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greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
1. Years ago I had an employee from South India
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 01:33 PM
Jun 2018

and he was much darker than the "black" folks around. He was not eligible for affirmative action though. I kept thinking about ML King's phrase "the color of your skin". It wasn't. Lots of pictures of Barack Obama and John Boehner under the same light show very little difference in their skin color.

Years ago I had an employee from South India greymattermom Jun 2018 #1
Reminds me of a story my mom used to tell... kas125 Jun 2018 #2
Exactly. Out of the mouths of babes. planetc Jun 2018 #14
been around a while. never saw a person who was pink. except albinos perhaps most ppl msongs Jun 2018 #3
This may sound very nerdy blugbox Jun 2018 #4
Pynkpipo? Bonx Jun 2018 #5
Certainly! planetc Jun 2018 #12
On the face of it this sounds like it's so obvious lunatica Jun 2018 #6
When I was young, all the committees had chairmen. planetc Jun 2018 #17
"illegal"? You want a law? DrDan Jun 2018 #7
Well, actually, I thought a constitutional amendment. To counteract the three fifths of a person. planetc Jun 2018 #11
I consider myself coffee colored Catherine Vincent Jun 2018 #8
me too - but with a heavy splash of milk DrDan Jun 2018 #10
How about we just call Skidmore Jun 2018 #9
I'm blotchy; peach, pink, off white/cream aka Fair complected. chowder66 Jun 2018 #13
I'm pinkish, with little brown spots when I've been in the sun. planetc Jun 2018 #16
I always say I'm "tan" MountCleaners Jun 2018 #19
You would like Star Trek enterprise Takket Jun 2018 #15
I like dang near anything Star Trek. planetc Jun 2018 #18
This reminds me of a comment my grandson made a couple of years ago... logosoco Jun 2018 #20
Reminds me of a "conversation" I had with an aunt ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #22
You need to go to the cosmetic counter for inspiration LeftInTX Jun 2018 #21
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