THE LOVE JOURNEY, INC

Instead of the internalized notions of colorism, women and men of color must begin to promote a positive self-conception, no matter the color of their skin. The construction of a personal identity starts when a person is a young child. It has everything to do with how you perceive yourself. There are stories told in the documentary of how some of the women were taught or teased by phrases like “She’s pretty for a dark skin girl,” “Here comes blackie,” and “You stayed in the oven too long.” These phrases changed the way that women identify themselves because they immediately installed a notion that because their skin was darker they were not beautiful. They began to identify their darker complexion as meaning ugly or unworthy.
In our communities, families, and circle of friends, people should promote the beauty in all shades and not one over the other. The actions of empowering and understanding who you are and knowing that beauty is not determined by the color of your skin can put a stop to young girls and boys who feel that the skin color makes them inferior.The solution will be for the communities that we live in to not except the standard that colorism places on beauty and promote self-worth of all people. 

The Love Journey will explore the conversation on colorism. Tune in Thursday April 14, 2016 at 6:00am central  / 7:00 am eastern (602) 753-1902