Word meaning Darkskin but in a demeaning way. Africans are affected the most by colorism, and are inflicted with the european standard of beauty. For example when Africans were brought as slaves to the U.S they were forced to get rid of their ethnic hair hence starting the tradition of straightening hair. The lightest
slave was conisdered too good to be a field nigga and instead were
house niggas. The lightest slave women was raped by the plantation owner and created lightskin
children which progressively got lighter as generations of this went on thus creating lightskin black people. Their big noses and lips were conisdered ugly as well hence the stereotypes of those 1930's cartoons. Today lightskin black women are seen more favorably and so is straight hair compared to the natural thick and curly ethnic hair, even black
men prefer lightskins and other races over darkskin black women. Also Lightskin Black
men are more liked by society and more respected and considered higher class and more educated than Darkskin Black
men. Lot of self hating Darkskin Blacks out there like Uncle Ruckus, Uncle Tom, Oprahside, and
Michael Jackson due to colorism.
Example 1: Darkskin Black Women: Hey Tay, you wanna comeback to my place tonight
Tay: (This nigga is fucking darker than this women) Hell no, don't nobody want you and yo big ass nose and hair looking like a damn lighthouse bitch, if I see one more Coonskin bitch try to holla at me I'm popping the Uzi out on that hoe.
Niggas: that's right Tay we don't fuck with Coonskins, lightskin
bitches for the win my nigga
Lightskin Black Women: (Walks in doesn't even look at the niggas)
Niggas and Tay: Damn she fine as fuck, Ima get on that with her
Darkskin Black Women: (cries but no
one gives a fuck)
Example 2: Darkskin Black Man: Hey what's going on here
Po-Lice: Hey this blood crip thug nigga robbed the
bank, get on the ground Coonskin, (actually a light skin man did it)
Darkskin Black Man: But officer I wasn't affiliated with this at all, I just got here, look there's the robber right there
Po-Lice: No way he's Lightskin, now get on the ground nigga
Darkskin Black Man: But sir he's holding a
bag full of
money and a
gun, he is the robber
Po-Lice: Alright that's it you
stupid gangster Coonskin
nigger, (start beating his ass brutally send him to
prison for 10 years on a false charge), Lightskin Black Man becomes a model named [Jeremy Meeks}.
