How do you think dark skin models are viewed in the modeling industry?
I think dark skin models are viewed as less desirable than a light skin model. We are only picked for a video or a gig if the artist ask. If not, they’re going to go with a light skin model and now, more than ever, Spanish and European models are getting picked over black women in general.
Do you feel that you are treated differently than light skin models?
Yes, do you think you will ever see me as the lead in a P.Diddy video or an Usher video even though both of them have (in Usher’s case had) a dark skin woman as their significant other. Its pretty sad. Robin Thicke has more dark skin women in his videos than most of the black artist LOL. We have the T-Pain’s, Anthony Hamilton’s and Dwele’s that mostly always use a dark skin woman in their videos.
The parts the most dark skin women play in videos are the ghetto girl, or the girl dancing etc. Light skin women get the parts of the love interest almost always. //Now I’m not saying to switch it up and start treating light skin girls how dark skin girls have been treated. I just want it to be fair and equal. If you can put 3 light skin girls in the same video, then why can’t you do the same for dark skin girls? Stop with the 1 token dark skin girl…
Who do you think we should blame… editors, directors, or the media?
Honestly blame Willie Lynch,(Read the Willie Lynch letter here) and then blame ourselves for not being smart enough to overcome something that was taught to us over a century ago… If you’ve read the Willie Lynch letter then you will understand why black people operate the way they do. I think its time for us to break the cycle and start loving our race and practicing unity . Well said...From The SPorah Show
The Sporah show can be viewed in Tanzania on Star TV 13:00PM saturdays
This whole Dark Vs Light Skin state of mind I think is rather ridiculous. A while ago, it was Racism, White vs Black...but now, I see its getting over that,coz us Black people ourselves are doing a damn good job at being against our own skin. Aint that strange? Back at home, we have all types of creams, all types of pills to wipe the Dark Skin off of ya, and I wonder how one would want to do that, Dark skin is so radiant, so bold, so beautiful...
But Its our own society and acceptance ...
Last Summer When i was home i talked to this 10 year old girl and this girl wsa telling me how she wants to be light skinned too and that she's mad that God made her Dark skin but everyone in her family is Dark skin and I didnt know how she just came about with that statement.I was sad, look at what this is doing to our Tomorrow...Its sad that African women are doing everything to become white and the traditional Ebony chocolate look is gonna be extinct someday, these children dont think they're beautiful.
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