tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post5303770285466914553..comments2023-11-02T07:52:30.321-07:00Comments on Angelia's....Ramblings....: LIGHTER, BRIGHTER, BETTER??Angelia Vernon Menchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782697902784305887noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-61141950753141274372011-04-13T17:29:32.832-07:002011-04-13T17:29:32.832-07:00So sad Mama Deep. Just responding 'cause I was...So sad Mama Deep. Just responding 'cause I was recovering from anesthesia from oral surgery when this came in yesterday but I'm glad I remembered to go back and read it. <br /><br />And yes, many Nigerians still practice this crap. As a matter of fact, when the old presidents's wife died after a tummy tuck, it was said/rumored to be compliactions related to her bleached skin being so thin and altered. <br /><br />I don't know when we'll learn to love the skin we're in. <br /><br />Fortunately, I was raised to see all my dark family members as beautiful and to feel good about myself and I will raise Jordan the same. I see liking a certain skin tone as preference like height but it should not be ausperiority thing. For example, my hubby does not like the light skin tone so I'm glad I'm dark. But it's a preference and not about any skin tone being better. <br /><br />And the hair issue...I just want managable hair but others are not better than me because their hair is different from mine. (Sigh)<br /><br />SMH...still...Folake Taylor, MD.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12130281897420377828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-32862271846206165632011-04-12T14:24:22.386-07:002011-04-12T14:24:22.386-07:00' I was shook mostly because I knew they felt ...' I was shook mostly because I knew they felt like that because they had been taught that and as long as it was passed from generation to generation it would always be an issue. '<br /><br />And there you have it; when those who teach them stop hating themselves (and passing that hate alone) then the healing can truly begin.Yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847562755202742067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-69803340539388746902011-04-12T13:07:30.401-07:002011-04-12T13:07:30.401-07:00This is an issue that wont go awayThis is an issue that wont go awayLinda Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954002297634256677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-56902079544174669492011-04-12T11:51:13.211-07:002011-04-12T11:51:13.211-07:00I am one of the darkest in my immediate family. I ...I am one of the darkest in my immediate family. I never felt being darker than them or even my friends. And in my early 20's being dark was more celebrated. I am so glad that I did not give into the light is better.<br /><br />My grandma said how she was called yellow gal growing up and it hurt me to heard how she sounded saying it. Or to hear my maternal grandfather's sister talk about being called blackie because of her almost blue-black skin.<br /><br />Sadly, some folks hold on for dear life what they were taught as kids. I had a co-worker in her late 50's spout on about not liking the fact that she was dark and how her mother told her to not have dark knees or elbows and so on. She still had an issue being dark and doesn't celebrate it.Shaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049949734768494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-63710704294813981332011-04-12T11:03:35.668-07:002011-04-12T11:03:35.668-07:00I just read the Griot article about whitening skin...I just read the Griot article about whitening skin in Jamaica. I, too, also read the article about Africans doing doing it. How long, oh Lord, how long and what is it going to take? For us to learn to love ourselves and stop this madness? The images on TV and the videos are destroying our kids. All we can do as Jennifer is doing is to reinforce in our kids that they are beautiful until they believe it.Dera Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513910913210988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-14432476835724959532011-04-12T10:39:53.323-07:002011-04-12T10:39:53.323-07:00Maybe I am not clear. I know the slaves were in bi...Maybe I am not clear. I know the slaves were in biblical times. It originated somewhere I wonder this light being better. Look at how the British have acted superior and tried to take over almost every continent. I wonder that.Shaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049949734768494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-47741857128698178862011-04-12T10:24:14.045-07:002011-04-12T10:24:14.045-07:00There have been slaves and slaveowners since bibli...There have been slaves and slaveowners since biblical times and lighter hued people were considered superior even then...<br /><br />angeliaAngelia Vernon Menchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782697902784305887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-61250412545680768742011-04-12T10:03:30.798-07:002011-04-12T10:03:30.798-07:00Slaveowners and slaves.Slaveowners and slaves.Angelia Vernon Menchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782697902784305887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-82457480844391394922011-04-12T09:02:55.411-07:002011-04-12T09:02:55.411-07:00I get that it comes from ancestry. I just wonder w...I get that it comes from ancestry. I just wonder who initially thought being lighter is better. SMH.Shaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049949734768494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-29418525432854191572011-04-12T07:53:33.308-07:002011-04-12T07:53:33.308-07:00Shai,
it comes from ancestry. Years ago I had a yo...Shai,<br />it comes from ancestry. Years ago I had a young Samoan girl working for, she often remarked how dark she was compared to her mother and sisters. She was light beige. It it so prevalant in minority communities worldwide. Asians have lightened their skin for ages...*sigh*Angelia Vernon Menchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782697902784305887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-30288738408627880052011-04-12T07:40:54.050-07:002011-04-12T07:40:54.050-07:00It is sad to still see it. When I was little I had...It is sad to still see it. When I was little I had a relative call me dark and my grandma( who is light skinned) said not to say that. She said that is our problem we comparing light to dark. <br /><br />The sad thing is this exist in other races/cultures. I remember seeing on Oprah how folks in the Middle and Far East bleach too. Where did this come from?Shaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049949734768494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-43316861902574378892011-04-12T05:11:37.580-07:002011-04-12T05:11:37.580-07:00Jen,
I feel you, I always reinforced to my younger...Jen,<br />I feel you, I always reinforced to my younger son that his darker skin was beautiful. Fortunately, he is very proud of who he. It is a damned shame that we are still dealing with this.<br /><br />Love!Angelia Vernon Menchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782697902784305887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261713742558099913.post-8765676028664872852011-04-12T04:38:17.633-07:002011-04-12T04:38:17.633-07:00Well, recently, my 10yo told me the kids (blacks a...Well, recently, my 10yo told me the kids (blacks and whites alike) have been telling him that he's not normal. Why? Because he is too dark and no one is that dark.<br /><br />To say I was angry would be an understatement. All I could do was tell him that is jealousy talking. Their mad that their skin isn't as beautiful and smooth as his, so they have to make him feel as bad as they do inside.<br /><br />Sick of hatred being spread from one generation to the next. It's stupid crap like this that causes our children to commit suicide. I won't lose my kids to junk like this.<br /><br />Getting off my soapbox now.Jennifer C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253564132754009574noreply@blogger.com