The various articles included within Shades of Difference discuss the dynamic complexities and differences of colorism and racism, two terms that have been incorrectly used interchangeably for years by society to refer to generalized, racist phenomena. However just like Trina Jones explained in “The Case for Legal Recognition of Colorism Claims,” colorism is the maltreatment of another based on their skin color, while racism is the prejudicial and stereotypical beliefs one holds and perpetuates towards another based on their racially assigned group. Color may be used to assign others to a group but despite the contrary, is not an actual indicator of race, although its ideas are similar to Brazilians. “With racism, it is the social meaning afforded
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Although racial mixing has occurred since the beginning of time, this may increase colorism’s distinction as a prominent occurrence and also increase skin color’s role as an indicator of race, while the self-identification and others’ imposed identifications may become increasingly varied as skin color does (Nakano Glenn, 2009). This idea is supported by Edward Telles’s “The Social Consequences of Skin Color in Brazil because he writes that black identification in the U.S and Brazil varies greatly because darker hues deem one black in Brazil and lighter ones may allow one to ‘pass’ or escape black demonization especially if their education and SES is comparably high. However even the smallest trace of black ancestors could qualify an American as black as historically supported by the one drop rule in the 19th century, thus succumbing those to the social and political oppressions that embody this
Although racial mixing has occurred since the beginning of time, this may increase colorism’s distinction as a prominent occurrence and also increase skin color’s role as an indicator of race, while the self-identification and others’ imposed identifications may become increasingly varied as skin color does (Nakano Glenn, 2009). This idea is supported by Edward Telles’s “The Social Consequences of Skin Color in Brazil because he writes that black identification in the U.S and Brazil varies greatly because darker hues deem one black in Brazil and lighter ones may allow one to ‘pass’ or escape black demonization especially if their education and SES is comparably high. However even the smallest trace of black ancestors could qualify an American as black as historically supported by the one drop rule in the 19th century, thus succumbing those to the social and political oppressions that embody this