Discuss why is Colorism so prevalent in the Somali Community ?

fox

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Colourism is rife! When I went to Somalia in 2018 the locals would follow me around and ask me to make du'a for them.
 
General Asad

General Asad

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Colourism isn't prevalent. It's practiced by a few and even then, it is not considered a big deal.

Other communities like Asians and West Africans (some East African countries as well) have had caste systems or shown bias towards lighter skinned people. It is deeply imbedded in their culture and is one of many reasons why they are in constant turmoil.
 
Medulla

Medulla

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General Asad said:
Colourism isn't prevalent. It's practiced by a few and even then, it is not considered a big deal.

Other communities like Asians and West Africans (some East African countries as well) have had caste systems or shown bias towards lighter skinned people. It is deeply imbedded in their culture and is one of many reasons why they are in constant turmoil.
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I don't think it's a good idea to compare issues or we would never view anything as problem anymore cause someone else somewhere has or does it worse.

I know it feels like a few people engage in it ,but you live in the west right? Have you been back to somalia recently , I suggest asking people back home, their opinion on colorism it may change your current outlook . I only hope my post made you ponder on this issue a bit more than you would usually have.
 
General Asad

General Asad

And What Is Not There Is Always More Than There.
KingSolo said:
I don't think it's a good idea to compare issues or we would never view anything as problem anymore cause someone else somewhere has or does it worse.

I know it feels like a few people engage in it ,but you live in the west right? Have you been back to somalia recently , I suggest asking people back home, their opinion on colorism it may change your current outlook . I only hope my post made you ponder on this issue a bit more than you would usually have.
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I tried not to compare the two, but I see why it could be seen as such. Colorism is much worse in other communities than ours, is how it came across as, no?

I know Diana Cream is abused back home and the color of a girl skin is a factor in marriage. But I will argue that colorism is a fairly new thing in somalia and in a few years it will be phased out.

I have cousins who live there and they do admit that colorism does exist but it doesn't affect their day to day lives. I think different regions/ portions of somalia react differently to it and I don't think collectively, it should be a big concern. Just my two cents.
 
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Medulla

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General Asad said:
I tried not to compare the two, but I see why it could be seen as such. Colorism is much worse in other communities than ours, is how it came across as, no?

I know Diana Cream is abused back home and the color of a girl skin is a factor in marriage. But I will argue that colorism is fairly new thing in somalia and in a few years it will be phased out.

I have cousins who live there and they do admit that colorism does exist but it doesn't their day to day lives. I think different regions/ portions of somalia react differently to it and I don't collectively, it should be a big concern. Just my two cents.
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I agree with the regional differences viewpoint. It's far worse in the north, but I avoid mentioning it since people with just deny it call me names. I think social media has made it worse so we need to educate young people to love themselves and not fall victim into it.

Inshallah in due time this issue with be nothing more than a blip in the past.
 
Guardafui

Guardafui

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I think colorism has become more prevalent after the gov collapsed in 91’ when Somalis got more access to the outside world. Even though I’ve never experienced the old Somalia judging it from old images I think the old central gov was very good at enforcing the Somali culture, music, language, keeping the Somali nomadic image of men and women who were brown skinned naturally as mainstream etc. Now you’ll never see a dark skinned woman on a Somali news channel or tv shows.
 
Nostalgia

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Colourism and the need to bleach ones skin to be more lighter is sadly found in every country that was colonised by whites, coincidence?
 
Daacad90

Daacad90

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Thats sad wallahi, Darkskinned xalimos have the best facial features and hair wallahi. Their skin is also always so even.
 
Tukraq

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KingSolo said:
Using Relative Privation doesn't change the fact it exists. All I want is people to be aware of it and make conscious decision to not engage in it. I just want the best for our people nothing more, plus it's haram so even more reason to remind people. I know we have wide variety of other problems that we need to deal but hey one can dream right?
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Doesn’t exist at all, light skins ain’t rated
 
Medulla

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Tukraq said:
Then why you on a Somali forum?
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I can't even tell if you trolling me here . Colorism exists you smoking some good gelato if you say eitherwise, I'm not even discussing whether it exists (Denying it is cap) . I'm making people more aware of how wide spread of an issue it is in the Somali community.
 
Madd

Madd

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KingSolo said:
I can't even tell if you trolling me here . Colorism exists you smoking some good gelato if you say eitherwise, I'm not even discussing whether it exists (Denying it is cap) . I'm making people more aware of how wide spread of an issue it is in the Somali community.
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Bruv don't argue with this guy. He is kinda stupid.
 
Tukraq

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KingSolo said:
I can't even tell if you trolling me here . Colorism exists you smoking some good gelato if you say eitherwise, I'm not even discussing whether it exists (Denying it is cap) . I'm making people more aware of how wide spread of an issue it is in the Somali community.
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Only colorism with Somalis I can think of is that light skin men are seen as soft, otherwise it don’t really exist, I guess light skin women are out of style though so might be some colorism there but that’s more dating preference than colorisim
 
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