Too Dark To Be Pretty? ..My Dark Skin Makes Me Ugly!

Elicia says she feels ugly because of her dark complexion. Her mom says she looks too much like her dad!

[@showmeyorpeeenes4519]

She's a beautiful woman

[@tracykirkland6267]

Alisha is so pretty its so sad the mother did this. Us dark skin women are just as pretty as light skin women. Skin is skin.... get over that bs.

[@felixcruz9192]

Dark Skin Women With Beautiful Tan Color are better and more successful than the Light Dried Up No Color Skin Women that talk bad about The Darker Women because they wish they can be pretty and successful like you

[@mr.simmons8584]

Darker the berry. Darker women just do things better. And they sexy af

[@TheLavenderPodcast]

tracy vanis so true!!

[@UniquelyJas]

tracy vanis I totally agree with you 💯 we all beautiful people

[@kevinmack8860]

white supremacy is a universal promblem and it has subconsciously effected the majority of the ppl of this world,the darker you are the more of a threat you are, genetic annihilation create fear

[@22Judoka]

She is so Beautiful, Dark is Beautiful. Don't let anyone steal your joy!

[@latinoloco94]

Nice metaphor

[@jethrodassam]

Everyone knows light black and dark white is the most attractive. Stop the denial.

[@22Judoka]

jethrodassam oxymoron? or just trolling?

[@cynthiapickett8342]

King Kimo Actually, her small, keen features seem to be the real issue, as she is barely dark brown skinned. Many light-skinned people have strong African features.

[@stellawilliamson1693]

King seems as if Satam already has. Satam has it's tolls

[@shebrownsuga]

The mom is mean. She did not feel sorry. She did not hug her and say you are beautiful. She is so guilty.

[@myoldfashionedopinions8133]

shebrownsuga she a Narcissist

[@jasminemurry4654]

Wtf...that woman is beautiful

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Very . It’s crazy

[@Nekole1]

People hate when I constantly repeat this but, colorism is gender biased. Men can be dark but women can’t. We associate lightness with femininity and purity and darkness with masculinity and power. This is why dark skin men are lauded for being dark skin and dark skin women are not. Dark skin men put themselves on a pedestal for the same reasons and bash black women for the same internalized reasons, which is why it’s so easy for them to bash dark skin black women, even though they’re dark too.

[@truebut3243]

my father was lightskinned with green eyes like me so everyone says I look like him. My mother hates my father and I believe I was treated worse because of this, being the only child out of 6 to get hit by her.

[@ashleycrystal9719]

I say this all the time dark skin is seen as masculine so it's cool and sexy on men but not women.

[@xxsasunaruyaoi13xx]

+Keyboard Warrior that so sad

[@m0renachula704]

True!

[@femaleking493]

Thank you.

[@unpredictableAB-]

Girl you are pretty. So sick of this colorism. Beauty is in the face, not the skin color.

[@valvacious2793]

Right!! If lighter skin automatically makes someone pretty...then Rosie O' Donnell and Sandra Bernhardt must be gorgeous women...Not

[@marab.6244]

Beauty is actually ur personality,not ur face.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

But colorism happens mostly in the family

[@stjepangolub5999]

DARK SKINNED WOMEN ARE GORGEOUS!!!

[@figphil2874]

@Red Sunshine It is not about her beauty or skin color. There is another issue, there, that her mom, can't fix

[@figphil2874]

She have bought into the lies, we have been Fed by the media (television, billboard signs, magazines, actress, model etc, Then they have a show, on something they have subconciously penetraited our minds with. Her mom been victimize too. It is not their fault, but it is their problem This is a society issue. That is what the show should be about, solution, what society should do to fix, the next generation.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Light skinned women are too!

[@iloverette]

SHE'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

[@miracles7993]

Her mom is such a bitch for that. I have struggled accepting myself the way that I am especially my skin complexion. And the only reason why my self-esteem has improved is because my mother has helped me through it. If my mom made comments like this woman did to her daughter growing up, I don't even know what would happen to me. I could not even imagine being this women, and you're own mother doesn't see the beauty in you. We already have enough insecurity issues as women.

