10972 - THE SIREN | THE ABSENSE OF DARK SKIN GIRLS AND COLORISM IN MEDIA
With this, many darker-skinned girls are rarely cast as the main character in a lot of shows and movies. “Oftentimes when you do see dark-skinned characters in desirable roles (or at all), it is Black men and boys. This has bolstered the notion that darker skin is equated to masculinity and lighter skin to femininity,” Refinery29 said in a statement concerning how dark-skinned women are usually portrayed in tv shows and movies. They then added, “Darker-skinned Black girls are rarely portrayed...