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How standing against colorism can threaten economic survival

I've been getting fewer modeling callbacks since I stopped chemically lightening my skin, and I'm torn between my principles and paying rent.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rejecting colorist beauty standards can have immediate financial consequences in industries that profit from these hierarchies.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”

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