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I can’t believe this is a theme for a party! This chick ain’t even cute!

…um, yeah ima libra*cough* my i.d’s in the car*hard cough*
…this ain’t my complection, i just spend two weeks in florida

As a light skinned female, I am DISGUSTED at this event. Its a shame how we black people even discriminate within ourselves. If we dont love ourselves (ALL shades of black people–light, dark, yellow, red, blacker than all black) then how can we get upset at white America for hating us? Shit like this pisses me off. And the girl on the flyer looks like some random neighborhood girl.

F THAT…I AM THIRD…LIGHT SKINNED IS IS SO 90′S BROWN AND CHOCOLATE IS IN..AND I HEARD BOW WOW IS ON THAT SYRUP REAL BAD …BRAT WAS ON THE READIO TALKING ABOUT HOW HE NEED TO GEET HELP…OUR OWN LINDSAY LOHAN…LOL..AND I LOVE WEEZY BUT THAT INTERVIEW YALL SHOWED A COUPLE DAYED AGO OBVIOUSLY SHOWS THAT THAT MAN IS TRIPPIN BUT HE CAN STILL GET IT

“To the left, to the left, if you want to leave, be my guest, you can step. Feeling irreplaceable listening to Beyonce. Well OK, I’ll put you out on your B-Day!” That verse was too cute!!! Love this song!

I swear people will do/say anything for attention. The promoter wouldn’t turn down money. The reason things don’t change is because people buy into it. I’m sure people will turn up “just because it’s free.” Then the promoter will use that to throw a similar party.

This is self hate and very sad.

Karen wrote:

“To the left, to the left, if you want to leave, be my guest, you can step. Feeling irreplaceable listening to Beyonce. Well OK, I’ll put you out on your B-Day!” That verse was too cute!!! Love this song!

Yea Weezy killed it didnt he?!! Weezy is definately a contender these days!

I’m reading at work and the site looks good. I hope you don’t get discouraged by negative comments. You do a great job. I am new to this site and I like how positive you are…usually if you can’t say nothin’ nice you post it and keep it moving.

As a light skinned chick I feel embarrased by that “Light Skin” party ish. If I were dark I would go to the club, and then sue them for discrimination.

It’s bad enough when we have to defend ourselves from other races when they view us as inferior because of our color, but to have this kind of uneducated nonsense floating around on a flyer makes me sick. It’s pathetic when we discriminate within our own culture. Someone needs to educate(slap) this promoter with some black history books. I find the flyer neither cute nor amusing. It’s pure disgusting.

A light-skinned party? Oh Lord, anyone would think this was the 1960s or something. So what are they gonna do, paper-bag test people at the door? The ignorance of some never fails to amaze me. Moving on, I love that Lil Wayne track.

StarBaby wrote:

As a light skinned female, I am DISGUSTED at this event. Its a shame how we black people even discriminate within ourselves. [b]If we dont love ourselves (ALL shades of black people–light, dark, yellow, red, blacker than all black) then how can we get upset at white America for hating us?[/b] Shit like this pisses me off. And the girl on the flyer looks like some random neighborhood girl.

EXACTLY!!!!
As a dark-skinned woman I am definitely offended by this promotion. I wish that people (mostly Blacks) would stop putting light skin women on a pedestal and realize that beauty comes in all shades. And yes had this promotion been for brown skin or darkskin women I would feel the same way.

Blacks can be just as ignorant as whites. Discrimination is wrong period but against your OWN race?

“LIGHT SKINNED IS IS SO 90′S”

Well I wish that were true but apparently it’s not or we would not talk about it in here so much. I’m light skinned bi-racial woman and this is a true embarrassment…Just ignorant!

About the light-skinned party - I completely agree that it was ridiculous and stupid. I heard the guy DJ Lish on the Russ Parr morning show today and he wasn’t really defending it. In fact, he said that he realizes that it was stupid and that he cancelled the event. I think he said that they also had fliers advertising for “chocolate” women, and “caramel” women…not saying any of it was right, but it seems that he realized that as well…or maybe he just said it…who knows

Corporate chick is on to something with regards to this “light-skinned party” - I think as many dark-skinned women should go as possible and then file a lawsuit for discrimination. According to the EEOC, discrimination can occur within the same race based on skin pigmentation, i.e. there is a case in Atlanta where the person was awarded $40,000. Another alternative would be to picket and protest the event.
Whatever the choice is, please Black people don’t just sit idly by and let this ignorance continue. Women (and men) of all hues should join in on this one.

Ohhhh, the color complex strikes again.
Soooo unfortunate.
Damn!

So when they threw the chocolate party and the carmel party, no one was offended. What the hell is up with that?

Great comments! I think that there is no real basis for a lawsuit only because dark skinned women are welcome; they just won’t get in free. That is the same as “all women in free before 9:00.”

I think that the major issue is why we as black people constantly denegrate ourselves in the media/public. We cannot complain about the racism we face when we perpetuate it ourselves. How can we expect to change the preception without changing our thinking?

