Folks think if they have a baby by fill in the blank than the baby will fill in the blank come out a certain way. It doesn't always happen that way. My son's father is fair skin and I am dark skin. My son has a very light complexion like his dad. My son's father wanted darker kids because he caught hell as a child. He didn't get his wish with his first born.
That's because you can't control your genes.
That's because you can't control your genes.
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One of my friends (AA male) were telling me that men look at fingertips and toes to tell if a woman is light-skinned. If her fingertips or toes are pink, then she is light-skinned. If they are dark, then she wouldn't classify. Needless to say... I'm never wearing open-toe shoes again. I don't want nobody eyeing up my feetsies.
ok.
That's new...So now there is a tipsies and toesies test....
P.S.
One of my friends (AA male) were telling me that men look at fingertips and toes to tell if a woman is light-skinned. If her fingertips or toes are pink, then she is light-skinned. If they are dark, then she wouldn't classify. Needless to say... I'm never wearing open-toe shoes again. I don't want nobody eyeing up my feetsies.
Perhaps I'm in the minority, I know the statistics say blah blah blah, and mulatto slaves generally sold for a lot more than pure black slaves......BUT
I personally do not have ANY hang ups about my color or anyone else's....light, dark, whatever. I've never felt I was in direct competition with anyone light or dark or that anyone's complexion gave them more advantages than me. I have my own special set of blessings to be thankful for and I'm not hating on anyone else's, whatever they may be!
Light women take crap; dark women take crap; fat women take crap; skinny women take crap; short women take crap; tall women take crap; ugly women take crap; pretty women take crap; dumb women take crap; smart women take crap.....
Stop comparing yourself to other people and focus on you and yours. The grass always looks greener somewhere else. All you can do is make sure you are sowing your seeds, and mowing and fertilizing your pasture to the best of your ability.
P.S.
One of my friends (AA male) were telling me that men look at fingertips and toes to tell if a woman is light-skinned. If her fingertips or toes are pink, then she is light-skinned. If they are dark, then she wouldn't classify. Needless to say... I'm never wearing open-toe shoes again. I don't want nobody eyeing up my feetsies.
Whaaa?? 
How sad...
My mom and my sister did this to my first born son. I was livid! Both my mom and my sisters are light skinned. I grew up amid tons of comments from people about my being the only dark skinned one in the family. One even went so far as to laugh and tell me I had to have been adopted. I did go thru a period of self hate during puberty but it was due to my very own sisters doing things like primping in front of the mirror and oohing and ahhing over themselves and then having the nerve to look at me and say "I bet you wish our dad had been yours huh?"
As for black men and light skinned women, I've been treated to many a times when a man with a light skinned or white woman would practically demand I look at him and when I do I get the "yeah, thats right" snub...For what???? Whatever...Then again theres been a few times when right after I get the snub, my hubby will appear with the kids and the "yeah, thats right" immediatly turns into a "what the h***!" and I get a snear.
For the most part I agree with the points you made, Crystalicequeen123.
In sum, it's probably not easier for either light- or dark-skinned women. Claiming otherwise is where people's feelings get hurt, because unless someone has been both light and dark we can't know how the other side feels.
to your red bolded! I'm so sorry you had to go through this, and 
to your bolded! Sadly, some of these guys that parade around with white women hate to see Black women with white men!My mom and my sister did this to my first born son. I was livid! Both my mom and my sisters are light skinned. I grew up amid tons of comments from people about my being the only dark skinned one in the family. One even went so far as to laugh and tell me I had to have been adopted. I did go thru a period of self hate during puberty but it was due to my very own sisters doing things like primping in front of the mirror and oohing and ahhing over themselves and then having the nerve to look at me and say "I bet you wish our dad had been yours huh?"
As for black men and light skinned women, I've been treated to many a times when a man with a light skinned or white woman would practically demand I look at him and when I do I get the "yeah, thats right" snub...For what???? Whatever...Then again theres been a few times when right after I get the snub, my hubby will appear with the kids and the "yeah, thats right" immediatly turns into a "what the h***!" and I get a snear.
LOL!!!
Shame on you Coco!! :whipped:
ROTFL!
It’s very unfortunate that it gets that bad for some(your bolded)!
