light skin women who are commenting about their experiences benefiting from colorism as a way to validate what is being said in the video, and I totally support that. But to use this video as an opportunity to air out grievances with darker skin women is dismissive and unnecessary. If y’all want to “chime in” with your own experiences make your own video, but don’t take away from spaces dedicated to dark skin women’s experiences.

[@niyahhoth42]

@@kaylathomas9333 I like what you said, I that's exactly what I was trying to say but you said it way better.

[@drama7newstelevision297]

@@niyahhoth42 light skin women suffer from colorism as well ! We may not suffer as bad as you darker skinned females but we definitely suffer ! I understand that dark skin women like *rashdia strober * suffer from self hating brothas ! However y’all dark skin girls like to take ur insecurities and problems out on us as if it’s our fault ! I can’t controll that I’m light ! You can’t controll that your dark ! Move on about ur life sis !

[@niyahhoth42]

@@drama7newstelevision297 Ok so this what some of ya'll are doing, your making it seem like our problems are not important and trying to make it about you. I'm sorry that your offended but too be extremely honest ya'll profit from colorism. Telling me to MOVE ON just shows that too and how ignorant some of ya'll can be about what we go threw. When a white person does it to us it's racist but when a black person or biracial person like yourself does something like this it's fine and I'm TIRED. I know it's not your fault but putting our problems to the side and talking about YOUR problems in a video about us DS women just shows how much colorism needs to be solved and how our lighter skin sisters ,who are supposed to be helping us, actually don't care. I'm sorry for whatever happened to yall but it's not always your time to shine. Just let us have it for once. (This is something @BabyG said, not me but I thought it was beautiful) Choosing to ignore or challenge DS women's fight and not speaking on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege.

[@SGriTa913]

When did caramel become light skinned?? Serious question because it was not always like this.

[@og-greenmachine8623]

REDBONE WISDOM. “We KNOW”!

[@LegendaryLo]

Look so im mixed Oreo Cookie right? And the family im round dey call me "white boi" and i completely hate dat shit cuz its like these folks lost in time or sum and i kno i should know my self worth but constantly hearing that shi makes me wanna leave everyone and everything behind what should i do?

[@meiko2164]

Embrace being an exotical, it's a beautiful thing! We are blessed to look the way we do! 🤗

[@royaljai5009]

As a kid my mom's DS husband would beat the hell out of me because im light skinned .......colorism is real.....

[@ladybird491]

How do you know cause you was lightskin. If he beat the hell out of you must have marks all over your body and face and scars cause you lightskin, why didn't teachers see all those marks? I am sorry but you are exaggerating to get attention .

[@Realest1ne]

@@ladybird491 Or just flat out lying

[@ParcheesyBananaphone]

At 6:03 I feel/ felt that way going up against white actresses (I grew up in an all white community as well and experienced a lot of racism) but I do agree and think that now that I'm out in the real world lol it's important to realize that colorism exists and that we should lift up darker skin sisters 💪🏽

[@Rebmetpes4]

We aint all black it's AFRO AMERICAN COLLECTIVE WOMEN; "Light skin" women are the most cold hearted people you will ever meet I Garontee_

[@beatricebijoux8326]

You look brown skin

[@kayd.926]

She is lightskin stop playing....megan the stallion is brown skin. Now compare the 2

[@idontlikeyouatall]

@@kayd.926 megan the stallion is brown skin yes and did you know that caramel is also brown and honey and gold and so many other shades? You can't compare brown because not only are under tones different but also when black people mainly black women do it they want to discredit the half of the party people constantly said lightskin keisha was lightskin but now all of a sudden she's brown and trying to "light" pass or whatever people were saying. This woman is brown even being lightskin still makes you BROWN for most obvi

[@kayyjohnson8325]

@@idontlikeyouatall exactly she’s not lightskin at all

[@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041]

It's such an honor that you too are Nigerian 🇳🇬

[@usernamegirljo]

Aaah I’m 17 and always feel conscious about my skin tone. Wherever I go and especially in school I was treated different from the lighter skinned girls. Having a light skinned mother is even harder because she can’t relate or understand my struggles:/ It’s tuff out here fr💀(p.s. I’m a tad darker than my profile picture hahaha)

[@metatron3037]

Don’t be so skin deep, you got that “African-American” lips, this is why you don’t have those privilege. Everything can be scientifically explained.

[@agordichimmakalu833]

LMFAOAOAOAO i was so fessedddd uppppp before i kept watching

[@DOLCEKAYEXOTICAL]

Light skin privilege definitely exist, but as a light skinned person it feels disgusting. It’s like someone giving you a pile of crap with cherries on top, as opposed to just a pile of crap.

