Well if you read The Root or listen to News and Notes they will lead you to believe that Michelle Obama has single handily made it cool to be a dark skinned sistah. Being a chocolaty sistah myself…I some what find this offensive. Hell I never knew I was an outcast or no longer stylish.
I must admit there were times I struggled with being the darkest person in my family; I never had a problem attracting men.
The root article stated..
Gotta love the brothers who show their affection for the dark-skinned girls, even if they are hollering out the window of a passing car.
Gotta love it even more when the brother is the president, and the object of his affection is front and center for the world to see.
If a black president represents change, a dark-skinned first lady is straight-up revolutionary
News and Notes discussed how having a dark skinned first lady will change the perception of dark skinned African American women…………. To that I say really
I see nothing wrong with people having preferences, because I do. But we as a people have allowed other cultures and influences to tell us what is beautiful. African Americans are dynamic and come in a wide variety to shades to bright yellow to blue ebony. Yet we show the world that closer we get to looking African the uglier we think we are.
I love Michelle Obama and I believe that she can have a positive effect on women and young girls of all colors. While she has broken barriers and accomplished many great things………myself esteem, value and worth as a dark skinned black woman does not rest on her shoulders.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I’ve learned what’s one man piece of shit… is another man’s fertilizer.
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