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Skin Tone = Beauty?

Mason Golden
Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins
Tcom 363 Section 2
Final Presentation
Rhetorical Statement

The media’s early reflection of Black-female beauty was


represented in lighter or fair skin women that later included darker
women as a symbol of beauty as well.
Origination of Light Skin vs. Dark Skin
When Film First Began

Watermelon Patch (1905)Directed by Al Jolson one of the most popular Blackface


Edwin S. Porter, Wallace McCutcheon Sr. artist during the early 20th Century
Swing! By Oscar Micheaux (1938)
Body and Soul (1925) Carmen Jones (1954) Coming to America (1988)
Directed by Oscar Micheaux Directed by Otto Preminger Directed by John Landis
School Daze By Spike Lee (1988)
School Daze (1988) Fresh Prince of Bel Air Precious (2009)
Directed by Spike Lee (1996) Directed by Lee Daniels
Precious By Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry (2009)
Being Mary Jane By Mara Brock Akil (2009)
Black Panther Directed by Ryan Coogler (2018)
References
(2019, January 9). Colorism. National Conference for Community and Justice. Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from https://nccj.org/colorism-0.

Akil, M. B.(Producer). (2014) Being Mary Jane. Atlanta, Georgia. Akil productions. Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2XN_m26AE

Farrow, K., & Smith, R. F. (2019, July 5). How the Camera Sees Color. The National Museum of African American History & Culture.

Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/collection/how-camera-sees-color.

Hill, M. E. (2002). Skin Color and the Perception of Attractiveness among African Americans: Does Gender Make a Difference? American

Sociological Association. (Vol. 65). doi: 10.2307/3090169. Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/3090169

Jordan, C. (2017). School Daze: Colorism and Black Girlhood.University of Michigan. Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from

https://blackgirlhood.womens.lsa.umich.edu/exhibits/show/global-black-girlhood/music/school-daze---colorism-and-bla .
References
Lee, S. (Producer & Director). (1988). School Daze [Motion Picture]. Atlanta, Georgia. United states: Columbia Pictures. Retrieved Nov. 25,

2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=begTsFdM7oc.

Micheaux, O. (Producer & Director). (1938). Swing![Motion Picture]. United States: Micheaux Pictures Corporation Retrieved Nov. 24, 2019,

from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjrd2C3f6Y0&t=432s.

People Staff. (2014, April 23). Lupita Nyong'o: The Moment I Felt I Was Beautiful. People’s Magazine. Retrieved Nov. 26, 2019, from

https://people.com/celebrity/peoples-worlds-most-beautiful-2014/

Winfrey, O. (Producer), Perry, T. (Producer), Daniels, L.(Director). (2009). Precious.[Motion Picture]. Harlem, New York. United States:

Lionsgate. Retrieved Nov. 25, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPb8W2-HYWI

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