Your mind is colonised

00:18:10“And I feel like we need to clarify to people that when

you're black you already experience racism.

So that's already the foundation.

So as a black girl you will already experience racism

but as a dark skinned black girl you will experience

colorism on an extreme level. Like

and when we talk about colorism, we're talking about the favoritism towards those

with lighter skin tones.

So if we use me and you as an example, like in

certain situations, people will associate you with

extreme negative stereotypes.”

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“And sometimes even dangerous.

Honestly, it can literally

be the difference between life and death.

Whereas I can sometimes in certain situations

get away with not being perceived

as this a threat.

So I can experience racism, but in many cases I

will benefiting from colorism.”

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“To be fair. Let me speak from my own experience.

When I grew up, like

I saw white women on tv

and if I ever saw a black girl on tv, that would be a lighter skinned black woman.

So everything from Disney movies to

like anything I would keep, I kept on seeing

white models, white actors, white celebrities.

And if I ever occasionally saw a black

representative, that black person

would be lighter skinned.

So automatically, like intrinsically your mind is colonized

as a boy in a

Eurocentric society to look at

lighter skinned people. And when I say lighter skin,

that includes light skinned black people and that also includes white people.

But that's perceived to be the beauty standard. But that's what,

that's how I was taught like when

I grew up.”