I absolutely agree with Arthur!

Nothing against you Dwayne, but I’ve seen so many blog posts and conversations lately on the black and white divide, black diaspora, to go natural or relaxed…and frankly, it’s tiring.

Why should I be labeled “not black enough” for wearing my hair relaxed, or penalized because my skin is lighter? I thought we were past the issues of “colorism,” the “massa mentality” and the “brainwashing campaign”…can we move on?

And maybe it’s fair to say that the very ones still harping on these issues are the same ones having the identity crisis!

At the end of the day, God doesn’t give two hoots about what color our babies come out or if we choose to wear our hair natural or relaxed. He wants us to love ourselves and love each other.

So can we start the healing process already?

Veronica
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Myles is fortunate to have be born of such aware parents.

You can never be light enough or dark enough. There is no such thing as the right color. As a recent eloquent post explained, those who are lighter often feel estranged from the mass of Black people.

Whites are affected by the same neurosis. Just as many Blacks use chemicals to look lighter, many whites try to tan and look darker both with deadly results. Look at Hitler, the pre-eminent white racists. He, himself, did not have the blond hair and blue eyes he held in such high regard and look at the nightmare he thus unleashed upon the world.

As for people getting jobs or positions because of the color of their skin, that just points up the absolute need for us to create businesses and enterprises not controlled by the very forces that are destroying us. I know we have been exposed to relentless brainwashing for 400 years, and that is not our fault. But we have to try our best not to give voice to the demons embedded in our heads, lest they reinforce similar evil forces in the minds of others. It is a centerpiece of Christianity and all religion that we are all equal, bar none.