Dec 16, 2021
3 min read
Explaining Colorism to My White Mom & Friends.
How do I explain something they think is in my head?
I’m fairly tan, but if I stay out of the sun, I’m “white-passing.”
Men who are darker than I am see me as a kind of “upgrade” and imagine our children will (somehow?) be whiter than both of us, and I am constantly trying to determine how my looks and colorism are impacting…