[@Mulatto4Metal]

That woman Alicia is just plain beautiful; she has a gorgeous face, and her complexion only complements it. What type of she-demon of a mother would mentally and emotionally abuse her own daughter like that?

[@alfredgoodier6171]

Dark skin is very striking she is a pretty lady . Sad when people get sucked into buying into other peoples hangups .

[@charmaineespeut4627]

Some people really shouldn't have kids. I bet most people that need counseling had bad childhoods. I will never treat my child like they are less than a person. If you are a parent you are suppose to love your children unconditionally

[@tabitha8232]

Well I don't understand why she would have dark skinned babies since she doesn't like it. I would never even date a black man because if we have kids I will not want them to be dark like me.

[@tabitha8232]

Christian Barrett Absolutely

[@rswoods5417]

Her daughter is in tears,and the mother still denies it

[@nemos422s]

She's very pretty and its so painful to see the rest of the world sees us all as black but shamefully in our own community there is a division

[@rosahacketts1668]

I knew nothing about this so called division until about 10 years ago!

[@sweetsugar1014]

JESUS!!! Her mother said everything but, "Alicia, I love you." (This is so sad). Sometimes, that's all children and adult children want to hear. Then she makes things worse by saying, "How can I not accept you, I had you Alicia- so now, you can't fault me for that." Wow. Basically, it's like the child asking the mother-"do you love me" and the mother answering, "Of course, I HAVE TO love you, you're my child." Rather than going on and on about trying to make herself look good and be in the clear, she should have just apologized, hugged her daughter, and told her that she loves her.

[@jaygoods2243]

It ashamed that her mother can't even admitt to saying those things I believe her mother did say that because a lot of old black women who are light believe that light is better

[@mahakmomin4897]

She needs to loose weight before judging her daughter. She looks and sounds pathetic. The daughter is very pretty!

[@blackdynamite58]

I believe everything she said, Her mom didnt care how she felt she only wanted to deflect, blame and protect her image.

[@johngta7172]

that woman was very cute & pretty

[@islandgirlruby2750]

You ever notice that it’s the beautiful people that are insecure about how they look, sad 😢

[@KimmiePie1]

Her mom is just omg like she makes me so mad bc her daughter is soooo pretty! She couldn't even say sorry!! :((

[@blackwhite3628]

+kimmie pie I hv a feeling that when Elicia was growing up mom was feeling: "Ok, ur dark & v pretty* but I wont give u the satisfaction of knowing it! So she crushed her self-esteem. Cant rule out jealousy!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

She's not bad looking.

[@dennism103]

yes she is very pretty.

[@julielemoine2895]

it is sooo sickening. she is beautiful and her skin is GORGEOUS! WHAT THE HELL? ?

[@lillyshepherd8315]

She's beautiful..A lot prettier then alot of white people I have seen.

[@mjwander1]

I think so too. If fact I'd ask her out on a date if I could

[@worldbosspf1]

Matthew Johnson Shut your dumbass, don't invite our bitches on data your D too small.

[@mjwander1]

worldbosspf1 Besides you refer to them as your bitches. I refer to them as women, not bitches. Besides I've dated so many black women and I'm dating one now. I can tell you are racist. So you are actually no better than the KKK. Remember this you are not born with hate you need to be taught it and unfortunately you were taught to hate. But you're the one who has to carry all of that hate in you, and it will kill you slowly. I just hope that you will consider trying to get rid of your hatred for white people. Because me personally I love everyone. Love is more powerful than hate because it creates, and hate destroys.

[@tauras88d]

Lilly Honey Oh! listen its ok because I gave Elicia the phone# of the Dr that turned Michael Jackson into a White man so he could Ascend into Heaven upon passing and Elicia is being treated now by that Dr so she is totally happy now and on her way ...Pahahahahahaha!

[@mjwander1]

***** i'm just simply stating my opinion

[@sweetsugar1014]

Her mom may have called her beautiful at times, but when she turns around and makes negative comments about Alicia's darker complexion- it ruins every 'positive' thing that the mom said to her earlier. I know the mom said these things b/c she responds: "As far as some of this stuff she's saying: I didn't know it affected her like that." Question to the mom: How did you feel that shunning your daughter orally and putting down on her son would make her feel??? Happy and exciting? Loved?? I personally think this family needs to attend family counseling. I feel that this mom's parents told her that she was pretty and treated her well b/c she was lighter skinned and now that she has children of her own- she has made a noticeable difference between Alicia and her lighter-skinned sister. This is so sad mom. I so wish that she would STOP with the "It's not my fault" and just put down that pride and love on your daughter b/c she's reaching out to you the best way she knows how. Please love your child- that may be the very child that comes through for you one day in your time of trouble and the other one think so highly of may abandon you.

