Are we finally ready to talk about colourism? | Yomi Adegoke

In the past week, two high-profile black women, the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o have spoken candidly about not having experienced racism until they arrived in the United States. Like Adichie, Nyong’o didn’t experience discrimination on the basis of her skin colour per se, but on the basis of how dark she was comparatively.

yomiadegoke Good to see this subject talked about. Since I launched my book on Shadeism earlier this year, the topic keeps popping up. Endemic in Barbados, too.

Well all I can say is i'd love to have access to the human switch which would enable me to colour may self to suit my mood or wear certain cloths or join certain groups. The world would be my oyster which brings me to food, adding colour to a countries distinct culinary delights.

Even in lyrics. I'm surprised to eagerly read a Guardian piece.The points I hoped to have seen were mentioned but you blindsided me with the white supremacy thing and I can always see THAT coming a mile off. Could you elaborate? With this issue affecting my home, I'm fascinated.

yomiadegoke Vanessa Williams is black, not mixed race.

I certainly hope so.

And after colourism, there's nuance-ism, because we really have to take the whole colour spectrum into account, not just the main colours. Otherwise it's white supremacy.

One the most powerful tools used to divide and conquer includes highlighting differences within a race and/or geographical region while systematically sewing seeds of hate, envy, and strife based on differences within the group!

Don’t you ever get bored of this shit?

Now white people are responsible for colourism. My spell check is telling me it’s not a word but yes white people are to blame.

Hahah i love how this article is framed as if everyone is silently thinking about it. How about we dont give a FLYING FUCK

Let me guess, you're watching TheCircle too, right? 😏

No. We’re too busy with sexism, ageism, RACISM, islamaphobia, xenophobia, something phobia, apparent white supremacy etc .. colourist can wait. *too tired*

Is that when supposedly Liberal and progressive publications can't report without bringing constant attention to someone's skin tone? Because apparently thats what defines them?

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