Beautiful Quote by Adwoa Aboah

The light-skinned girls always thought they were better looking. So did the teachers, too. That meant most of the dark complexion ones didn't like…

— Claudette Colvin

When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and…

— Halle Berry

My hair got lighter, and I gradually went blonde. I liked it. Had more fun. But my image of myself in my head is…

— Lisa Kudrow

I have always had people who wanted to touch my hair and Black girls not accepting me because I'm too light-skinned to fit in…

— Taylor Russell

In my country - even though we have a lot of dark-skinned people - people think the lighter you are, the better you are.…

— Khoudia Diop

I liked girls with pale skin because I am a California boy, tanned and blonde hair.

— Robert Englund

Me and my sisters were taught that if our eyes worked and our legs worked, we were beautiful. We had so many kids in…

— Pam Grier

I went to a school where the girls that were found attractive were the complete opposite to me. I judged my worth on how…

— Adwoa Aboah

I dyed my hair about 42 different colours, and kids can be pretty judgmental about people who are different. But instead of breaking down…

— Christina Hendricks

I always felt different and it was because I was Middle Eastern. Where most people were very fair, light-skinned, and had blue eyes, I…

— Huda Kattan

Me being dark-skinned, that was like a big thing. Growing up, I hated myself. It was, like, weird. Kids are cruel.

— Tierra Whack

I've experienced colorism in that way: where if you're lighter, then you'll potentially be accepted into society better than if you were darker-skinned.

— Diane Guerrero