[FrdmLvr]

I am caucasian and I teach in a high school that's about 90% black and the black kids constantly refer to each other as either light-skinned or dark-skinned. I'll be asking about someone and they'll say “which one - dark-skinned Donte or light-skinned Donte?" And we have a few kids who are extremely dark and the other black kids will sometimes make fun of the fact that their skin is so dark. They are extremely race conscience, too. I always say, "what does THAT matter?" They usually have no answer.

[aruanan]

And we have a few kids who are extremely dark and the other black kids will sometimes make fun of the fact that their skin is so dark. They are extremely race conscience, too. I always say, "what does THAT matter?" They usually have no answer.

Even in Africa it matters. In Asia people will work the fields covered head to toe to avoid the sun and the resulting darkening of the skin.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

You should see how much it matters in Saudi Arabia. The families with lighter skin were the most powerful and had the most money. They are very conscience of this. Darker skinned Arabs were nearly at bottom of the pecking order. Arabs with African features were last in line and treated as such. Before I arrived there I always wondered why Syrians had so much influence. When I met them I noticed that many were so light skinned I mistook them for Frenchmen or Southern Europeans.