Colourism Stories

Tired of her family not seeing her, Cressida bails from a family gathering to drink away her pain. There she meets a European tourist who she immediately clicks with, like she's known him forever. They agreed there'd be nothing sexual, but it seemed inevitable that it'd lead there. Cress gave her innocence to a stranger who had to leave the next day. For his part, Jasper was mourning the loss of his freedom as he faced an arranged betrothal. He wanted to get the most out of his last day of freedom and took a risk to ditch his security. The innocent Latina he met wasn't part of it, and neither was sleeping with her. He couldn't help himself, she was like the soulmate the old books spoke of even if she was human. He left, leaving her to discover her pregnancy and deal with her conservative family. Will he marry the woman his family wants? Or will the memory of his sweet innocent haunt him until he comes back? "If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you're very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to Wattpad @jtoughkat. Thank you."

❝i see the pain they bare, where is the hope they long for does anybody out there care?❞

Colourism: Discrimination based on skin color, also known as colorism or shadeism, is a form of prejudice or discriminationin which people are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color. This article talks about colourism in the community and focuses on Africa. The meed to bleach your skin and the want to be accepted. Originally from: TheFeministPaper. Credit to: Jendella Benson, Ng'endo Mukii and TheFeministPaper (Instagram) , Black Girls Being.

We urge you to send your stories, to share your experiences of colourism/shadism and body shaming. Let's educate those who don't know that these forms of discrimination still happen. Here at TheseLayers, we use your stories to stitch perfectly, imperfect layers. Cover illustration by Stephanie Deangelis.

𝐿𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 :)

Mayra Ricardo is the hottest girl at Shawnee High School. She seems to have a charm that attracts all the boys to her except Jose, who she has been crushing on for a long time. When Mayra's cousin, Isis, starts to live with them and attend the same school as Mayra, her presence awakens the hidden feelings in Jose and causes a stir in their family. Find out what happens in this battle for love, family and bond.

"She is a mystery, She is a beauty, Who fuels envy, She is love, She is a blessing from above, She is a Black Woman" ~Truth Nostalgia (A Black Woman)

Stories from you to the world. Covers illustration by Stephanie Deangelis.

based on racism - Jace is an outsider. He has foster parents of the black culture, but he's white. Set in 1998, racism is a heavy topic that began 100 years ago, but what is it really like to be on both sides of a racist comment? And what about other mixed cultures? Education in a school full of American-white culture, and a small percentage of African-black, Jace has never discovered a real mixed race person. Hiding down at a nursery, he comes across a lady of mixed culture but finding this person caused a heart beat to flutter. Jace learns the struggle of her life on the other side of town and battles to solve the breaking relation of diversity. Living in a town of war, he finds it hard it to keep that heart-beat, but will it all end with loving hugs or flowers on a grave? Please do not take offence by any language used throughout this story.

In the year 1788, a bi-racial Caribbean boy witnesses a scene that enlightens him to the true evil that was slavery, discrimination and colourism

shower thoughts, ⤍| this refers to the random thoughts or ideas that you get while carrying out a routine task, such as showering, it's like some crazy revelation or an epiphany. :･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Her mind is a complex one. Reign Lancaster is a seventeen-year-old girl who religiously goes through each day with a strategy and a daily speech. She is over society and its unrealistic beauty standards and episodes of over-sexualization and cat-calling. She is all about comfort and self-reliance, and well...Doritos. Her life is like everyone else's that falls and rises because of the pressures of the world and her goals. But she is determined not to let it get to her...but is she trying hard enough? Her world turned upside down when she meets a guy named Dylan where she breaks all her own rules. With parents like hers, she makes an extra effort to stand out and be true to herself. Is this upside-down good or bad? ➵➵➵➵➵➵ •This book is also known as We All Fall Apart. •Please be reminded of the title...lol •Word count: (over 55,000 words) Started: May|2020 Finished: October|5|2020 Teaser Sequel: April|19|2021 Highest Rankings: ⚜️101- society- Oct 11-12🏆 2020 ⚜️#1-shower thoughts- July 17-19 ⚜️#1-colourism -Feb 11🏆 2021 ⚜️restaurant # 7- June 1🏆 2021 ⚜️realistic# 3- June 10-12🏆 2021 1k- October 19/2020 2k- June 28/ 2021 3K- June 26/2022 TW⚠️: mentions depression, low self-esteem, personal struggles, abuse etc.

A best friend can be anyone. They could be the person to help you when you're down, the person who's there to pick you up when you need support. They could be the person who'd end up saving your life. Or taking it away. So then the question is, how far would you go to find them? Even if it means putting yourself, and everything you know in danger?

Basically why I decided to do this🧚🏿‍♀️

The story of a girl who grows up in a classist and colourist society. In her society the rich light-skins see themselves as superior to the poor black-skins. What will happen when she falls for her opposite and he falls for her?

This is an attempt at a contemporary, UK based adaptation of Nina Simone's Four Women and a comment upon privilege and marginalisation. The story follows four British women of colour, four non white women across seven weeks that will prove to be fairly pivotal in their journeys of self discovery and ultimately a lesson in how we are so much easier to rule when we are divided.

When old mistakes resurface in the doorway of a nursery, neither of them is prepared for the emotions-anger, blame, and something dangerously tender-that return with it.