Alaysia- Assignment 8 (Beautiful Skin)

Is lighter skin better? Not necessarily. I personally love my skin color and I wouldn't change it for the world, but that doesn't mean that I don't think about being lighter or think that if I was lighter, life would be easier. The only reason being lighter seems better is because of our history. Lighter was smarter, better, cleaner, wealthier, prettier, etc. because that was how it was. Nothing to justify it, no excuses. Society made it this way like it or not. And if we wanted to, we can trace this back to slavery...need I say more? No matter how many times we say "all (skin) colors are beautiful," or "we are all beautiful in our own way," it's not going to change the fact that a person with a lighter skin tone is more likely to get a better job, or a higher salary, or an easier life.