Lil Wayne likes “a long hair, thick redbone.” In an article The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates accused Kanye West‘s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy of being “incredibly, almost casually, racist.” Osama bin Laden’s ex-girlfriend and writer Koola Boof sparked a Twitter war with Wale over his choice of light-skinned video vixens. Beyoncé‘s L’Oreal ads sparked suspicion that she deliberately lightens her skin.
Light-skinned girls seem to be a contentious motif in hip-hop, especially recently. But as an article in the Root explains, the debate has tangibly invaded the courtroom. According to a new study by Villanova University, lighter skin equals shorter prison terms. After examining 12,000 court cases in North Carolina, they found that women with light skin were sentenced to 12% less time than their darker counterparts. The reason: colorism — discrimination based on skin color — stands between a defendant and her jurors.
So, the question as usual: is hip-hop helping or hurting the issue?
–via the Root
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