[Jasmine]

I am a fair-skinned woman but do not have an 'I am better than you' attitude. However, I couldn't care less what other people think of me and am proud of my accomplishments as a young black woman. This contributes to a higher self-esteem. I walk with my head high not because I feel I am better than anyone, but because I love myself and take pride in myself. If you feel you are not attractive because of your complexion, those feelings will start to reflect on your personality. I also believe that other people's attitudes and actions toward a person can help contribute to the way a person may feel about themselves, which is what you said happened to you as a child. But it can go both ways. If all of your life men told you how beautiful you were, that would also contribute to the way you feel about yourself. And I'll admit, that type of thing makes me feel good about myself, and when you feel good about yourself, again, it shows on the outside. Also whhhhoo wee! Plenty of fair-skinned women are not attractive at all, so light skin definitely does not automatically make you attractive. All of us were taunted as a child about something. That's just the way children are. But you shouldn't allow the ignorance that went on around you in your life as a child affect the way you feel about the women of our race, because that is all it is: ignorance.

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Name : Jasmine, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, City : Jacksonville, State : FL Country : United States, 

[Jasmine]

I am a fair-skinned woman, but I definately do not have a 'I am better than you' attitude. However, I do have attitude that can care less of what other people think of me, and that is proud of my accomplishments as a young black woman. Both of which contributes to a higher self esteem. I walk with my head held high not because I feel that I am better than anyone, but because I love myself and I take pride in myself. If you feel that you are not attractive because of your complexion, those feelings will start to reflect on your personality. I also believe that other people's attitude and actions toward a person can help to contribute to the way a person may feel about themself, which is what you said happened to you as a child. But it can go both ways. If all of your life men would tell you how beautiful you were all of the time, that would also contribute to the way that you feel about yourself. And I'll admit, that type of thing makes me feel good about myself, and when you feel good about yourself, again, it shows on the outside. Also whhhhoo wee! Plenty of fair-skinned women are not attractive at all, so light skin definately does not automatically make you attractive. All of us were taunted as a child about something. That's just the way children are. But, you shouldn't allow the ignorance that went on in your life as a child affect the way that you feel about the women in our race, because that is all it is.... IGNORANCE!!!.

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Name : Jasmine, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, City : Jacksonville, State : FL Country : United States, 

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