"I love being chocolate. Our skin melts into a melanin pool of smoothness. The sun kisses our skin only to rest its warm texture upon us, draping us in a glow that is like no other! Us chocolate beings are guardians of all things beauty. From our lips to our curly hair, we are majestic. We are sensational. I am smart, I am courageous, I am funny, I am angelic, I am black, I am chocolate."

Am I a pretty? Am I all things beautiful, handsome and all in between? On this episode of Chocolate: The Podcast we discuss Colorism and beauty standards.

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Chocolate Reading:

Author: George. M Johnson

Instagram:@iamgmjohnson

Book Title: "All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir Manifesto About Growing Up Black and Queer"

Chocolate: Music:

Stevan: Spotify

Instagram: @stevan.jpeg

Episode References:

1. Chika Okoro "Confessions of a D Girl: Colorism and Global Standards of Beauty" || YouTube, TEDxStanford (published 2017)

2. Dr. Sarah L. Webb "How Can We Heal from the Shades of Colorism?" || YouTube, TEDxUofISpringfield (published 2021)

3. "People of color discuss the impact of 'colorism'" || YouTube, Good Morning America (published 2021)

4. "What Is Ethnocentrism And How It Affects Beauty" || YouTube. QOVES Studio (published 2020)

Beauty is in the eye of…the Colonizer?" || Youtube, Khadija Mbowe (published 2021)

I'm Black...Not ✨Black✨: The Societal Beauty Standard for Black Women" || YouTube, Ty Talks (published 2021)