The Worst Possible Thing You Can Say to a Woman with Dark Skin

Name: The Worst Possible Thing You Can Say to a Woman with Dark Skin
Uploaded: 2020-06-23T14:36:33-0500
Duration: P0Y0M0W0DT0H0M46S
Description: "You're pretty for a dark-skinned girl" is the kind of backhanded compliment Black women hear all too often. Watch as five different women with dark skin break down the implications of this phrase, explaining why it's coded with colorism.

"You're pretty for a dark-skinned girl" is the kind of backhanded compliment Black women hear all too often. Watch as five different women with dark skin break down the implications of this phrase, explaining why it's coded with colorism.

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