[Verginius Rufus]

I don't know who decided that 50% of the people in TV commercials have to be black, but it does seem that the black people who appear in the commercials are disproportionately lighter-skinned black people.

Malcolm X (via Alex Haley) talked about black families favoring those of their kids who had lighter complexions (if they were of mixed ancestry like he was)--that would be pre-WWII times.

[GOPJ]

I have no problem with black people with naturally lighter skin... THAT'S NOT what I'm talking about.

Black people don't object to white people who have naturally darker skin or are deeply tanned. YOU know that...

Why should they? What they object to is 'black-face'...

Black people object to the Justin Trudeau and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam types who darken their skin artificially to create 'black-face'... when they do that it's offensive.

I object to black people artificially doing 'white face' when they lighten their skin artificially and don wigs or other imitations of OUR hair. It's equally racially offensive. I

[GOPJ]

Malcolm X (via Alex Haley) talked about black families favoring those of their kids who had lighter complexions (if they were of mixed ancestry like he was)--that would be pre-WWII times.

It's not just black families - it's common in the middle-east as well... in fact it's almost a universal feeling among 'people of color' that lighter is better. Malcolm X fought the idea - and so did other 'grown ups' in this culture and others - culminating with with the 'black is beautiful' movement.