So what do you think...

Please note, the Paper Bag Test (shameful moment in history) is used as a point of color reference for people of African descent. This all hails back to the house slave/field slave dichotomy. Folks who are the color of a paper bag or lighter are considered "light-skinned" in the black American community. As shown with lots of research, those who are "light-skinned" are afforded more privileges in society since they more closely resemble the majority group. Pretty simple concept.

"A University of Georgia study shows that dark-skinned African-Americans face a distinct disadvantage when applying for jobs, as compared to lighter-skinned applicants.

The study, “Colorism in the Job Selection Process: Are There Preferential Differences Within the Black Race?” was presented by Matthew Harrison, a doctoral student at UGA, at the 66th annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Atlanta last month.

Harrison, who is Black, told Diverse the findings are not very surprising.

“We found that a light-skinned Black male can have only a bachelor’s degree and typical work experience and still be preferred over a dark-skinned Black male with an MBA and past managerial positions, simply because expectations of the light-skinned Black male are much higher, and he doesn’t appear as ‘menacing’ as the darker-skinned male applicant,” he says."

http://diverseeducation.com/article/6306/
 
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Please note, the Paper Bag Test (shameful moment in history) is used as a point of color reference for people of African descent. This all hails back to the house slave/field slave dichotomy. Folks who are the color of a paper bag or lighter are considered "light-skinned" in the black America community.

BS, the black guy I shoot pool with calls them "beige motherfuckers."
:rolleyes::D
 
Just kidding. I agree with rightguide, I only like the well behaved negroes who know their place. :)
 
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