Actually color matters very little - it’s attitude and values that matter.
There are Indians from India that are every bit as dark as blacks, but most people react very differently to them. Same with chinese or vietnamese.
People keep avoiding the elephant in the room, but he won’t go away.
That’s it. Most of us don’t give a flying f*** what someone looks like. Do the job or don’t. Behave respectfully or don’t. That’s what we base our decisions on.
India is home to the caste system - a thousands of years old mostly color based pecking order.
They were unabashed about their preference for lighter skin - color was more important to them than job title in assigning status.
And, let's face it, a blond woman with blue eyes and skin so translucent that you can see the blue veins in her breasts is the most valuable object on the planet.
More valuable than gold is the creamy white skin of a young woman.
Individual tastes may vary but overall, this is true.