The same promoter two weeks prior hosted an event for chocolate sisters only. Same theme but for dark skinned sisters. Where is the uproar over that event?

I’m loving this Weezy joint too. I’m also loving the sites new digs, although I’m sad we’ve upgraded past the ZShare days…this song would’ve been bumping in the iPod.

@ PicturePerfect1913

“I think that the major issue is why we as black people constantly denegrate ourselves in the media/public. We cannot complain about the racism we face when we perpetuate it ourselves. How can we expect to change the preception without changing our thinking?”

Wow, well said, girl!! TOTAL CO-SIGN!

There should have been…. This promoter is stupid…………Black is Black……It’s time for my people to stop this is….Don’t we have have enough problems…

All shades of black are truly beautiful. Say it loud Black America.

Butch wrote:

The same promoter two weeks prior hosted an event for chocolate sisters only. Same theme but for dark skinned sisters. Where is the uproar over that event?

lol I am not even going to touch that one…

Lawyer chick wrote:

Corporate chick is on to something with regards to this “light-skinned party” - I think as many dark-skinned women should go as possible and then file a lawsuit for discrimination. According to the EEOC, discrimination can occur within the same race based on skin pigmentation, i.e. there is a case in Atlanta where the person was awarded $40,000. Another alternative would be to picket and protest the event.
Whatever the choice is, please Black people don’t just sit idly by and let this ignorance continue. Women (and men) of all hues should join in on this one.

Who wants the hassle of having to go to court in a situation like this one? I don’t agree with the theme of the party as well, but it’s not like the promoter prohibits anyone else, who doesn’t fit the profile, from coming.

This light skinned theme is almost the same as if a promoter would say: “Free Entry for any man above 6′3″ or “Free entry for anyone with blue eyes”.

It’s true that they should have thought about the aftermath and stupidity of their theme, but let’s not look for a 500 lbs elephant where there isn’t one, and move on.

OK, WHY DO Y’ALL BE SO PRESSED TO BE FIRST FOR COMMENTS, REALLY THOUGH!!! IT IS NOT THAT SERIOUS…Y’ALL ARE SOME BAMMAS FOR REAL!!!!

is wayne song about superhead cuz she is gettin married and Darius said that she couldn’t see Wayne no more..

The reason there was no uproar of the “dark skin” party is because it hadnt happened. He said had planned to do a shade a week, starting with the light skins. Dark skins next, then the caramels. What an idiot!

I am a libra and I’m dark brown skinned…People need to stop this light skinned and dark skin crap…Nobody is better because they are light skinned or dark skinned…BTW..My birthday is Tuesday..yippee

The person that is having this party needs to get their butt whooped

All of us people of color know good and well that the people in our families are light skinned and dark skinned…People need to stop that black on black discrimination..My mom was light skinned..I’m dark skinned…Who cares about skin tone

I actually dont see anything wrong with the party. I mean if they had a Dark & Lovely party for Dark Skinned females and me (a biracial female) couldn’t come, then I just can’t come. Go to another club. Aint’ nothing to start bitchin’ about.

I’ve already spoke my mind on that “light skin” foolishness of a flyer now I have to comment on the music posted:

Omarion and Bow Wow…Good message with the “Hop in. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” However, you don’t condone drunk drinking, but you do endorse getting a girls “cookies” while she’s inebriated?! I’m just saying. It’s still funny hearing Bow Wow rap about throwing some ass back.

I like the Lil’ Wayne’s song. It’s a different sound for him. It’s more muture.

lightskinned party was canceled after backlash

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071012/METRO/710120405/1409/METRO

Wow. How ignorant. I am light skinned, I find that flyer offensive and disrespectful as a whole. Any woman who would attend an event like this has no respect for herself or perhaps she doesn’t realize how many years this is setting us back. There shouldn’t be a separation, and obviously not much has changed in 2007. And…we don’t need to attack the girl on the flyer–there is nothing wrong with her, apparently she is just modeling for the wrong kind of ad.

Melody…You are one of those people who just don’t get it. All this is doing is seperating us as a people. It’s really sad.

I’m so upset right now…. i’m light and my baby girl is dark… Im scared for what shes gonna have to endure when she grows up. I’m tired of the racism on both sides! As a light woman I would be offended by a party that promoted only dark females could get in and am offended by this party where only light can get in. As a race we should know better… Other races are constantly racist towards us and that should just mean that we come together and unite as one race. But instead we choose to seprate ourselves and look stupid by saying that light women like myself look better just cause were closer to white. In the end you’re agreeing with whites that they are “better”. Black is beautiful and i’m talking Alicia Keyes to Gabrielle Union!

