September 21, 2012
Hue & Phenotype: Colorism…Even More Complex “It is important to note that the U.S. is the only country that followed the one drop rule of hypo-descent, where you were considered ‘Black’ no matter what other ancestry you had. This did not exist in Latin America so it gave way to many ways to describe someone based on skin tone, hair color, hair texture, size of nose, lips, eyes. These all decide what category you’ll fit into.” READ MORE by 50SHADESOFBLACK.COM special contributor Dash Harris as we explore the complexity of skin tone and the formation of identity from a global perspective.http://50shadesofblack.com/?p=859

Hue & Phenotype: Colorism…Even More Complex

“It is important to note that the U.S. is the only country that followed the one drop rule of hypo-descent, where you were considered ‘Black’ no matter what other ancestry you had. This did not exist in Latin America so it gave way to many ways to describe someone based on skin tone, hair color, hair texture, size of nose, lips, eyes. These all decide what category you’ll fit into.”

READ MORE by 50SHADESOFBLACK.COM special contributor Dash Harris as we explore the complexity of skin tone and the formation of identity from a global perspective.
http://50shadesofblack.com/?p=859

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