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

I appreciate this video but i have some opposing thoughts as well

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Oh please do share 👀

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

@@Astoldbynneoma I feel there is so much in our community that doesn't get talked about and when it comes to dark-skinned women regardless of how beautiful we may think they are society constantly deems them as ugly compares them to animals and call the masculine and all that.. but when u were speaking about casting a lot of times I feel it's less about the insecurity and more about people filling their roles such as biracial women filling the role on someone whos supposed to a full black and unambiguously black character or w.e they are some of the most unprotected women and that's where the insecurities come from and the spite the colorism and self-hatred there's nothing wrong with them but that's how the world is and thats why I believe light skin privilege exists

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

@@Astoldbynneoma also babe i love ur vidoes u are gorgeous

[@pink1237480]

@@esedontworryabouttherest7482 now that you mentioned casting there are a lot of roles that dark skin or brown skin actors and actresses have taken where they play a light skin person. I watched a movie called miss Virginia and that is just one of many examples but meh no one cares about light skin people problems. And that is why light skin privilege doesn't exist.

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

@@pink1237480 I don't agree with your comment....🤣 like who said nobody cared about light skins why are u dividing yourself like no but it happens frequently lol and it does to an extent but ok

[@_SunnySet]

Okay, but this is a whole different topic compared to light skin black women, and light skin as in biracial black and white women. You haven’t even scratched the surface of the issue, and your experience is a lot simpler than ours.

[@seekeroftruth1484]

They never will get beneath the surface which is why light skin and biracial people need to realize this and unite now! We need to have each other’s backs like the AKAs used to. They knew wtf was up. They knew dark skins hate and envy us, and commit violence, r@pe and psychological abuse against us.

[@_SunnySet]

@@seekeroftruth1484 I agree, and have been thinking this for a while!, even though I’m aware it’s not all black people and I’m still proud of my black side. But what is the AKA ?

[@crybaby_dia2843]

I haven’t watched the video yet but this caption 🤣😭🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Astoldbynneoma]

Lololol

[@misssugah2355]

I've been bullied as a light skinned person. People would gravitate towards me and do messed up stuff to discredit my character and turn around to say see told you. I've been ganged up at work, told I wasn't pretty by black guys because I was too dark and my nose was too big and I'm big chested. White guys said I'm too light and they like dark girls so not really winning anywhere.

[@reyrey7775]

As someone who is mixed and white passing, I have to disagree. I’m fully aware that they’re are many light skinned black women who don’t like to be lump with us, but I think SOME of our experiences are comparable. And with that, in the black community, yes, we do have privilege. We’re treated better, are seen as prettier, smarter, etc in black communities, for the most part. I can’t say EVERY black person, since there are darker black people who will hate us from the moment they see us. But for the most part, we are treated better in black communities. Now, in the mainstream (white) world, that’s a different story. Even me - as someone who is white passing, I have do have white privilege...as long as I’m fine with letting white people assume I’m white, which I don’t. And once they know, all that privilege goes out the fucking window. Colorism is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed without throwing any black person under the bus. Playing into colorism- where we separate ourselves in way that we think we’re better than other black people because we’re darker, lighter, or mixed, instead of more of the nuanced ways we experienced oppression or privilege, is just playing into white supremacy. And if anyone thinks I don’t know what I’m talking about - remember, I’m white passing, and I’m privy to A LOT of what white people say about all types of black people when they think no black person is in the room with them. Edit: just wanted to say that I don’t think lighter skin women are nicer or prettier - but the black community does see us that way and it’s weird. I once was friends with a dark skin woman who was a freaking model and I was still treated better. There’s something weird with some people who can literally ignore a Mona Lisa, saying that the stick figure is better. 🤷🏽‍♀️ yet another edit: I now realize that the title was click bait 😂

[@sunnc]

👀what do white people say about black people when we’re not around

[@reyrey7775]

@@sunnc Well, I remember going to a store with a white girl who I thought was a friend when I was young. A black woman was getting upset at the store and she muttered under breath UNINP. I asked what that meant, and she laughed, saying "upitty n-word in public." And that was not the last time I heard it either. Also, I know that while there are white people that support black rights - i heard several times - just give those n-words they're rights. I just want them to shut the fuck up already. And SO much more. I could write on a series on it.

[@IndigoCosmic]

@@reyrey7775 If you are half black and close enough to white passing then you need to speak up to these racist and put them in their place because even if you're extremely light you're still part black and them dissing and disrespecting black people is also dissing and disrespecting you, your parents and you ancestors.

[@reyrey7775]

@@IndigoCosmic what makes you think I don’t do that already? Where in my comment did I ever say that I don’t stand up to racists?

