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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 02:53 PM Original message |
Why is a lighter skin tone called "fair"? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Isn't it with regard your propensity |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. There are lots of words in common use in English to describe skin tones, mostly flattering |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Did you know your post is on the 2nd page of a Google search of your question? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. of a light hue; not dark... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because it's milquetoast. Middle of the road. Bland. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. For the same reason darker skin is called 'dangerous'. |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Twisted. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. I have never heard dark skin called dangerous. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. A bit of humor - allow me to explain: |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Fair- because they ain't "good" and lord knows they ain't "Poor" |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Dayum! |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. wtf? |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because white people define fairness. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Or at least Mayonaise. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Or you don't get that it's a joke. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. dupe |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. Personally, I'd describe B@L sans makeup as "hazy." |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well, I have been called paler then a ghost so... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Burn & peel Irish here |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Burn & peel Scot here |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Ironically I am mostly Italian with some German mixed in. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
42. I burn, peel and eventually turn brown... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. "Fair" is a very old word in English, and has many meanings. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Thank you! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yup. Fair actually derives from an Old German word, "fagar" |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Perhaps because that is one of the definitions of fair? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. See below for 30+ meanings of "fair." |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Here's a fairly complete list of the meanings of "fair." |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. Wow. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. It's interesting, isn't it. What a challenge for a person for whom |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. Why do they call the brown rice "wild"? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. From proto-Germanic *fagraz, "beautiful" |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Another thought occurred to me. Since the root in old German |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. all very positive qualities but u won't find a word for dark w positive alt meanings i bet |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Ebony, shaded, deep-hued, shady. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. those words are totaly neutral representing objects as pigment, unlike the postive ideas |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:18 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Much akin to 'dexterous' meaning 'skillful' and 'sinister' meaning 'evil' |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. exactly, anyone who pretends to believe there's not judgment revealed in the alt meaning of words |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. History of the word. Think "Fair Maiden". |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. The Anglo-Saxons who first used the word never had experience with dark-skinned people |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. that was it's original meaning, the meaning of "just/equitable" came later. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-15-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. so people lined good qualities with light skin tones, and sinister ones with dark colors |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. Whatever it means, I go beyond it. nt |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
44. You've not heard the term "fair-haired"? |
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