Re: Oh the Shade

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• Racism
• Obama

[Jouri21]

"and the award for best common sense answer on a obviously color blind question" goes to kidblackfoot! thank you so much for clearing this up and showing people what real lightskin is...sometimes i feel like people need glasses or need to clean their contact lenses to be able to see what color obama really is...

[kidblackfoot]

@Jouri21 u know da bidness jouri!!! i try to stay on top of shyt... but dun always have the time ne more!

[thruthealcove]

And to think I was gonna ask you to do a vid on this subject cuz I knew you would deliver the goods like you did here dude!!! THANK YOU for speaking up for your fellow "light-skined" brothas!!!

[kidblackfoot]

lolz... i saw the symbol in the sky... so i came to render my assistance!!! lol

[tincredible]

Great vid. You offered a perspective that is not exposed very often....I often hear about the taunting and teasing that dark skin people endure growing up; But you did a great jobs of demonstrating how it cuts both ways.

[kidblackfoot]

thanx man... i dont think people who are mixed ambiguously get credit for our perspective cuz we dont fit the stereotypical bill... but i am that messenger!!! lol

[CheezInspector]

Whoops. Forgot to mention the wild card. Even if you are light-skinned BR w/more ambiguous features, if you frequently speak ebonics and/or dress in a certain Black stereotyped way, then all bets may be off and you might be more easily discriminated against IMO. It's definitely not fair, but I think a lot of people associate ebonics and some other Black cultural parameters with low intelligence and/or social deviance.

[CheezInspector]

Truth is, biracial experiences vary. You're right about Obama. He is darker skinned BR (biracial), so he will be treated as someone who is mono-racially (MR) Black. Now if you are light-skinned BR, but have mostly African features, like you (Kidblackfoot), then you are more likely to get discriminated only a little less than someone MR Black. But if you are BR and have both light-skinned and less Black features, you may experience far few problems. I know because I fit in the last category.

[Jouri21]

dats my man lol! its great to have ya back, really missed ya. yea i know huh? between work and the way the damm weather has been, its a real headache, so i feel you. its kinda hard sometimes for me to be in my sketch artist mode when shit is stressful!

[Simbul]

Even the modeling agencies know this. If you look at Men's Health, GQ, etc...the majority of Black male models are of a much lighter hue. I take nothing from my lighter brethen, but if we refuse to acknowledge reality, we will always live in the dark. Pardon the pun.

[Simbul]

When it comes to referring to the lighter complex, many people refer to popular lighter females more than males. Yet, in movies/sporta we see the darker tones in males for the majority. Now in politics, that changes for the male. Look at the head of the Republican National Party. Look at the Black politicians nominated outside of majority

Black areas. In the spotlight outside of sports/music/movies, lighter has been the preference for Black males.

[Simbul]

Lets call it a false pride in skin tone. It isn't a pride in talent, acclomplishments, etc... In the U.S. skin tone matters. It matters even in countries in Africa. I have been there. I know that my lighter skin brothers have had hurdles to jump, yet darker ones have those and some. I am attempting to take nothing from you, but skin tones matter in the U.S. What is not said is how it differs in sexes. Lighter tones amongst the media and public favor in women.

[Simbul]

Damn. I hope you don't hate me after this. I love your videos and opinions. Yet. I am an American who is Black and raised in Arkansas. I understand what you are saying, but cannot empathise with you. I agree that the elitist attitude does sometimes exist amongst the darkest Black Americans. Yet, many times I think they are looking for ANYTHING to take pride in since the darkest tones are so prejudiced against in the world including Africa.