[@Ocean-yl4do]

This has been hurting me for most of my life. Well... It didn't, i never recognized "lightskin privilege" because i was bullied to make sure i didn't feel that i was better than others. Mind you I'm from the Caribbean. It was hard! Right now I'll just stay in my corner because whenever i cape my blackness some people would point out that i don't belong. Its not our fault society deems lightskin as "better". Sad that I'm paying for it🙄

[@MizzFujin]

Exactly, I didn't ask to be born like this and I have black people calling me house n***a and white people calling me mongrel. It messes with your identity. Everytime black women talk about colorism I get triggered because I know I have to pay for a crime of existing

[@lilmizzije]

@@MizzFujin Mongrel😭😭😭omg, that's so rude

[@BORED3404]

@@MizzFujin other light skin black people are trying to start their own race why not join

[@LoveLovies]

People dont even know what lightskin is people call beyonce lightskin and she's not she's brown people think black is strictly dark or african and its not lightskin ppl literally dont fit in at all because of being rejected by the black community and the white community fetishizing mixed people at the end of the day black is black and darker women make it seem as if they're rejected by the black community but in reality being mixed is a fetish for white people the black community refuses to admit to colorism in the black community for men because they experience it darker or lighter. Also dark skin isn't a race nor is brown so called "lightskin" is apart of the brown community

[@LoveLovies]

But still yes colorism exists for darker *MEN* and women but is for some reason ignored for black men and for some reason impossible for lighter brown *WOMEN* as if being a house slaved and r*ped and etc. And being denied black by your own race isn't bad enough

[@E.Nicole]

Whew sis! I was about to go in but you switched it up.

[@skullxwrapper9968]

I hate being light skin male I wish I was darker skinned. Darker skinned male are just seen as more masculine but light skin just seen as feminine

[@sunnc]

Please disconnect from societal stereotypes

[@gloriaklein4706]

@meow & woof who tells u that?

[@AISHA-si5by]

That’s so strange tbh Coz I see lighter men as more masculine, masculinity isn’t all about body shape but more about the character To me a guy is masculine when he’s responsible loving and caring

[@drama7newstelevision297]

@@AISHA-si5by it depends who you ask !!

[@TheSlickchannel]

You had me in the first half lol

[@TomSleeUK]

Your African (Ghanaian?) accent is spot on 😄

[@lilmizzije]

She's Nigerian

[@jamalgordon8883]

I have heard of girls got bullied and they’ve got skin colours

[@PBTB]

Well said 👏🏾🙌🏾 I see myself in all like minded black women but I’m able to recognize the specific fight for DS women when it comes to colorism still being practiced and promoted, proper and positive representation in the in media, literature, and work spaces. We’ve all had the experience of other black women bullying us especially during childhood and often we referred to it as “jealousy” when actually it was probably the build up frustration and pain from either home environments due to colorist family members, other kids being mean or spewing animal or racial related insults towards them. Most Jim Crow racists stereotypes (mammies, uncle toms,toppsie) depict a uneducated “yes massa” individual with dark skin and red lips. Imagine someone using your foundation shade to do blackface. Choosing to ignore or challenge DS women fight and not speak on their issues they endure privately/publicly from other races and OURS, is actively diminishing their voice and showing your LS privilege.

[@MarcRitzMD]

I have a really hard time finding dark skinned women attractive but that kinda opinion is not acceptable

[@Realest1ne]

Yea, I bet…

[@seekeroftruth1484]

Right it’s acceptable if u say it about light skin women tho for them

[@cuccicrookkingkong7065]

I’m dark skin men and queen your not lightskin

[@bluejackson653]

Yeah I agree she isn’t . But she isn’t dark either

[@LoveLovies]

Lightskin was made for mixed people we need to find a better word if we are going to separate black for the conversation but this lady is brownskin

[@LoveLovies]

@IssaMoodTingz lightskin was a term used against mixed ppl in slavery to make it seem like they are just one step away from being white but not black so they're still lesser than and to make being "lightskin" desirable for white people also on the lines of breed out the black testing. Unless you are milk white then your brown skin americans are the only ones to live so strongly off blk men vs blk women and light vs dark when it doesn't matter a damn bit.

[@discretegeek57]

@@LoveLovies Kevin Gates, Xxxtentacion, Chance The Rapper, and YK Osiris (all rappers but whatever), are/were all light-skinned black men and pretty much had a peanut butter complexion (which is the darkest shade of light-skin. Beyoncé is also peanut butter colored and light-skinned, not brown as someone claimed before (probably you)). “Lightskin” was NEVER used to refer to mixed-race people, they were oftentimes called “high-yellow”, never “light-skinned”. “Lightskin” didn’t become a term until FULL-ON black people with lighter skin became more common, but mixed people were never *really* considered lightskin until Drake started calling himself that lmfao. Chris Brown is light-skinned, Drake is mixed, but if you want to consider the fact that there’s also dark-skinned mixed people, then sure, Drake is light-skinned by THAT logic. You’d call Jordan Peele and Barack Obama light-skinned because they’re mixed, but if that’s the case, you should have no problem calling the people i firstly mentioned light-skinned as well since they’re the same complexion. Beyoncé is no darker than Peele, and arguably even lighter.

[@godisgreat982]

She is definitely a light skin black women. Bi racial are not black, but bi racial, since they literally have a first generation non black parent. However, there are light skin bi racials and dark skin bi racials that look full black;