Colourism Quotes

“Manglish is the Malaysian form of English. It’s superior to Singlish when you’re in Malaysia and inferior when you’re in Singapore. It’s known for its love for Malay, Cantonese, Tamil, Mandarin, and Hokkien. Occasionally, there are English terms, too. It’s different from Indian English, which is spoken with a punchy tone, or British English, which is an endangered language in London. A key distinction between Manglish and Singlish is Manglish’s recognition of Tamil words. Singlish denies the existence of inferior Tamil words.”
― Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

“Nobody love a black girl. Not even herself”
― Nicole Dennis-Benn, Here Comes the Sun

“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“I have never been this white anywhere in the world. I've never had the most obvious, most useful kind of privilege as soon as I've walked into a room. This, though, is maybe what it's like to be white. People who look like me in India are assumed to be higher class, in better socioeconomic standing, more educated. This is sometimes true, but only because the world here is built to benefit those with light skin and punish those with dark skin, much like the world at home. The caste system is largely defunct in the areas we visit, but that doesn't mean that I and my family aren't still benefiting from decades of racial advantage.”
― Scaachi Koul, One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

“The highest degree of beauty is found on dark skin; that of ugliness, on light skin.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "Ugly is, as Ugly does!”
― Lorene Stunson Hill, To Dance with Ugly People

“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall