Colorism
col·or·ism
/ˈkələrˌizəm/
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nounUS
1 prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
How does it feel to be dark skin?
I've been dark skin my whole entire life, yet I didn't know that being dark skin was a ”problem” among the African American community until I was about thirteen years old. A boy in my math class pointed out how I was darker skinned and how he knew I'd been bullied because of it (which I hadn't been). It made me look at myself differently from that point and probably before that.
Me then and me now are two totally different Ashley's. Then I thought something was wrong with being what I was born to be. I felt like I was ugly honestly, but not because I had ugly features but because I was dark skinned.
Confidence is such a big part of growing up dark skin. Your family support and ”compliments” I think are also important. My family constantly tells me how beautiful and chocolate I am. Which is such a big part of knowing you're beautiful growing up. If you are never told how pretty you are then when you are finally told by a friend or boyfriend you won't believe it.
Being in a relationship with someone lighter than you. By relationship, I mean friendships or actual relationships. Being friends with someone light than you might make you feel singled out or picked over (trust me I know) but that all plays a part in being confident. No one is pretty to me based off their skin tone. NO ONE. Now in a relationship with someone lighter than you, I can't really speak on because I've never been in one. I feel like I never take people seriously when they're interested in me because I am dark skin. Which is one of my bad characteristics.
I do what I do EVERY SINGLE day so that girls and boys who look like me know that they are love and that there are people who look like them who are doing what they dream to do.
Your so beautiful no matter what.
Best Wishes, Ashley Marie
col·or·ism
/ˈkələrˌizəm/
Learn to pronounce
nounUS
1 prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
How does it feel to be dark skin?
I've been dark skin my whole entire life, yet I didn't know that being dark skin was a ”problem” among the African American community until I was about thirteen years old. A boy in my math class pointed out how I was darker skinned and how he knew I'd been bullied because of it (which I hadn't been). It made me look at myself differently from that point and probably before that.
Me then and me now are two totally different Ashley's. Then I thought something was wrong with being what I was born to be. I felt like I was ugly honestly, but not because I had ugly features but because I was dark skinned.
Confidence is such a big part of growing up dark skin. Your family support and ”compliments” I think are also important. My family constantly tells me how beautiful and chocolate I am. Which is such a big part of knowing you're beautiful growing up. If you are never told how pretty you are then when you are finally told by a friend or boyfriend you won't believe it.
Being in a relationship with someone lighter than you. By relationship, I mean friendships or actual relationships. Being friends with someone light than you might make you feel singled out or picked over (trust me I know) but that all plays a part in being confident. No one is pretty to me based off their skin tone. NO ONE. Now in a relationship with someone lighter than you, I can't really speak on because I've never been in one. I feel like I never take people seriously when they're interested in me because I am dark skin. Which is one of my bad characteristics.
I do what I do EVERY SINGLE day so that girls and boys who look like me know that they are love and that there are people who look like them who are doing what they dream to do.
Your so beautiful no matter what.
Best Wishes, Ashley Marie