Tiny looks like Tonya Harding or Amy Fisher in that pic

Hey don’t start putting light skin ppl down we didnt start that shit I thought it was stupid myself!!! on another note

Hey don’t start putting light skin ppl down we didn’t start that mess I thought is was stupid myself. on another note >MY BABY WEEZY PLAYED IT OUT ON THAT SONG!! I love him can’t wait to see him in concert next week!!!!!!!

am i the only one who thinks these fashion bombs are kinda irrelevant. maybe i’m just not ybf, but spending $400 to get an imitation of a celebrity’s casual dress is not affordable and sounds pretty foolish.

i think everybody is reading too much into the theme of that party…it’s about the same as if you wear purple and gold to a que party you get in free…the girl’s nickname is ms light skin so all light skin females get in free just like all LIBRAS do too…and what ya’ll don’t know is if your were on the guestlist it didn’t matter whether you were light, blue, or purple you got in free…i think sometimes people just need something to talk about cause this isn’t even that serious

Simone,
you can’t possiblet be that naive.

The real issue, in my opinion, is why the promoter thought a party in celebration of ANY shade of black was appropriate? What was he thinking? And more importantly, why even post it on the site. thereby adding and supporting the foolishness?

Yeah, he straight killed it! And I usually don’t feel Weezy but, I can’t stop listening to that song! I’ve been listening all weekend!!
It’s crazy!

You should take the comments about YBF’s new look seriously. We are your loyalreaders. The color is okay but there are too many hyperlinks for no reason. The hyperlinks should only be used if there is more on the subject that you are writing about and/or more pics. Also, the font and banners are way too big, your readers should be able to see the date and the subject headliner not the banner ads only. And no it’s not my browser that’s messed up.

why does this cause such an uproar dey be throwin big girl only parties all the time. tell me what is the difference?

most of the white racists recognize that their views are unacceptable and they don’t broadcast them openly. this had to be was one ignorant idiot to post his ignorance on some flyers for all to see.

Cool!

YEAH PPL, LET’S CELEBRATE ALL THE PAINFUL TIMES OUR FEMALE ANCESTORS WENT THROUGH TO PLEASE OUR SLAVE MASTERS AT ANY COST. THANKS GRANDMA FOR BEING AROUND WHEN THE OLD WHITE MAN GOT HORNY AND ALLOWING HIM TO FORCE HIMSELF UPON YOU. I KNOW YOU DID THAT FOR ME SO THAT I COULD HAVE THAT WHITE GENE AND LIGHT-SKINNED SO THAT I COULD ONE DAY ATTEND A PARTY. I CAN ONLY IMANGINE JUST WHAT YOU BEEN THROUGH SO THAT I COULD LOOK DOWN AND DIRESPECT ALL THAT YOU AND OTHERS HAVE GONE THROUGH. YOU ARE THE BEST. YOU KNEW HATING MYSELF WOULD BE KEY TO ME MAKING IT IN THIS WORLD. YOU FOOLS ARE TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR EVEN CONSIDERING THIS. BLACK HATERED MAKES ME SHAME. IT’S NOT ALWAYS THE WHITE OR OTHERS THAT EMBARRASSE ME, BUT BLACK PEOPLE REALLY TAKES IT TO ANOTHER HATE LEVEL.

I AM IN THE HEART OF LOUISIANA. OUR LANGUAGES ARE CREOLE, FRENCH, AND CAJUN. AND I KNOW MY HISTORY THANKS TO MY FAMILY. MY FAMILY IS COLORFUL, YET, BEAUTIFUL. AND I HAVE BEEN EDUCATED WITH STORIES THAT WERE HEART BREAKING AND SOME MADE ME EXTREMLY PROUD. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, OUT OF ALL THE HARD STORIES FROM LONG AGO. I LEARNED TO BE PROUD OF HOW THEY MADE IT THROUGH AND HAVE GIVEN US SKILLS OF SURVIVAL. I COULDN’T IMAGINE LETTING ANY RANDOM MAN RAPE ME AT HIS OWN REQUEST AND ME NOT LOSING MY MIND. OR WATCHING MY WIFE GO THROUGH THIS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. BLACK PPL, YOU NEED TO START THINKING AND STOP LETTING OUR ANCESTORS DOWN WITH ALL OF THIS FOOLISHNESS THAT KEEPS US SO DIVIDED. EVERY CULTURE SEEMS TO BE STRONGER THAN OURS. AND THAT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

A LIGHT-SKIN PARTY OH WHAT A GRAND THING. WHY NOT GO ALL THE WAY AND MAKE IT A WHITE PARTY, THEN YOU”LL SEE JUST HOW LIGHT-SKIN YOU ARE. HOW DARE YOU. YOU ARE JUST AS BLACK AS THE BLACKEST BLACK. YOUR SKIN TONE WONT GET YOU ANY FASTER THEN AUNT JAMMA’S. WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING, I’M SORRY YOU WEREN’T THINKING. BLACK PEOPLE ARE BEAUTIFUL. I DON’T KNOW BUT YOU ARE AN UGLY PERSON, YOU HAVE A TWISTED SENSE OF THINKING. I’M HONORED TO BE A BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

yaaa.