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When longtime friendships reveal hidden colorist attitudes

My best friend since childhood started making comments about my skin getting darker after I spent summer outdoors, and I realized she might not be the person I thought she was.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Close relationships can be damaged when colorist biases emerge through seemingly casual observations about seasonal skin changes.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.