Very well-said Deanna

Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer 
The Children's Medical Center 
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The general conception about why "lighter is better" among many people
of
color is that it's an internalization of racist attitudes. In other
words,
they've heard from white people for the longest time that being white is
better than being a person of color. Therefore, they affected minority
begins to believe this, and in turns, inflicts the attitude on other
members
of the minority. But, since no one in the group is actually "white,"
your
degree of lightness becomes the discriminating factor.

Essentially, it's just a continuation of racism.
-d



Deanna Schneider
Interactive Media Developer
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