Lighter skin is also favored in Asian countries (e.g. Indonesia, Philippines). Many of the girls prefer a mixed-race baby. There is curiosity about others, not just regarding complexion, but also different hair and eye color. Just look at the disproportionate numbers of beauty queens’ complexions vs. the general populations. These are attributable to peoples’ natural preferences, not about “racism” as this “study” would imply.
I just always figured black kids wanted to be “light black” in the same way that white girls tan to be as “dark white” as possible.
Maybe it comes from anchoring, and everybody wants to shift to the middle and away from extremes, or maybe girls are just being superficial girls (and some vain guys follow along as society becomes more and more effeminate).
Lighter skin is favored almost everywhere around the world. In Mexico and South America you will find that to be true as well. What we call ‘beauty’ is also about things like facial proportions and symmetry and stuff like that that people cue off of subconsciously but consciously relate to as being attractive (or not).
So not everyone is beautiful. That’s life. I used to be attractive, now, not as much. As I get older I will be less so. Even with work to stay trim and healthy.
“Lighter skin is also favored in Asian countries “
Years ago, Fuji made a film (remember film?) called ‘Baby film’. it had a color spectrum shifted toward red to give the babys a pink look, making them look more western. It was a pretty big seller.