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reverse colorism 

reverse colorism -a hatred of light skin blacks
Some blacks in Washington,D.C.(black majority) did not want Sharon Pratt Dixon as a mayor because she is a light skin black and mayoral candidate Marion Berry tried to have his light skin wife darken her skin.These are incidents of reverse colorism.

Lightskin Colorism 

When a light skinned person of African/ Black descent faces discrimation or prejudicy typically amongst the same ethnic or racial group.
Its lightskin colorism to say light skin women are like white women because they both get used by men when ALL WOMEN GET USED BY A MAN/MEN.

You cant make me do a DNA to prove i am black enough, thats lightskin colorsim.

Assuming I got the part over a darker woman because Im lightskin and not because I was just made for it is lightskin colorism.

Causing issues between all black women, and making lightskin women the reason for it all is lightskin colorism.

Colorist 

Being a colorist is a form of racial discrimination based on the shade of an individual's skin tone, typically favoring lighter skin. It can occur both within a specific ethnic group and across ethnic groups.
micheal: lightskins are more attractive than darkskins

robert: hey man don't say that, you're a colorist.
Colorist by piikero November 2, 2020

colourism 

the prejudice or discrimination against individuals of a darker skin tone, like racism except it is usually among people of the same racial/ethnic group.
colourism within the black community has been a serious, emotional and ongoing battle

Colorist 

A colorist is an individual who discriminates based in skin tone. Unlike a racist, a colorist doesn't factor race but uses the tone of ones skin to determine chracteristics about an individual.

Colorist can be tied to colorism

A colorist will assume that a light skin individual is full of themselves.
Saunya: Why are you taking a selfie. You're so light skin.

Yohon: what do you mean? You're such a colorist!
Colorist by Yuhanna June 5, 2015
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conorism by connorism January 29, 2019