tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post8323658836446824679..comments2022-05-20T04:35:23.158-07:00Comments on In Search of Utopia...: Skin Color and Hair Texture: A Black Woman's JourneyMyra (Meeshe011)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-25740357840970270702011-07-06T20:06:11.656-07:002011-07-06T20:06:11.656-07:00Found another vid...
"A Girl Like Me" -...Found another vid... <br />"A Girl Like Me" -<br />"Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves."<br /><br />http://youtu.be/YWyI77Yh1Gg<br /><br />For more information about this film and to take action visit:<br />http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/a_girl_like_me/index.php?fs=actionMyra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-27496090198187042772011-06-29T19:53:21.406-07:002011-06-29T19:53:21.406-07:00Another thing, people are mistaken when they judge...Another thing, people are mistaken when they judge the percentage of genetic racial mixture a person has by their outward appearance...the outward appearance is the phenotype, not the genotype...only an person's genes, their DNA, can tell the whole story. In other words, you might have more racial mixture in your background than someone a few shades lighter than you! Also, sometimes these genes "skip generations," and two dark-skinned parents can have a child that's lighter than both of them...that's why several children within the same family who all have the same parents, might all be different shades. What you are witnessing when u examine someone's skin color is not the whole story...it is just the way those genes were expressed in that individual, the phenotype, not the genotype.Myra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-89844467540715479232011-06-29T07:31:32.469-07:002011-06-29T07:31:32.469-07:00Hi Undiscovered Beauty,
Thanks for your comments!...Hi Undiscovered Beauty,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments! I realized after I published that I didn't get the darkest women in the spectrum, however for the purpose of this blog, their darkness will do... Most people would describe these women as dark-skinned, even if they are not the darkest available...especially when you consider light vs. dark...if your skin is the color of milk chocolate or dark chocolate, people consider you to be dark...Naomi Campbell, dark...Lauryn Hill, dark... Kelly Rowland...these are consider to be the darker skinned black women even though darker exist... I think you would like the movie, "Dark Girls" on Vimeo.com....see the links in my comments above. The bottom line...they're all darker than a paper bag...1 study reports that black ppl come in 32 different shades...but how many of us spend time trying to categorize all those different colors...I think 3 categories are basic enough to teach the differences...Myra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-83413070404794857802011-06-29T00:05:42.851-07:002011-06-29T00:05:42.851-07:00i just wanna tell u that i like ur blog,but one th...i just wanna tell u that i like ur blog,but one thing i dont like is the girls u described as dark skinned are not even dark wtf .that really got me mad becuse im a sudanese girl and we got the darkest skins in africa .when i came to the states all people could do is make fun of my skin color plus if i was the same colored as them girls u put up there no one will say anything to me cus thta one right there is not black at all .they are just mixed not pure black skinUNDISCOVERED BEAUTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362823918200474829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-68379088454736029642011-06-13T10:56:56.558-07:002011-06-13T10:56:56.558-07:00Another documentary called "Shadeism" wh...Another documentary called "Shadeism" which explores skin color issues in cultures outside of the United States. <br /><br />http://www.vimeo.com/16210769<br /><br />This documentary short is an introduction to the issue of shadeism, the discrimination that exists between the lighter-skinned and darker-skinned members of the same community. This documentary short looks specifically at how it affects young womyn within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diasporas. Through the eyes and words of 5 young womyn and 1 little girl - all females of colour - the film takes us into the thoughts and experiences of each.<br /><br />For more information related to shadeism/colorism/skin-color discrimination, please see these links:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_based_on_skin_color<br /><br />It has been reported that Skin whitening products sales grew from $40 to $43 billion in 2008.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_whiteningMyra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-65661346794049265272011-06-08T21:29:08.510-07:002011-06-08T21:29:08.510-07:00The link to a discussion about this article on Huf...The link to a discussion about this article on Huffington Post's FB page: <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=18468761129&topic=18857Myra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-7075308593760532172011-05-29T08:53:44.927-07:002011-05-29T08:53:44.927-07:00Wow! I must say that more information about this ...Wow! I must say that more information about this topic keeps falling in my lap! I really like this article from Rev. Michael Waters of Dallas, TX. The article is really factual...tells the cold hard truth, and is really uplifting as well. <br /><br />http://www.dallassouthnews.org/2011/05/26/black-women-despite-satoshi-kanazawa-claim-makeda-lives-in-you/Myra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-39750526150907143132011-05-26T12:19:58.301-07:002011-05-26T12:19:58.301-07:00I found a new video clip! It's really good...v...I found a new video clip! It's really good...very serious and saddening: Clips from the upcoming documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture. http://vimeo.com/24155797Myra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955600697455838733.post-14815106916921050742011-05-22T14:06:21.969-07:002011-05-22T14:06:21.969-07:00After viewing the blog and its contents in entiret...After viewing the blog and its contents in entirety, I would like to know your overall impression! <br /><br />Did you get a chance to watch all the videos I posted? It's 4 you can watch on here then 6 more you can go to youtube.com and watch. Try to watch all 10 in a row then let me know what you think! <br /><br />It should take most people about 1hr to watch all 10 videos, read the two poems, then read the Willie Lynch Letter and it's description on Wikipedia. The natural haircare sites are just for fun, an fyi, etc. <br /><br />Questions:<br /><br />1. Have you been exposed to media content like this before? <br />a.)Never b.)Rarely c.)Moderately d.)Often<br /><br />2. What were some of your feelings and thoughts after viewing all of the content? <br /><br />3. As you reflect on your experience, which content stands out most in your mind?<br /><br />4. Would you feel comfortable using this information as a teaching tool for children and adults? Why or why not? <br /><br />Feel free to email me your answer --> meeshe011@aol.comMyra (Meeshe011)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07478287784290765455noreply@blogger.com