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

Color or Character?     On TV and in magazines, you seldom see a dark-skinned black person. Our culture is put away being led to believe that having swooninger skin somehow makes you a reform person.   Black people with lighter skin get treated better I believe this discrepancy stems from the days of slavery. In general, dark-skinned blacks labored in the fields while light-skinned blacks worked indoors. Slave owners and even slaves gave lighter-skinned blacks more respect. This sequestration of shades within the same race is a serious problem.   Colorism has always been an issue for the black community. In the past, some black social 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 cardinal graduate.   Today, colorism is reinforced by black children having white G.I. Joes and Barbie dolls with blond hair and blue eyes. It is also strengthened by the absence of dark-skinned...