It's Time to Have the Colorism Conversation

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It's Time to Have the Colorism Conversation
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'Colorism is anti-Blackness and Black self-hatred at its most insidious...' IWriteAllDay_ BlueIvy

, one line caught my attention. During a conversation with Natasha Romanoff , Steve Rogers notes that he was able to see"a pod of whales" in the Hudson because Thanos snapping half of Earth and its inhabitants away had helped save the natural environment. Blaming climate change on overpopulation instead of corporate greed is factually incorrect, but the movie really got me thinking about what would happen if a large chunk of humanity suddenly vanished.

Colorism is so pervasive in real life and popular culture that not even our most powerful Black celebrities are immune to it. Over the past few months, we've seen famous Black women like Ari Lennox, Teyana Taylor, Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé's eight-year-old daughter Blue Ivy became central to very public discussions about Black facial features.

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