Colorism Is A Sign Of Cultural Degeneracy.

Black Women and Desirability

I live in a city where colorism runs rampant.

Colorist relationships always follow the same pattern, as if they were created on factory setting. It’s always a dark-skinned man or a dark masculine lesbian with a light-skinned or white feminine woman.

Every time I see such pairings, my eyes roll internally.

Now, I wish I didn’t have that reaction. I wish I could see these relationships as part the diverse spectrum of rainbow-gumdrop liberal fantasies that the media wants you to believe they are.

But alas, I do.

Because I think I know what it means. And most of the time, I’m right.

Because the truth is, you don’t see the opposite nearly as much.

It’s far less common see dark-skinned feminine black women in relationships with fair-skinned men or masculine lesbians. It is also rare to see a very dark woman paired with someone of her own complexion.

And maybe, if it were more balanced, I would feel differently.

But it is not, and there is a reason for that.

There is history behind that.

Now, now, now…

I know many dark knights out there will want to defend the keeping of their light-skinned princess. But before you twist your panties in a bunch, I just want to note that my very existence is the product of such a colorist pairing, and I have written in-depth about how I’ve been on both sides of this “pretty light skinned girl” equation.

So ride with me for a minute.

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The most insidious thing about colorism is the fact that colorist people never admit to their own colorism.

Many like to think that they chose their mate based on a preference, as if the desirability of women who share your complexion is the similar to selecting your favorite pizza topping.