Racism within members of the same race. For instance, light-skinned African Americans looking down on and discriminating against darker-skinned African Americans.
by anne white December 12, 2008
A theoretical sub-tier of racism that is both invented by and about non-white people who are too scared of calling themselves racist.
Also used to accuse non-racist people of racism without using the word itself.
Also used to accuse non-racist people of racism without using the word itself.
Person 1: They cast people of color in this movie.
Person 2: But the director employed colorism; all the actors are white!
Person 1: But they're literally Native American and Brazilian...
Person 2: But the director employed colorism; all the actors are white!
Person 1: But they're literally Native American and Brazilian...
by dontspeak5me August 27, 2020
a) racism by non-whites against whites
b) racism by whites, who want to appear "politically correct", against other whites
b) racism by whites, who want to appear "politically correct", against other whites
our mediapocritic society can't seem to understand, that yes, to some extent, colorism definition b), does indeed exist.
by Sexydimma February 28, 2015
a) racism by non-whites against whites
b) racism by whites, who wajhnt to appear "politically correct", against other whites
b) racism by whites, who wajhnt to appear "politically correct", against other whites
our mediapocritic society can't seem to understand, that yes, to some extent, colorism definition b), does indeed exist.
by Sexydimma October 09, 2017
The liking of just about anything that's in your favorite color. // Judging everything by its color.
Girl 1: "Oh my gosh! That dirty old fork in that landfill is purple!...IT'S SO CUTE! I WANT ONE!!"
Girl 2: "Wow.. colorism, much?"
Girl 2: "Wow.. colorism, much?"
by sarah o. August 04, 2007
The discrimination of African Americans by Skin tone in their own community, usually subconsciously done, as most Blacks dont realize they're doing it until some dumb rapper or famous person makes a stupid untrue statement about darker toned women.
Perpetuated during slavery and by the media which seems to suggest lighter skin females to be of a higher stance than darker ones.
Perpetuated by rappers who often show more lighter skinned women in videos and hardly any darker ones.
Perpetuated by some Black men who treat lighter skinned females in a higher regard than darker toned ones.
An untrue Inplication that darker skin girls cannot be as fine as lighter ones. Bullshit.
Perpetuated during slavery and by the media which seems to suggest lighter skin females to be of a higher stance than darker ones.
Perpetuated by rappers who often show more lighter skinned women in videos and hardly any darker ones.
Perpetuated by some Black men who treat lighter skinned females in a higher regard than darker toned ones.
An untrue Inplication that darker skin girls cannot be as fine as lighter ones. Bullshit.
Example of statements made for colorism
1.(rapper) "She gotta be a thick lightskinned redbone...long hair..."
2. "Dang you cute... for a dark skinned girl."
3. "Lightskinned girls just way finer! I dont want no dark girl!"
1.(rapper) "She gotta be a thick lightskinned redbone...long hair..."
2. "Dang you cute... for a dark skinned girl."
3. "Lightskinned girls just way finer! I dont want no dark girl!"
by loblg88 January 18, 2010
by Michelle0000 April 11, 2007