This week’s discussion was unplanned because my scheduled guest had to postpone. That said, it still turned out to be a productive conversation! I chose to respond to a couple of comments and DM’s I had received recently. The first was related to whether or not white people can be colorist, and the second was about whether colorism goes both ways. The former question led me to explain the socially constructed nature of race, comparing race to paper money: The meaning and value of a dollar bill is not inherent to the dollar bill. It only has meaning or value within a specific social context. The latter comment brought me to an issue of certain light-skinned people promoting the conspiracy theory that dark-skinned people are co-opting the term colorism and plotting to dominate the world. In addition to some audience questions and comments, I enjoyed the live, and I hope you do too!
Public Speaker. Life Coach. Founder of Colorism Healing.
