Skin tone re p re s e n t a t i o n within fashion;
written by
wh y i t i s i m p o r t a n t for all nude tones to be seen.
Victoria
This is when as a Black person you have a heightened sense of awareness and you learn to look at the world around you through the eyes of the oppressor, “a sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others” You have an extra sense of anxiety and fear every time you encounter or have to deal with the police, as you know you’re not just seen as a person but a person of colour (and any wrong or sudden moves could potentially be fatal) Being a Black woman, if you’re ever “too” passionate in the office space it means you will always be perceived as sassy, angry or both.
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Monari
Growing up Black you learn to notice a few things about the world around you. W.E.B. Du Bois called this kind of vision a “second sight”;
