My Own Skin (Becoming Whole: The Making of a 21st Century Man)
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In this country, because of deeply entrenched racism, we already know that dark skin is demonized and light skin wins the prize.
Spectatoritis has become almost synonymous with Americanism and the end is not yet. How far could you backpack in a single day before crying uncle? Without some outside force coercing them to live the code, most modern men will follow the path of least resistance and not even try. Another metaphor to understand the role virtue plays in manliness is that of a Greek temple. How they dislike reproach!
And that occurs precisely because this country was built on principles of racism. The privileging of light skin over dark is at the root of an ill known as colorism.
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It does not appear in the dictionary. Still, the author and activist Alice Walker is the person most often credited with first using the word colorism, out loud and in print.
Colorism is a societal ill felt in many places all around the world, including Latin America, East and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Africa. Here in the U. Shankar Vedantam is the author of the book, The Hidden Brain: He told the New York Times in These factors regularly determine who gets hired, who gets convicted and who gets elected.
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A University of Georgia study found that employers of any race prefer light-skinned black men to dark skinned men regardless of their qualifications. Even darker-hued white people have different experiences than their lighter-hued Caucasian counterparts when it comes to access and resources. Colorism is so deeply ingrained in the fabric of this nation that we are all implicated and infected by its presence.
And the sad thing is, for many people the lessons of color bias begin in the home. In black families, Latino families, Asian-American families and obviously interracial ones, too, skin colors can vary in microscopic gradients or in obvious shades of difference.
Is it just me, or have men gotten really soft these days? However, I can't chastise Lahren's views without also holding my own hands up. I have A study published last month confirms just how useless many modern men have become. On the whole, millennial men might not be quite as effective at. How to be a man in the 21st century, based on years of reading, Today I will lay out my own suggested roadmap for how to live as a man in the 21st century. below can guide a man in making the best possible life for himself. But becoming a man – by living the ancient code of manhood – is a choice.
Luckily many parents are able to create a safe-space in the home where skin color differences only matter when it is time to buy sunscreen for the beach. Prioritize women and people of color in your networking. Make an effort to increase the diversity of your incredibly homogenous friendship group.
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Give extra critical consideration to things white men say. Read this and this and this and this and this and this. Equity even over equality, my friend. Your education, and the fight itself, will last for the rest of your life. You should have started it 90 days ago.
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This is that letter, and many resources and ideas that she shared contributed to this. Finally, thanks to Mike Arauz and my partner Steph who inspire me to critically consider diversity and equality every day.
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