[@jaykaye7025]

It don't matter if you are an adult, pain is pain , this lady seems lovely

[@margaretspence3492]

I tell you words can really break you down.

[@jordandowns5236]

black is beautiful light skin or dark skin

[@Jazminfields]

she so strong. to sit there with her head held high.. and she's stunning beautiful..

[@cynthiapickett8342]

What kind of self-hating sexual jealousy bullshit is this? A lot of parents are in denial of doing this within their families. By the way, she is very pretty.

[@CARIBNATURALS]

As you can see, I am as dark as they come and I love myself to bits!

[@grandgraphics5319]

she looks beautiful, man these black women got to stop that bull.

[@adoringgalore5636]

So true

[@joshuacollins7398]

My mom and Dad are both from Panama. My mom is darker then me. My Dad is lighter then me. My family does not see color. I was born in Brooklyn. You will see people of all shades.

[@cw7531]

it's such a shame that her mother has such dislike and hatred for herself to the extent that she put her beautiful daughter down to the extent that she had but she probably did not know any better bearing in mind the lady in the boots speaking was very on point

[@Werebat]

I prefer dark women, the darker the better. There is nothing wrong with the way this woman looks, although I would personally prefer someone darker than her. So go figure.

[@Torritoxi]

WOW!

[@mr.simmons8584]

The more chocolatey the woman the sexier. I mean women of all shades are hot but really women straight from Africa are the absolute sexiest. Especially those accents.

[@Deborah-kz1bv]

I am a straight, mostly Caucasian female. I know beauty when I see it,and, this young lady is beautiful. It's so sad, that her mother made her feel bad about herself.

[@jaykaye7025]

I totally agree

[@tokyomagic_xoxo765]

Her mother is making me so angry! She doesn't even care how she makes her daughter feel. All Elicia needed was to realize how beautiful she is, and her mother didn't even express that to her not once. Her skin is beautiful, her smile is beautiful. Heck, she's far more prettier than her mom!

[@kimonafaith420]

I'm am very light skinned and i am constantly asked what I'm mixed with. Every time i become friends with a dark skinned girl, it never last because they start to get jealous of how much attention i get compared to them. I wish they could see the beauty i see in them.

[@blackwhite3628]

+Kimona Faith Yet we rebuke Tommy Sotomayor telling it like it is about BLACK WOMEN!

[@kimonafaith420]

+Black&White I don't. Because half of the things he talks about, I've already seen and experienced it.

[@blackwhite3628]

Kimona Faith Neither do I. I meant the public in general.

[@shaaronie]

+Kimona Faith For over 15 years, my best friend was a very light skinned mixed, Jewish girl with curly hair that she dyed blond. I was a very dark skinned girl with relaxed hair. We were occasionally competitive but we had fun with it and it only ended after I became a grandmother and she a new mom again. I don't think it depends on the skin color but the people involved. We had a blast!

[@kimonafaith420]

shaaronie yeah. I don't know. I don't believe every dark skin girl hates her dark skin and has envy for light skin girls. I guess i just haven't met any that embraced their dark skin. But i do think dark skin is beautiful.

[@warrenjackson2583]

Brainwashing at it's best this Daugather ain't lying on her mamme

[@Parisroam]

wtf. their is a great amount of melanin in your skin. worth more than gold 🙌 girl you a queen

[@dreaarc1]

This woman is gorgeous hope she heals herself.

[@JordK]

She's beautiful.

[@KCM1]

I get called black by my family (I'm NOT African American my skin color isn't EVEN BLACK LOL), my skin color is a olive light skin color and my family is pale paper white. I would be called black and dark and I hated it. Growing up I would stay away from the sun and I even purchased skin lightening products and it worked lol now I'm super light but not pale white like my family.

