Prejudice and Racism - Color or Character? Essay -- Sociology Racism P

Color or Character?     On TV and in magazines, you rarely see a dark-skinned black person. Our culture is still organism led to believe that having lighter skin somehow makes you a dampen person.   Black people with lighter skin get treated disclose I believe this discrepancy stems from the age of slavery. In general, dark-skinned blacks weighed down in the fields while light-skinned blacks worked indoors. Slave owners and even slaves gave lighter-skinned blacks more(prenominal) respect. This segregation of shades within the same race is a in effect(p) problem.   Colorism has always been an issue for the black community. In the past, some black mixer clubs and societies only allowed those who had light skin. People say that in the early days at Spelman College (an historically black women s college) young women were not admitted if they were darker than a paper bag, said one graduate.   Today, colorism is reinforced by black children having fair G.I. J oes and Barbie dolls with blond hair and blue eyes. It is also strengthened by the absence of dark-skinned...