In my friend's hostel on friday, there was a heated argument about the dark-skinned n the light-skinned,the pros n cons surrounding them. It was more lyk a debate n it was indeed hot. In the room were two fair girls n two dark girls, i inclusive. This dark skin/light skin and the drama surrounding this black-on-black discrimination and colourism is becoming too much.
That being said, this debate is to sound arguments from the
DarkSkinnedMafias and the LightSkinnedMafias, to bring to light
how racial issues, social discrimination and profiling amongst the
black communities are still an issue. To address judgements that
have been passed against black people by other black people
because of their shade of brown.
Let us start this debate. Team Light Skin, Team Dark Skin and the
moderator – Miss zimway,,,d honourable observer.. You get the gist. Oyaaaaa!

*sounds bells*
LightSkinnedMafias
Many dark skinned people accuse we the light skinned people of
having a chip on our shoulders just because we are lighter shade
of brown. Many of us are ignorantly accused of being stuck-up,
dumb, cocky, lazy, runs (selling their bodies) , a sense of
entitlement, bleaching, getting more privileges and attention from
the opposite sex, being badly behaved and being allowed to get
away with it. Many of us are disliked and judged by others from
the moment we walk through the door.
DarkSkinnedMafias
And what about us? Consciously or unconsciously we are being
judged. We are told we are not beautiful enough, too black, that
our black is dirty. That we should go get a bath and scrub our
bodies well. People think we will have a bad attitude that will stink
to the high heavens. They think that we are mean and spiteful
and that regardless of the situation we will disagree. They think
we are confrontational, hard to get along with and inferior.
LightSkinnedMafias
But why are you so angry though?
DarkSkinnedMafias
Who is angry with you?
MODERATOR (honorable miss zimway …) Bursts out
laughing. *catches the evil eyes of the LSMs and the DSMs and
stops promptly*.
My bad, please continue.
LightSkinnedMafias
You dark skinned girls are always whining about this and that. Like
all your problems in your relationships are because some guy you
like is attracted to a light skinned girl, like it is her fault she is
born fair. There are men who love light skinned girls, just as there
are men who love darker skinned women. It is NOT every time
men approach us that they praise us for our complexion, some
come just to get close enough to knock us off our “invisible high
horses”. Even our so called “friends and family” would purposely
exclude us when they go out because they fear we would steal all
the attention of the men.
DarkSkinnedMafias
What you are complaining about is nothing. How do you compare
that to the many times a dark skinned child born into a light
skinned family would have faced ridicule, taunts and all manner of
emotional abuse? It is absolutely unfair to have a black child
growing up in a black community to be constantly harassed and
ridiculed as being “too black.” The truth is that light skinned
people do get preferential treatment, even here, in Africa and even
in Nigeria. Oftentimes, we get overlooked when it comes to
dating, and even at our work-places. How do you compete with
Oga’s preference? Oga likes them yellow, with juggly tits and ass.
It doesn’t matter that you graduated top of your class, or that you
are the most experienced or efficient- you are delegated to
working behind a desk while the lighter skinned ones are sent out
for “sales/marketing/presentations and meetings” with clients.
A very dark skinned girl, with natural hair would be looked at as
“unattractive, dirty, suffering”. And then you get silly comments
like, “Ahan, why didn’t you make your hair? Oya come and take
money to make your hair, we don’t want people in our office
looking scruffy. “The saddest thing is that we are treated less-
than by other dark skinned persons. For instance, go to a
restaurant with a light skinned/mixed race or almost white person
and you would notice how other dark-skinned waiters and
personnel would embrace the light skinned ones with more
warmth and heartiness, while we- the darker skinned persons
would be treated with mild indifference and tense greetings.
LightSkinnedMafias
Okay, let’s talk about this. Dark skinned girls always talk about
how “Black is beautiful”, about how they are “TeamNatural”, “Black
don’t crack”, “The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice”, “Black
is BEST!” and what not… like you guys are the only legitimate
BLACKS and/or Africans. You sound it off so much, so loudly
and so hard, like you are actually trying to convince YOURSELVES
that you are indeed THAT beautiful. If you are really self-confident
in your skin tone and your beauty, you wouldn’t make so much
noise about this.
We are all BLACKS, however, you are darker than us. You guys
say these kinds of things a lot, and we ignore it, and the world
says nothing, but the moment a light skinned person says,
“TeamLightskinned!” “Light Skin is the best” or “Yellow Babes are
the freshest!” Well, you can imagine the hell that will break loose
from the DarkSkinnedMafias.
And why do you erroneously assume that EVERYONE who is light-skinned is bleaching? And more importantly, many (many, not all)of you who judge and condemn us openly are privately hustling around to buy the latest cream that will give you that “glow”. You delude yourselves that you are not “bleaching”, you are simply “toning” and maintaining your skin. You say you want it to “glow”.
You might as well allow yourself “glow in the dark,” after all,
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL…
DarkSkinnedMafias
Eh! Madam Moderator, are you going to let her talk to US like
that?! Last I checked, you are still a BLAKKIE like us, don’t be
deceived by all those SPF 100 you use to smother your skin daily
o! #HIAN!
MODERATOR:
WAOW WAOW WAOW! Plix plix plix Cool it! It is getting hot in
here! I hate to say this, but the LSMs have a point though. If the
DSMs can celebrate statements like “Dark Skin is the best”, LSMs
should also have to right to celebrate their “Yellow is Freshest”
without being attacked by the DSMs. That being said, I believe to
a greater extent, the incessant sounding of the DSMs as to the
beauty of the black skin is needed- if anything, to balance out the
negative influence the society and media feed us every day about
what is beautiful, and the subsequent struggles many dark
skinned children (often) struggle with.
This often leads to a crisis and self-image issues of the dark
skinned child. Why? Because they tell a generation of young
susceptible people that they aren’t light enough, tall enough, thin
enough or beautiful enough. These young people then grow up to
be adults that rationalize these impossible standards and enforce
them onto other people they encounter, thus creating debate
where-in other people may feel offended.
At the end of the day, we are all BLACKS. Colorism is as real as
racism and tribalism. Our bodies may no longer be enslaved, but
our minds are still very much colonized.
DSMs and LSMs ,,,, This is not over, zimway Let’s continue this in the comments section…

don't you think the heat is too much for this long debate Lemme put maggy in my stew. brb

Mtcheeeew ,at the end of the day we are all human with same blood color

a beg make person help me summarise this handout

this one never sabi him subject

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Just four comments? Guys una no dey try

At one point in life

it wud b beyond d skin

But the kind of mafia you posses inside

menabae:
Mtcheeeew ,at the end of the day we are all human with same blood color

#truetalk