Why are there only light skinned black girls in the music industry/music videos?

all you see these days are just light skinned black people on the media today all the videos ,avrything not a single dark skinned person in sight i dont mean gabrielle union dark i MEAN foxy brown dark.....whats so wrong with dark skinned sistas...are they that ugly or something, it makes me very sad and angry

Why are there only light skinned black girls in the music industry/music videos?
Do you think they're "that ugly?" (wow). It was strange reading that part. In any case, no - of course they're not ugly. Lighter has always been deemed prettier (and better) by the people who are superficial and for those who just don't know better. When black people do it, I see it as them (us) hating themselves.





Light skinned black girls are popular in music videos because they are less "African looking" (I guess) than the darker-skinned sistas. It's really sad and unfortunate for us (I'm dark) but at the end of the day, you have to know your own worth and seek out those who will value your beauty as being JUST AS POWERFUL. Don't let the music video execs influence your opinion on yourself. Many of them idealize white features because they hate black features... they themselves suffer from poor self esteem. I can go on and on, but I won't. Just please don't let it get to you although it IS sad.
Reply:The darker the better if you ask me!! Report It

Reply:I haven't met you and I don't even know you, but I think your beautiful!





Beauty is skin deep. Report It

Reply:I think that a lot of it has to do with makeup and lightning. Mary J. Blige isn't light skinned, but she looks that way in a lot of photos.
Reply:I like my women like I like my milkshakes,dark and thick(-;
Reply:typically the darker skinned people are related to as the lower class or laborers of the race





the lighter skinned people were the ones that worked inside at the better jobs





who would you rather be with the person with the better life inside or a laborer in the field????
Reply:Because they r really Tallented
Reply:Foxy Brown? As in the rapper?


She's Filipina/Black mix.


Hot azz hell too.
Reply:Im light skinned but I see what you talking about, I can really only name one dark skinned african-american who sings, and I don't even think she did good when she went single..I'm talking about Kelly from Destiny's Child.





Edit;; Mary J Blidge is light skinned, she's a red bone.