Karen Grigsby Bates spotlights a new documentary by Bill Duke:
Hue-based hierarchy, of course, is ancient — and also very modern. The difference is many non-American societies are matter-of-fact about the preference for lighter skin. Prospects on the Indian online dating and marriage website Shaadi, for instance, often list themselves as "fair" or "wheat-colored" without embarrassment. Women touted as beautiful throughout Latin America and the Caribbean often range from very fair to cafe au lait. Black Americans are no exception — but they're also less forthright about the color prejudice that exists within the black community.
Previous coverage of Dark Girls and colorism here.
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