Skin Color or Attitude???

    The African American or black race is one of the most diverse on the planet. This is because we come in many different shades of color. There are mocha, chocolate, caramel, honey, and even pecan colored black people, and each one is beautiful in its own right. Although each color is beautiful, there is still the problem of colorism. Colorism is the rejection of a person or group by their own people because of the color of their skin. Clarisse Jones tackles this issue head on in her essay entitled "Light Skin v.s. Dark Skin." 

     In her essay, "Light Skin v.s. Dark Skin," Clarisse Jones tells about different encounters in which she has experienced colorism. Many people told her that she was pretty for a dark skinned girl or that she was the prettiest dark skinned girl they had ever seen. My question is, why did all of those compliments highlight the fact that she is dark skinned? Why couldn't she be seen as just pretty? Many people place a lot of emphasis on the color of skin. The most favorable skin tones are those that are lighter in color. I think people put too much emphasis on the color of their skin. The color of a person's skin has nothing to do with who they are as a person. It is what's on the inside that counts.

    All people are beautiful despite the color of their skin, and it is time people stop living in the past when color was a huge deal. It is ultimately what's on the inside that counts. A person's attitude, not their skin color, can make or break them. If you have a bad attitude or are snobby, no one is going to want to talk to or befriend you. In today's world, attitude plays a bigger factor than the color of a person's skin!