Divided We Fall...Lightskinned VS Darkskinned

Long time no read people. I have been MIA and I promise it hasn't been because I don't have any thoughts or opinions because I am full of those. But today, I had to put the time in to briefly rant about this whole "Lightskin vs Darkskin" bullshit. Yeah I said it, it's BULLSHIT! The Black community has for too long been divided amongst ourselves. Originally, it's not our fault. Conduct a little research for yourselves and google The Willie Lynch Letter. I'm not going to delve too far into that because this letter, which was originally a speech to the slave owners on how to control their slaves, touches on way more topics that still hinder the Black culture to this day and is something that yourself as an individual will have to look into to understand its depth...BUT...in this letter he advises the slave owners to "interbreed" with their slaves, to create babies of various colors and shades until they can achieve the color of skin that they want. When they have accomplished this, they are to divide their responsibilities making us divided and in a way against each other, separating our unity. This is probably how the term "house nigger" came about. 

And yet, here we are, hundreds of years later still divided amongst ourselves. Darkskinned people are looked at as "less than" than average black person, identified as "ugly" or "unattractive" or phrases like "you're cute to be darkskinned" while those of fairer complexions or "lightskinned" are supposedly more attractive, beautiful, or preferred amongst people of our own race. You hear men say "oh I don't date darkskinned women", they're "ugly" or "crazy". And even women say and judge our men the same way. This way of thinking has trickled down from hundreds of years ago, inflicting self esteem issues for darkskinned people all over and my question is why? Why do we do this to ourselves? Continue to let our race be divided within our own ranks but are QUICK to slander someone who is not black for treating us differently, or for not giving us the chance and same opportunities as someone who is white when we do and encourage this same kind of foolery. 

This whole "team lightskin", "team darkskin" shit is fucking stupid. At the end of the day when you're applying at a job, taking a questionnaire, or a test, filing your taxes, guess the fuck what? Your ass still is going to mark "Black or of African American descent". Let's make one thing perfectly clear, if you come across someone who is racist, you think they give two shits whether you are lightskinned or darkskinned? Do you think they care that you don't date someone who is lighter or darker than you? The only thing they care about is that you are BLACK. 

BLACK is beautiful. Doesn't matter the shade of black you are. Beauty is beauty...period. Just because someone is darkskinned doesn't mean they are ugly and just because someone is lightskinned doesn't mean they are beautiful. Complexion should never play a part in deciding whether or not you are going to date someone anyway. It should be about who they are on the INSIDE and how they correlate to YOU. For those who will use the rebuttal "I'm just loving and appreciating who I am" by yelling out #teamlightskin or #teamdarkskin, how about you yell out "I'm Black and I'm proud"....because at the end of the day, when you leave this earth, guess what they're NOT going to put on your death certificate....