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Your Neighborhood Sociologist Explains Colorism

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Feb 05, 2022
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Actress Thandie Newton is apologizing to her darker-skinned actresses for the colorism that she says contributed to her success in Hollywood. “I’m sorry that I’m the one chosen,” said the actress, who has a Zimbabwean mother and English father. “My mamma looks like you,” she said to her darker-skinned peers as she burrows her head in her hand and weeps.…

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