REBLOG THIS. Time again for me to drag the community, and this time it’s for the not so silent killer – colorism. I’d like to give a disclaimer the the mun is lightskin and has not faced any colorism. I’m speaking from a place of privilege right now.
So colorism is basically upholding and preferring lighter akin tones as the “purer” and “cleaner” kind. Lightskin black people are respected more, given more job options, less likely to be arrested, and all around seen as better people just because of their skin tone. Lightskins also have the benefit of being seen as more desirable than their darkskin counterparts.
I bring this up because I have noticed the way this shithole of a community treats darkskin face claims. You stick with your light and brights like Beyonce or Rihanna or Zendaya, and you don’t even try to roleplay a darker girls or boys. When you do choose a dark faceclaim, you water down their blackness, whitewash your icons and graphics so you don’t notice that you’re using a darkskin, and then you don’t even talk to other black muses.
SPEAKING OF, it hasn’t escaped me that you same assholes who insist you’re so inclusive never even roleplay – nevermind ship – with faceclaims darker than tan. Like oh my God, how do you sit there and scream about how pretty you think Lupita is or how daddy you think Idris is and then not fucking want a thread with them? OH! I know. It’s because darker faces are only for lusting after and talking about how sexy they are. If you undercover white supremacist want a ship, you do it with the pasty, blonde asshole with no personality because no matter how HOT a darkskin, it’s dirty and slutty to want your muse to be with them.
Oh, and please don’t let me forget to tear the fucking scalps off all these blogs with the PALE AESTHETIC. You and photosets with pasty, pale arms and shoulders with bruises need to fucking quit. We get it. You hate black! You absolutely despise dark skin and dark colors because then it’s evil and ugly and not your aesthetic. Let me tell you boo, if your aesthetic is just ‘ i like white and pure things’ you’re fucking colorist.
This community is fucking disgusting for how you don’t even hide how much you hate darker skinned people. You don’t use dark fcs, you don’t interact with dark fcs, and then you have the gall to those fits whenever someone calls it out??
let’s make it clearer;
IF YOU DON’T INTERACT WITH DARK FCS; colorist IF YOUR AESTHETIC IS UGLY ASS PALE WHITES; colorist IF YOU USE A DARKSKIN FCS BUT YOU WHITEWASH EVERYTHING; colorist IF YOU DON’T FIND DARSKIN FC ATTRACTIVE BC ‘idk it’s just not my thing’; colorist IF YOU THINK DARK = HYPERSEXUAL; EVIL ; DIRTY AND LIGHT = PURE; INNOCENCE; a raging colorist
