“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.” DiversitySlaveryEthnicityEnslavementColorismEthnic StudiesColourismShadeism Book:Exploring Shadeism Source: Exploring Shadeism
“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.” DiversitySlaveryEthnicityEnslavementColorismEthnic StudiesColourismShadeism Author:Sharon Hurley Hall
“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.” RaceRacismSlaveryEthnicityCaribbeanBarbados Book:Exploring Shadeism Source: Exploring Shadeism
“There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.” RaceRacismSlaveryEthnicityCaribbeanBarbados Book:Exploring Shadeism Source: Exploring Shadeism
“People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin.” RacismEthnicityRacism QuotesColorismShadeism Book:Exploring Shadeism Source: Exploring Shadeism