[Steely Tom]

According to Tommy Sotomayor, there is a great deal of racism between darker-skinned black people and lighter-skinned black people.

Particularly as it relates to romance and "who is going out with whom."

[cdga5for4]

I think that’s very real. There’s also a strong sentiment that conservative blacks aren’t “real black people.” Benjamin Watson and Sage Steele face that criticism a lot.

[dfwgator]

According to Tommy Sotomayor, there is a great deal of racism between darker-skinned black people and lighter-skinned black people.

Garrett Morris: [ interrupting ] Well, I think I understand the problem with the tests. But the fact is that people have been saying that white people are smarter than black for hundreds of years. We've only had I.Q. tests for 20 or 30 years. How did the idea of white intellectual superiority originate?

Julian Bond: That's an interesting point. My theory is that it's based on the fact that light-skinned blacks are smarter than dark-skinned blacks.

Garrett Morris: [ not sure he heard that right ] Say what?

Julian Bond: I said I think it might have grown out of the observation that light-skinned blacks are smarter than dark-skinned blacks.

Garrett Morris: I don't get it.

Julian Bond: It's got nothing to do with having white blood. It's just that descendants of the lighter-skinned African tribes are more intelligent than the descendants of the darker-skinned tribes. Everybody knows that.

Garrett Morris: This is the first time I've heard of it.

Julian Bond: Seriously? It was proven a long time ago.

Garrett Morris: Well, I still don't quite understand. We're out of time right now, but perhaps you could come back on the show again and explain it further.

Julian Bond: There's very little to explain - it's just like I told you.

Garrett Morris: Well, we are out of time. Good night. [ to Julian ] If you could repeat it just once more...

[ßuddaßudd]

are you talking about those fine-azz redbone girls .?

[huldah1776]

There is racism between African Americans who are born here and those who just became citizens. I guess it’s just another form of bullying. Until you realize you deserve hell along with the rest of the human race (with One Exception) you have to have pride in something.