As a culture that came from years of oppression and hatred inflicted by slave owners, forced to think that because of their color, they were inferior, blacks have somehow reverted back to having this sort of mindset which is, in fact, hurting them as a whole. This is a very hot and taboo subject among the African American community. The effects of the African American self-hate toward each other because of one’s skin color is rather eye opening and sad, to say the least.
Lighter skin is often preferable to darker skin. In many different cultures and countries around the world, skin color plays a huge role in the concept of beauty.
