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Light-skinned for a black woman. Historically, lighter women were sometimes able to 'pass' as white, so it's a term with a lot of significance. Even today there
by in_cahoots 11y ago
Light-skinned for a black woman. Historically, lighter women were sometimes able to 'pass' as white, so it's a term with a lot of significance. Even today there's a fair amount of colorist (in both directions) in some communities.
- germainemalcolm 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Paper_Bag_Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Paper_Bag_Test