In this clip, a grandmother and her grandson share their experiences as lighter skinned Black people and the way people perceive them. The grandmother comments that she recognizes that lighter skin is often considered a privilege and she shares her experiences where she has received preferential treatment compared to her darker skinned colleagues. Her grandson shares that he notices how his skin tone changes the way he is perceived in comparison to his darker skinned peers, which shows how stratifying and harmful colorism is.
If I walked down the street with two shades darker skin with this hair and wearing the clothes I normally wear I would be looked at completely differently.
