African-American Complexion Pageant Ignites Long Term Battle

For many African Americans, both men and women alike, there has been an issue over which skin tone is more attractive. Lighter skin or Brown skin? As a brown skin woman myself, I have personally dealt with this type of ignorance from childhood to adulthood. To create even more of a rift, there is a new kind of beauty pagent rising through the ranks of beauty competitions. Poise, grace, and talents are no longer the determining factors of whether or not a woman is considered beautiful. Now, their skin color, above all else, will decide if they are truly attractive or not. The shocking, and horrific idea of the contest, came not from another race, but from other African Americans.

 

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