Posted by Anonymous on 2013/02/05 under Uncategorized I’m not here for sympathy i just want a place to write my feelings without anyone knowing who i am. Well,i’ll start off by saying i’m a 14 year old african american,and there’s this thing i’ve been reading about “light skin people are better than dark skin.” i consider myself to be dark skin, even though i do have some black and white family members. the reason i’m here is to say, i’ve heard many of times “you’re black.” or “where’s (insert name here) at.” ect. all from the same race as me, and it does make me feel horrible. but, then i remember there are many poeple who think i’m pretty just the way i am, even though i am dark. and this “light people are better” thing going on? well, that’s just f***ing stupid. we are all the same,no matter if you want to believe it or not, we are all “black” so, why are we putting each other down? i’ll admit, i’ve always hated my skin color, because of the rude comments people say to me. but, i always remember no matter what someone thinks of me, there are others who think i’m pretty, and my skin color is fine. even though i’m not light.