[@sunnygirly2k4]

What brand were these products and are they safe?

[@charmaineespeut4627]

That's sad

[@Verradonairun]

Dude, don't stay out of the Sun - dark people need the Sun more than white people (for vitamin D production in your skin). And also, don't use any artificial stuff on your skin, don't be stupid. You don't know what it'll do to your skin in the long run, it could even give you skin-cancer, not to scare you but don't do it, it's not worth it.

[@KCM1]

No I don't do that anymore, I stopped using those skin products more than over 3 years ago.

[@Ifeanyiijeh]

sunnygirly2k4 you want to use those skin bleachers too? You all are really fucked up.

[@karencrewe435]

You are pretty, Your skin tone is beautiful!!!

[@patriciahill2320]

She is truly beautiful!

[@goldinish]

she not even that dark.

[@deborahtambwe127]

goldinish she is

[@sharonsmalls6846]

goldinish I agree there are many African Americans who are much darker than she is, and we fully understand colorism in our community.

[@TINKERB121]

You don’t even have to be ‘that’ dark to experience colorism.

[@callmenoonnoon110]

That’s Judge Lauren Lake!!!!

[@8ofhearts]

she's a pretty well spoken and graceful woman.

[@katanaxou]

She's really pretty and well spoken, she ain't got nothing to worry about x

[@hamood23344]

I honestly don't know why some black people feel ashamed of their skin colour..... LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY ....... If anyone starts a racist comment just go to them and remind them of that one person this world is blessed with and is black !! BEYONCÉ!!!!!!! ...... Be proud of who you are ..... God made us all ... there's no white god or black god or brown god .... GOD is GOD and in my beliefs .... God is ALLAH

[@Torritoxi]

Who doesn't speak to kindly about black people.

[@kirkir6990]

Let's not forget the hair as well,as we can all see from the guest on d show.😕

[@frefre8187]

I lovvve my mom but she would do the same to me with my older sister. It does somthing to you. To this day I dont think Im pretty at all.

[@georgiareddis7833]

Well you are just like millions of other people in their own way! People like this woman is ugly because of the resentment she feel towards here daughter, while thinking she is all that?" If I had a mom like that I would cut her off, knowing she didn't love me the same, and treating me like she treated her! My mom always said to people treat all my children the same, as don't make any differences in them period! She loved us all the same, we got punished the same, even though we all had different personalities!

[@luhe8]

you need to understand people who put others down do it because they don't like themselves. I know it hurts, specially if it comes from someone you love (like family members), but you need to realize it's all inside of them.

[@MissSabrinaChristine]

I agree. How could she sit there, see her daughter in tears and not accept any responsibility.

[@PirouetteCacahouete]

She's so pretty, hope she reads this

[@sebastianwilliams4553]

Light skin is the right skin.

[@Selsmittenxo]

Stop.

[@kimonafaith420]

Seriously? there is no such thing as the right type of skin.

[@chrislyn1868]

And Brown Skin is the CROWN SKIN 💯

[@kimonafaith420]

+Christian Montgomery brown skin is very beautiful. But beauty doesn't discriminate.

[@keishamac1]

says who?

[@hilltaya345]

I hate that people can't own up to how they've effected someone even if they don't think they did, like they have to be right

[@lordcron]

I love Elicia's tone. It's a beautiful shade of brown.

[@mellowkat01]

Ricky Lake really needs to come back to television !! Great, (seemingly) understanding personality !!

[@rosegriffiths2866]

I was told the same thing until my uncle reminded me and everyone around us "the darker the berry the sweater the juice", which when I was a child I did not understand. As an adult I understood. what I have also learned and seen, is beautiful very dark skinned people that never age in their appearance. My advice to women, enjoy you dark skin and know that as you get older you will look 25 year younger as the light-skinned blacks look their age. Trust me on this.

[@blackwhite3628]

Elicia, I'm not saying this out of pity fr the way you were treated. I really mean it! 1. Its obvious that u r a v gentle soul. *THAT*, on its own, makes you v beautiful. 2. And if looks are anything to go by, girl you got it going on!

[@Passdiplantain]

Rahh this womens skin is so beautiful

[@larryyork0947]

Wow Is that Judge lake when she was younger?😱 She still looks the same just beautiful. And that mother ought to be ashamed of herself, her daughter is gorgeous.

