Colourism

What is colourism?

Colourism is a type of racism when you are judged in a negative way because of your skin tone. This can be a regular thing that happens to those with darker skin. Sometimes colourism is done deliberately to be unkind, other times people may not be aware they are doing it.

Where can this happen?

This can happen in jobs such as film and fashion industry. There has been a time when someone has said that the lighter skinned people are more successful than those with a darker skin colour. This is something that people need to be aware of and not accept it if it happens to anybody.

By Prashni Kanbi 5S