Last night I watched the latest episode of TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras." I have a lot to say about the show in general, but that's a whole other blog post. On last night's show there was a little girl named Allyson. Allyson only picks out "brown" dolls for herself, and she prays for God to make her "brown." Her favorite celebrity is Beyonce, and when she goes to get her spray tan, she takes a picture with "brown" skin to show how she wants to look.
I honestly don't know how to feel about this. At first, I thought it was cute. At the very least it's nice to see a little Caucasian girl who thinks that Black is beautiful. At first I figured maybe her love for "brown" skin was only for lighter shades, but then they show her complementing another pageant contestant on her beauty. This contestant was a little Black girl who was darker than Beyonce. I can't help but wonder why this little girl doesn't love her OWN skin. I love that she thinks Black is beautiful, but praying to God to make her "brown" seems like she doesn't love "the skin she's in." I already worry about these girls in the pageant world, especially at such a young age, and how not being the best every time will affect them, it seems like her mother should be doing more-- not to make her dislike the brown skin that she loves so much, but to teach her that in addition to loving "brown" skin, she can also love the skin that God gave her.
What do you guys think? Leave a comment.
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