Skin Deep: The Intra-Racial Divide–The Recap
Originally aired:
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Happy Thursday People!!!
Wow!!! That’s all I can say–For some of us this week’s show was emotional, enlightening, funny and flat out Edutainment™!
Society talks about the racism that exists BETWEEN the races every day because it’s a part of the social commentary; however nobody is talking about the racism that exists WITHIN a particular race.
Listen to this week’s archives of Playing Devil’s Advocate™ as Ms. KiKi and the crew have the uncomfortable conversation about the racism people face among their own kind.
Have been a victim of discrimination within your own race? Were you appalled by Basketball Wives’, Tami Roman’s “black ass” comment to a dark skinned cast member? or if you have said or heard someone say something like, “You’re so cute to be dark skinned...”–Listen to the archives NOW to hear the conversation!
We began the show by me announcing that I was in fact the “minority” on the panel and I shared a very personal experience that happened between my brother and myself that seemed to split the panel. We went in depth about the insultiment, “You’re so cute to be dark skinned” and lets just say, the light skinned panelists were grasping for straws to justify that nonsense!
Many people chimed in with their experiences and opinion on our social media sites & Mama Holiday share the benefit of her experiences with us on our Facebook page she even told her recipe for her designer baby…If you catch the archives you will find out which one of our panelist is the “Designer Baby“! Rocky, Sporty Spunky Angel & our Producer Chandra all shared their experiences on when they realized color was a factor. (and lets just say, some of them were really surprising)
All in all, shows like these are the reason why I L-O-V-E what I do! Because we are not afraid to have the uncomfortable conversation many were able to experience “light bulb moments” and learn how to be respectful and supportive rather than disrespectful & divisive.
We brought the show home with our “Ask PDA” letter and as usual it did not fail to bring out the opinions….This writer asked for 911 assistance so you must listen to the archives to hear it! Don’t forget to share your solution for the writer!!
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We will be joined by PDA’s resident Medical Expert, Dr. Naeemah Ghafur, PDA’s resident Legal Expert, Ikiesha Al-Shabazz, Esq. and our Resident Entertainment Expert!!
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