(The Story of Color, Gender and Race)
This documentary is something that we all should watch... It really made me think and try to search inside of myself . I want to be different. I want to make a change even If that change has to happen IN ME FIRST. Even if you don't want to watch this video. Just think... think about how you could make a difference in our community and work as a unit. unite as one people..... IGNORING IT DOESN'T SOLVE IT...!
Directed by Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry
Produced by Bill Duke for Duke Media
and D. Channsin Berry for Urban Winter Entertainment
Co-Produced by Bradinn French
Edited by Bradinn French
Watch preview trailer below:
5 comments:
If I didn't hear these Sisters speak, I wouldn't have known their pain. I can't imagine how any dark-skinned Black woman could picture herself as less than... sorry you feel that way because you are my favorite. I love my woman dark. I prefer my Wife/Empress/Queen dark chocolate...
I think as a people we need to just enjoy the skin we're in and realize the history that caused the color spectrum. Then again, cultural education is key! Those of us that wallow in popular culture are bogged down in ignorace. Bare Madness.
One Love
An Average Black Brother
Kaya
I always wanted to be dark, black and real pretty skin and white teeth; like the beautiful sisters the brothers went crazy for in West Africa and Ethiopia. Who are those beautiful blue black people-Nubians-Yeah.Anyway, no matter what your color, you need to apply the right makeup. This shiny whiteish lips looks clownish on everybody.
This story brought me to tears feeling the pain.I always was attracted to sisters with dark skin even back when it was considered the ultimate insult to be called black.Oddly enough I couldn't get any play from dark sisters...maybe I was too dark.
As a beautiful, confident, successful brown-skinned woman of color (none of us are black-just as coffee is not black-WE ARE ALL COFFEE WITH DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF CREAM unless you are white which is the absence of color), when I started school I was subjected to some of the negative color references mentioned in the documentary. I‘m thankful for my upbringing by men and women in my family. I would like to see Diane Sawyer or Lisa Ling report on this on 20/20 if the ABC executive are not afraid. My 5 year old son came home from 1st grade, told me the teacher treated some kids better than the other kids, I was at the school often to make sure my son was being treated fairly and to find out who these pretty kids were. I observed a dark skinned dark haired Jewish female teacher giving extra time, touching and complementing the hair of blond haired blue eyed caucasian girls. My son could read and write at 5 years old before who started school. Observing this type of preferential treatment made him think and look at these girl as having or being more accepted or better or prettier then the rest. I am so glad my son was taught he was loved before he went to school because he went there to learn but not learn that. THE BRAIN WASHING IS BEING DONE TO OUR SONS TOO. Teach your children about loving themselves at home so that they won’t give up on their dreams and accept another’s nightmare. STOP THE BRAIN LYNCHING!!!! We are the most beautiful people on this earth!!!!
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