A Girl Like Me

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves.

For more information about this film and to take action visit:
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/a_girl_like_me/index.php?fs=action

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• girl
• like
• me
• family
• society
• gender
• women
• racial
• justice

[thelocalmermaid]

I am a white female. and watching this video breaks my heart.. I hate seeing little children who see a black doll, same color as they are, and say that it is the ugly one becaues it is black.. it makes me so sick. I cannot say that I know how you feel.. because I am white, but, I hope all of the women in this video know that YOU ARE ALL SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! and those women and children who feel that they are ugly because of color.. please know that you are a BEAUTIFUL CREATION!~~ GOD BLESS!!

[xWolfyChanx]

White people brought blacks to america. So why do they always say go back to your country? lol

[insub2]

@outdoorfr3ak injustice is not an excuse for injustice.

[wieyogoo]

this breaks my heart, I work with kids, and I know that they need to be told that they are wonderful, beautiful and special to know it. If this is what society is telling them, how wold they know that its a BIG FAT LIE! we all need to say it loud and clear with our words and action, you are beautiful! no matter what color your skin has!

[214fuckoff]

Even niggers can't stand niggers.

[masterdeeable11]

@thelocalmermaid This is the Damage the White Man has done Black People. We've been lynched,Whipped, Tricked, and Fixed up to hate ourselves and today still being Murdered by The White Man since we've been brought here to America 400 years and counting. We cannot write in a Book of all the Lies, Murders and Deceit The White Race have committed against the Black Man and The Black Women here in America and throughout the World over.

[boycott18]

@takfam07 what impact would it have on black self-esteem? You have not really look into this video. These were children at young ages anywhere from 4-8 who already have in their mind they are "bad," and "ugly," and that whites are pretty and good. No matter how rich, no matter the degree, no matter what accomplishment a black person has he/she is still black and not equal with whites. The darker you are the worse you are. You cannot scrub off black. Look at MJ. He tried to make himself white!!!

[Detroitfarm]

I didn't know self-hate was so ingrained in the black world. I'm learning at a old age. Yesterday, my instructor showed a portion of this film in a class (college class)mostly white kids. Do these type of films reinforce the white man's sense of superiority? I'm trying to figure out why she showed the film. 2 african women (both with permed hair) implied that they agreed with the comments made in the film (by the women that hate themselves). I'm a black man. Dam, I was clueless. Rude awakenin

[xWolfyChanx]

EVERYONE STOP REPLYING TO ME XDDD

[cuband8]

@xWolfyChanx actually i don't think they do. Look at Baltimore.

[xWolfyChanx]

@outdoorfr3ak O: huh? my mom is into history, she knows alot more than me xDD I was just saying something from my point of view

[outdoorfr3ak]

@xWolfyChanx but their own people sold them into slavery