Heightism is way worse than colorism

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LunaticVillage415 said:
They conducted a study that concluded white people believe lighter skinned folks were more intelligent than darker skinned folks. Lighter skinned folks have been documented to receive lighter prison sentences in certain places:
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I thought colorism was something done to black folks by other black folks?


"colorism" practiced by cacs is just plain racism.
 
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That's what I thought too, I guess half the thread didn't. These posters started rambling about slavery and Jim Crow when this thread was made specifically speaking on blacks judging other blacks.
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This is why I still have a problem of being genuinely concerned with colorism on here because it has such a vague dispoistion. They tell you it's about blacks shunning other blacks for being dark-skinned, but then go on to link colorism to people in Asia or India...which has nothing to do with BLACK African people. I've argued about it before but no one has replied to my posts to convince me colorism isn't either an issue of validation or an issue of cacs being cacs.
 
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Concerning VIolence said:
This is why I still have a problem of being genuinely concerned with colorism on here because it has such a vague dispoistion. They tell you it's about blacks shunning other blacks for being dark-skinned, but then go on to link colorism to people in Asia or India...which has to do with BLACK African people. I've argued about it before but no one has replied to my posts to convince me colorism isn't either an issue of validation or an issue of cacs being cacs.
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You could argue the same thing for heightism. One could say that heightism on the colI is basically short men crying about women not finding them attractive like apparently dark skinned women do, but then y'all turn around and say it's a real issue because it affects men in the job market, when this is the first thread that I've ever seen anybody bring up the job market instead of validation from women on social media pertaining to heightism. I also provided the stats that proves colorism affects people within the job market as well, so colorism is in fact a real issue. And yes, colorism is typically among people of the same ethnic group, but believe it or not, white people can tell the difference between light skinned and dark skinned people as they're the ones that invented the entire heiarchy. We just had a thread on Sophia Ritchie and how she heard the worst from white people in the fashion industry and tons of light skinned posters were co-signing saying white people say the most racist stuff at work because they feel safer around those of a lighter hue, which extends to the hiring process as well. And other people bring up other cultures, such as Asians and Indians, because y'all act like people made colorism up like unicorns or the tooth fairy when it's clear as day that it is an aftereffect of racism. I just think y'all don't care about it because it's deemed a "black women issue" and if that's the case, then that's all you have to say because invalidating women's experiences isn't going to validate yours as a man. So can anybody answer my question on how somebody can be offended about racism, but not colorism? I mean, generally speaking, it's all based on skin tone, so I guess we shouldn't be offended about "cacs" being "cacs" either and stop complaining about our treatment in America.
 
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I lean the other way toward heightism and think if a person is to tall they are stupid...

I think I might have mentioned this before but I was interviewing a dude for a position...walked in he had to be about 6 "7" or taller...I am 6 "1" and he was quite a bit taller than me...

I hit him with the :childplease:...asked a few questions...thanked him...and told him the interview was over...I just instantly starting thinking "aint no way a nikka this tall know shyt about virtualization, cloud computing, and storage..." "Where the fukk would this nikka even set out none of the desk will fit him"
 
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Katey said:
You could argue the same thing for heightism. One could say that heightism on the colI is basically short men crying about women not finding them attractive like apparently dark skinned women do, but then y'all turn around and say it's a real issue because it affects men in the job market, when this is the first thread that I've ever seen anybody bring up the job market instead of validation from women on social media pertaining to heightism. I also provided the stats that proves colorism affects people within the job market as well, so colorism is in fact a real issue. And yes, colorism is typically among people of the same ethnic group, but believe it or not, white people can tell the difference between light skinned and dark skinned people as they're the ones that invented the entire heiarchy. We just had a thread on Sophia Ritchie and how she heard the worst from white people in the fashion industry and tons of light skinned posters were co-signing saying white people say the most racist stuff at work because they feel safer around those of a lighter hue, which extends to the hiring process as well. And other people bring up other cultures, such as Asians and Indians, because y'all act like people made colorism up like unicorns or the tooth fairy when it's clear as day that it is an aftereffect of racism. I just think y'all don't care about it because it's deemed a "black women issue" and if that's the case, then that's all you have to say because invalidating women's experiences isn't going to validate yours as a man. So can anybody answer my question on how somebody can be offended about racism, but not colorism? I mean, generally speaking, it's all based on skin tone, so I guess we shouldn't be offended about "cacs" being "cacs" either and stop complaining about our treatment in America.
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So if cacs practice colorism (aka racism) in the job market how is that black people's fault? Shouldn't you be blaming cacs for that?

If a cac discrimnates against you and refuses to hire you for being dark-skinned and instead hires the next person because he/she is light-skinned, are you going to court calling it colorism or just straight up racism? Come on.

Point is there's nothing to glean from pointing out colorism in India or China or wherever the fukk. That's their business. It's irrelevant.

So can anybody answer my question on how somebody can be offended about racism, but not colorism?
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Because they're one and the same and there's no need to wholesomely distinguish between the 2 defiinitions when applied to jobs and the hiring process where it involves cacs.
 
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Concerning VIolence said:
I thought colorism was something done to black folks by other black folks?


"colorism" practiced by cacs is just plain racism.
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It is but you know cat cling to any emotional stuff they can to make it stick and or guilt you into seeing their way of thinking. If you notice not one person can explain how this isn't more than a dating thing in the vast majority of cases people speaking on. You also notice its a lot of back in middle/high school talk like most of us aren't at least in our 20's. I mean cats holding rejections in that long? Sad stuff
 
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Concerning VIolence said:
So if cacs practice colorism (aka racism) in the job market how is that black people's fault? Shouldn't you be blaming cacs for that?

If a cac discrimnates against you and refuses to hire you for being dark-skinned and instead hires the next person because he/she is light-skinned, are you going to court calling it colorism or just straight up racism? Come on.

Point is there's nothing to glean from pointing out colorism in India or China or wherever the fukk. That's their business. It's irrelevant.



Because they're one and the same and there's no need to wholesomely distinguish between the 2 defiinitions when applied to jobs and the hiring process where it involves cacs.
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Colorism because that's what the textbook definition of colorism is. Its racism when the job market picks a white person over a black person period, it can't be racism if they were willing to hire someone of the same race of a lighter color. :stopitslime:Its discrimination either way. And once again, colorism in minority communities is very relevant because of people like you pretending it doesn't exist by diminishing others' experiences.
And I'm obviously not talking about white people when white people arent the ones that have a problem with racism. Racism upholds white supremacy. Its obvious that any white owned business is going to pick whichever candidate is closer to white, whether that be a light skinned person or an actual white person. I'm talking about the people who prepetuate colorism, then cry about racism. Like I said, generally speaking, they are both based on skin complexion, so are black peoples complaints not valid on their complaints of their treatment in America?
 
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