""Don't play in the sun. You're going to have to get a
light-skinned husband for the sake of your children as it is."
"In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita
Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother
had absorbed "colorism" without thinking about it. But, as Golden
shows in this provocative book, biases based on skin color
persist-and so do their long-lasting repercussions.
Golden recalls deciding against a distinguished black university
because she didn't want to worry about whether she was light enough
to be homecoming queen. A male friend bitterly remembers that he
was teased about his girlfriend because she was too dark for him.
Even now, when she attends a party full of accomplished black men
and their wives, Golden wonders why those wives are all nearly
white. From Halle Berry to Michael Jackson, from Nigeria to Cuba,
from what she sees in the mirror to what she notices about the
Grammys, Golden exposes the many facets of "colorism" and their
effect on American culture. Part memoir, part cultural history, and
part analysis, Don't Play in the Sun also dramatizes one
accomplished black woman's inner journey from self-loathing to
self-acceptance and pride.
General
Imprint: |
Random House
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Marita Golden
|
Dimensions: |
205 x 133 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
195 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4000-7736-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4000-7736-2 |
Barcode: |
9781400077366 |
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