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Analysis: Dark Skin Vs. Light Skin

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Ever since the beginning of time and nowadays as well, appearance especially, skin color acted as a huge role in human’s everyday life.Personally I have always seen ugly since I have a really dark skin, so many people have been having thoughts that the darker the skin, the uglier they seem to be and barely fit in which lead me to lose my confidence and lowered my self -esteem. Many cultures have those views including united states, they define dark people as criminals, while in the indian society darker girls are always seen ugly and less than others, similarly to that in the middle east. There are many concepts toward skin color in almost every society there is a concept that the darker the skin the bad and dangerous they seem to be.
The article “Dark Skin Vs: Light Skin: The Battle Of Colorism In The Black Community” By Jaleel Campbell illustrated that even in the black …show more content…

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