In this interview Rapper/ Entertainer Wale Folarin speaks made mention of how people seem to be more receptive to other rappers such as Drake and J.Cole. Ironically enough these two rappers are of lighter skin and wale as seen in the video above is a dark skin man. This right here is something society has conformed its people to believe is acceptable to do.. tear each other apart due to skin color. This is such a shame because during the Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. days, Rosa Parks days, and the civil rights days, African Americans fought so hard against stereotypes, discrimination, racism, and prejudice so that we all can be treated equally with high hopes that one day we wont be judged by our skin color and can all respect and love one another. I think Wale has a great point when he makes the statement: "But the loving of black people, the loving of our urban culture ..you know what i'm saying there's a big hole in that" This next statement explains even further from a black mans point of view , how damaging black people are to themselves knowingly. Interviewer: Where do you think this inferiority complex comes amongst our people? Wale: I don't know young, because its like dark men loves lightskin girls , dark men love light skin every- its such a like color conversation daily on social media, the filter game is showing us another of us, I dont know where it came from, WE CANT BLAME IT ON "THE MAN" THIS TIME ITS US. -Wale Folarin This statement right here explains to us that within the black community we embrace what we fought so hard against at one point in time. Honestly how can any African american person expect to be respected by any other race when we are CONSTANTLY putting eachother down because of our skin color !! BLACK IS BLACK.. lightskin and darkskin is NOT its own race.. At the same time social media, videos, and the new standards we set for ourselves don't help this problem either. The problem with this society is this, whenever your young, your mind is easily swayed in any given direction whether it is right , wrong, black or green. And Society glamorizes self- degrading things such as STRIPPING, SEX TAPES, VIOLENCE, AND INSECURITIES all in one. Why cant you be black and great? Why does it have to be red bone this or light skin that... Lighter skin / fair skin people do not make or break this world we live in so why they are constantly put on this pedestal like they are just the best thing since water is beside me. Every skin tone is beautiful and its messed up that it goes as far as people not being able to get good paying jobs because they are of a darker skin tone. Its called SELF DESTRUCTION and there is a lot of ignorant people in the black community who needs to wake up in time before they self destruct. There will come a time of whats in right now being out the window just like that.. Its better to love yourself and respect others than to hate yourself and tear others down for not looking how SOCIETY TELLS THEM THEY SHOULD LOOK. Realistically the average women does not look like what these video models suggest and the average man does not look like what the music videos suggest in every aspect ( financially, looks, game, lifestyle etc) PERIOD !!!
ONE VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW IS THIS, BLACK PEOPLE SIMPLY TREAT EACH OTHER BASED OFF OF HOW THE WHITE MAN HAS CONDITIONED THEM TO. JUST THINK BACK TO THE SLAVERY DAYS. LIGHTER SKINNED SLAVES GOT TREATED MORE FAIR AND HAD PRIVILEGES SUCH AS BEING HOUSE SLAVES VS BEING THE SLAVES ( DARKER SKINNED SLAVES) WHO DID HARSH LABOR IN THE SCORCHING HEAT. I THINK ITS IRONIC THAT SLAVERY HAPPENED YEARS AGO YET THE MENTALITY AND DESTRUCTION THAT COMES WITH IT IS AS STRONG AS IT WAS BACK THEN. SLAVERY, RACISM, AND BEING PREJUDICE IS IN RELATION TO ANYTHING FROM THE WORKPLACE TO EVEN THE TYPE OF FRIENDSHIPS YOU HAVE WITH PEOPLE. YOU EVER NOTICE THAT WHEN A BLACK PERSON IS SPEAKING PROPER, DRESSED APPROPRIATELY PEOPLE SAY THAT'S ACTING "WHTIE" . ALSO, WHEN A PERSON USES SLANG, EAT CHICKEN, AND THEIR HAIR IS OF A COARSE TEXTURE THAT'S CALLED BEING "GHETTO". MIND YOU NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME HAIR TEXTURE, AND CHICKEN IS A MEAT EVERYONE IN THE US EATS ALL IN EXCEPTION OF THE VEGETARIANS. THAT'S A MENTALITY THAT STILL EXIST TODAY AND ITS NOT BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE JUST "MADE IT UP" OUT OF NO WHERE.
As a result of this slave mentality, Women are being put against each other , men are knowingly putting women against each other, and women also put men down for being "too dark" . AGAIN I SAY THIS, IF YOU THINK BACK WAY INTO SLAVERY DAYS.. AFRICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE ALWAYS CONDITONED TO BELIEVE THAT DARK SKIN WAS UGLY AND TO HAVE FAIR/ LIGHTER SKIN WAS A PRIVILEGE. SO YES THE BLACK COMMUNITY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THEY ARE STILL LIVING WITH A SLAVE MENTALITY AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY WHO FIRST INSTALLED THIS MENTALITY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ON GOING ACTIONS AS WELL. My black is beautiful and as a African American women i'm not going to put down the next. Be content and comfortable even though society wants you to be uncomfortable, society wants you to bleach your skin so they can do a segment about it on Oprah to once again talk down on Brownskin / Darkskin and put lightskin / fair skin women on a imaginary pedestal. Be your own person and dont take pride in the color of your skin but the person inside. You can be lightskin all day long but if your ugly and full of the superficial.. you'll never be happy. Happiness is what i believe people should strive to be before they leave this earth, not socially accepted.
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