Despite issues within the African American community, some white people and other people of color have a more favorable view of darker skin tones. Some commenters, in the documentary, who had darker skin tones described going to other countries and people of color practically gawking over how beautiful they were. There were also a few white men who described how their African American wives were beautiful and did not have any negative connotations with her darker skin tone. The pivotal part occurred when one of the white men who were in an interracial marriage asked his father about marrying an African American woman. His father stated that as long as she was pretty, he did not care. This comment could be viewed as a microagression. Lewis and
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These remarks are made without malevolent intention because there is not much forethought put into the remark. The father’s remark was said in a nonchalant and nearly joyous way perhaps because his father was approving of his relationship. On the contrary, there was no consideration of how his remark implies how beauty is the most important aspect of choosing a partner outside of his son’s ethnicity. Also, this question and remark would not have come about if they were talking about white women. Lewis and Neville (2015) describe intersectionality theory as the best way to study microaggressions because it does not separate the oppressive identities and offers specific insight on those who are marginalized. Dark Girls addressed the globalization of colorism. A Korean American woman visited Korea when she was younger and was asked if she had a black father. She had a darker skin tone than many Koreans in the country because she was from California and possibly spent a lot of …show more content…
The concept of shedding light on the oppressions of those located in the margins were the exact goals of black feminists and intersectionality theorists such as Patricia Hill Collins and Anna Julia Cooper. It is important that the black community continue to create dialogue about the deeply ingrained and damaging practices. In this dialogue, those who are normally overlooked need to be the leaders of these discussions and others in more privileged positions need to listen and be considerate of what they are saying. This is where change can take
These remarks are made without malevolent intention because there is not much forethought put into the remark. The father’s remark was said in a nonchalant and nearly joyous way perhaps because his father was approving of his relationship. On the contrary, there was no consideration of how his remark implies how beauty is the most important aspect of choosing a partner outside of his son’s ethnicity. Also, this question and remark would not have come about if they were talking about white women. Lewis and Neville (2015) describe intersectionality theory as the best way to study microaggressions because it does not separate the oppressive identities and offers specific insight on those who are marginalized. Dark Girls addressed the globalization of colorism. A Korean American woman visited Korea when she was younger and was asked if she had a black father. She had a darker skin tone than many Koreans in the country because she was from California and possibly spent a lot of …show more content…
The concept of shedding light on the oppressions of those located in the margins were the exact goals of black feminists and intersectionality theorists such as Patricia Hill Collins and Anna Julia Cooper. It is important that the black community continue to create dialogue about the deeply ingrained and damaging practices. In this dialogue, those who are normally overlooked need to be the leaders of these discussions and others in more privileged positions need to listen and be considerate of what they are saying. This is where change can take