[@singeress2]

I can totally relate. I'm a teenage girl with an twin sister. When my skin tone first went from bronze to deep the first year was hard. My mom had taken many opportunities to comment on my skintone saying "eww, your skin tone is so dark", "why can't you be light like ur sister".etc It used to make me feel so sad until finally I embraced it. I made it work, I wore colors, makeup and styles that worked for me. Now I know I look good (and get many compliments), and her words now don't affect me.

[@xCaptainHerox]

You mean a 'black handed compliment' hhahaha i'm unbelievably amused!

[@Arimatt1]

she's gorgeous

[@msgephsy]

Damn this is soo sad. There is nothing wrong with dark skin, love yourselves people!! Im not even dark skin myself, but this gets me mad..

[@lakesidelivin]

She's very pretty! I love her skin!

[@xmyglasscoffin]

She's so pretty!

[@a.vanderwerff6442]

You are enlightened. I consider you a fellow traveler.

[@YogiAmy]

Alisha is absolutely beautiful!

[@chisom4310]

SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. DARK IS BEAUTIFUL. LIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE ALL BEAUTIFULLLLL!!!!

[@2HootHoot]

man, she is so sweet too....

[@swaymj6792]

She’s trying to fight her tears so hard 😭😢

[@SuperDiva2345]

she's beautiful

[@TJ-el2nz]

You are beautiful. Like I don't understand why people don't like their brown skin. I'm a brown beauty 💕

[@gabyes]

she's beautiful =)

[@desiisme6302]

my mother and I went through something similar I'm the lightest of my sisters but of course .. the heaviest ... I'm not fat but not skinny , my older sisters are very tiny , but sometimes my mom would ale comments like "your sisters never ate this much" "you need to exercise . when my sisters were my age hey were about 110 pounds maybe even light but I am 130. It makes me feel bad

[@ashleycrystal9719]

U can change your weight but you can't change your skin tone. I'm sorry about what you went through but it is NOT the same thing.

[@xxsasunaruyaoi13xx]

omg 😭😭😭😭

[@directherbmonet]

That is so sad, that a mother would treat her child with such disrespect and ridicule her beyond relief. Our community needs to come together.

[@shaunarobinson3722]

OMG!!! That's Judge Lauren Lake from paternity court. (The counselor) She was pretty then and now still.

[@k5elevencinc0]

@FlamebergeDuster THANK YOU!!!!!! you speak the TRUTH!!

[@Em183]

OMG that was so bad, she sounds like my mother XD "how could I not accept you, I HAD to" That is so telling, I feel bad for her daughter wow.

[@jackiebennett3649]

She's beautiful

[@minmachen]

who can miss those beautiful eyes on so vibrating soul

[@PHlophe]

what year was this recorded ? the grand mother is wearing Kelly price's old suit/jacket from the friend of mine era

[@amethyst0285]

She's gorgeous.

[@taotaostrong]

She really put her ignorant Mama on BLAST! Sweet revenge. 😂🤣

[@Noaccountanymore]

It's a long narrow road. But we warriors can handle the struggle ;)

[@oliviacruz9606]

She has a beautiful skin color.

[@MariamTalks]

this is so true :( God. But my mama raised me beautifully, and I am honestly only affected by the bull shit in the media I just gotta fight through it to be honest.

[@thehandleiwantisalreadytaken]

Beauty comes in different shades and colors.

[@rodrigolee1908]

awww Thank you! I only tell the truth and most people don't want to face the truth you know?

[@90shannahh]

She's so pretty :( it's sad she feels like that.

[@dewycatt2112]

Shes VERY attractive!

[@Alsenta666]

That amnesia her mom had was convenient lol

[@kenya2463]

she is beautiful...her momma was jealous

[@myhome354]

I was born in a different country and from the day I was born folks been talking about my hair and color. What I heard was envy and jealousy. I am the darkest person in my family next to my mother but it never bother me.

[@OROgoldenpair1]

she's got a nice complextion (sp?) her skin tone is all evened out and is like cocoa. its nice.

[@StraightUp615]

what she was sayin' at 3:04 is 100% true.