Introduction
In order to understand colorism you must know what it means and whom it affects. Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. When researching colorism and discrimination and how it affects African Americans there has to be a division between their perception and the reality of the situation. In some situations many people mix the understanding of the two together there is also making sure the target of people being questioned is well understood. In many cases women are more likely to feel that they have experienced colorism. In some cases there was something known as the paper bag test. With the paper bag test if you were lighter …show more content…
When discussing the topic of the paper bag test many African Americans are aware and understand what it means. In a study conducted by Audrey Elisa Kerr called the Paper Bag Principle: Of the Myth and the Motion of Colorism she discusses and goes into further detail about the idea of the Paper bag test and how it affected many African Americans in Washington, DC. The idea is to figure out how African Americans in college are affected by colorism and discrimination.
Background
There has been a lot of research conducted on the topic of colorism but the focus in this article will be how colorism affects African American college students. However, before getting there, there needs to be an understanding of where the idea of colorism in the African American community stems from. In the article written by Margret Hunter, The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin tone, Status, and Inequality she goes into depth about colorism and the idea of how the seed was planted back into the days of slavery and before Jim Crow. Not …show more content…
Relying on articles and research that was conducted twenty years ago has since then changed. Including the involvement of the Internet and Social Media on people’s experience when dealing with colorism can be helpful and important. Surveys were given to ask college students about colorism and discrimination that they felt that they experienced. Understanding the difference between the participant’s perception and reality was very important. That helps the research easier to understand and explain. Understanding how the participants view themselves was important because it helps the researcher know how to go further into their view on certain situations that they were involved in based on the answers they provided. For example if the participant is a female, and she identifies herself as light-skinned she might not have experienced not being sought after by men or women because of her skin tone. However, if the participant is darker-skinned and a woman she might have experienced not being after by men or women based off her skin
In order to understand colorism you must know what it means and whom it affects. Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. When researching colorism and discrimination and how it affects African Americans there has to be a division between their perception and the reality of the situation. In some situations many people mix the understanding of the two together there is also making sure the target of people being questioned is well understood. In many cases women are more likely to feel that they have experienced colorism. In some cases there was something known as the paper bag test. With the paper bag test if you were lighter …show more content…
When discussing the topic of the paper bag test many African Americans are aware and understand what it means. In a study conducted by Audrey Elisa Kerr called the Paper Bag Principle: Of the Myth and the Motion of Colorism she discusses and goes into further detail about the idea of the Paper bag test and how it affected many African Americans in Washington, DC. The idea is to figure out how African Americans in college are affected by colorism and discrimination.
Background
There has been a lot of research conducted on the topic of colorism but the focus in this article will be how colorism affects African American college students. However, before getting there, there needs to be an understanding of where the idea of colorism in the African American community stems from. In the article written by Margret Hunter, The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin tone, Status, and Inequality she goes into depth about colorism and the idea of how the seed was planted back into the days of slavery and before Jim Crow. Not …show more content…
Relying on articles and research that was conducted twenty years ago has since then changed. Including the involvement of the Internet and Social Media on people’s experience when dealing with colorism can be helpful and important. Surveys were given to ask college students about colorism and discrimination that they felt that they experienced. Understanding the difference between the participant’s perception and reality was very important. That helps the research easier to understand and explain. Understanding how the participants view themselves was important because it helps the researcher know how to go further into their view on certain situations that they were involved in based on the answers they provided. For example if the participant is a female, and she identifies herself as light-skinned she might not have experienced not being sought after by men or women because of her skin tone. However, if the participant is darker-skinned and a woman she might have experienced not being after by men or women based off her skin