Internalized racism within Black families perpetuates colorism, where lighter skin and straighter hair are valued over darker skin and curly hair, leading children to develop negative self-perceptions about their appearance and limiting their opportunities.
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Beauty Standards: When Family Devalues Dark Skin & Curly Hair #shortsAdded:
Children thought that they were ugly if they were darker. And families, parents have said that to children even now.
People want to know the first when a baby is just born in the hospital, some of the first questions that are asked by the black parents about the child or the black family members, is it light skinned does it have straight hair?
To know how much value we're going to put on this new baby because within the framework of the culture in which we live, the closer you are to white, the more you're considered beautiful and perhaps in under some circumstances and more opportunities you will have.
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