January 29, 2008
I was chatting with a fellow RTVF student last week and she brought something to my attention:Racism within the African American culture. She researched the sororities that UNT had to offer and made an interesting discovery.
She was told by another student that "lighter skin black women" generally pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha because they are more sophisticated and classy. They speak well and therefore are criticized for trying to be something they're not "white".
The students that pledge Delta are generally "darker skin black women". The Deltas are associated with being too ghetto and uneducated.
Does this type of racism exists in all cultures? Do other races define social status by the tone of the skin? Does skin tone determine the acceptance of an indivdual?
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Yes your skin tone either works for you or works against you. being lighter skinned is depicted as either being from an elite background(not working outdoors), being feminine, and looking "white". This can also be seen with our hair. I've noticed these things too and its sort of aggravating especially when we do it to our own . I have to admit...my family, there are 4 kids, my brother is darker than the rest of us...not from being outside a lot or being afrocentric but simply genetics. anyway we often tease him cause of his skin tone...this is what society does, therefore we pick up on them without knowing.I've heard that too about the Sororities here and didn't know those were the generalizations. anyway, good post!
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