tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086222144066438296.post1610505352349942487..comments2023-10-05T12:52:16.356-04:00Comments on Tina Opie: My Ethnic Hair Journey: Please Watch! DARK GIRLS documentary previewtopiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12981039926077521964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086222144066438296.post-79463800348681814632011-05-27T14:36:15.636-04:002011-05-27T14:36:15.636-04:00Posted with permission of Tamara Harris: "Th...Posted with permission of Tamara Harris: "The Color Game is alive and rearing it's ugly head in full force! As a product of a "blended family" my skintone/hair texture/etc was, and IS, an issue for some people. My family never even discussed color/race as we are all shades from white to brown. No one was any more special than the next. Everything I know of racism I learned from the black community once I left the comforts of home/family. Growing up it was made clear to me by others that I was "different" and they never missed an opportunity to point it out...and make their assumptions based on my shell without getting to know me. Sadly, the only people that felt the need to treat me differently were people of color...my own so-called people. Unfortunately, for some, it never goes away; the giving and receiving of "color hate" (my own term). I was at work not too long ago having a conversation with a coworker (who is brownskin) and another lady we work with walked by and said hello to my coworker (by name to make it clear who the intended was). I mentioned that the lady had NEVER said so much as hello to me. The response: "That's cause you aren't really one of "us"...most people aren't sure what you are." (said with laughter and a smile, of course) But, even at my age, it was hurtful because there was more than a little bit of truth in her statement. Perhaps I'll never fully understand the reason behind the color barrier within the race, but I certainly know what it feels like to be treated differently simply because of the color of your skin."topiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981039926077521964noreply@blogger.com