Colorism

What is Colorism?

1.

Racism within members of the same race. For instance, light-skinned African Americans looking down on and discriminating against darker-skinned African Americans.

Colorism is just as harmful as racism perpetrated by whites on blacks.

See brown paper bag test, ruler test, racism, discrimination, african americans, blacks, whites

2.

The liking of just about anything that's in your favorite color. // Judging everything by its color.

Girl 1: "Oh my gosh! That dirty old fork in that landfill is purple!...IT'S SO CUTE! I WANT ONE!!"

Girl 2: "Wow.. colorism, much?"

See racism, colorist, communism
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