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


100

Random Words:

1. Friends who hangout all the time; also defined as a road dawg; also known as "runin patna" You and your running partner are a..
1. The ever growing, popular urban sport of getting from one location to another via strangers backyards. Often used at the end of a big n..
1. The standard residence of off campus college students in Worcester, MA. Also home to prostitutes, drug lords, and other low income resi..