[Nabeqiv]

Solange did an interview and she said all the European guys she dated didn't like her weaves/extensions. One of her reasons for going bald. I also had a Spainiard guy tell me that he prefer my skin darker.

Well, I personally don't like that type of cut on a woman. I'd rather a woman have weave than near bald hair. Of course, this probably goes back to childhood in our society, ie we are taught that long hair is generally a "woman thing." I cannot erase this from my mind; I love longer hair. I feel that only the most beautiful faces can pull off shorter or no hair, and generally most of those would *still* look better with longer hair.^^^^^^Also, that weave picture was obviously picked to make the short cut look better lol.

I have more time now, so I can give a better answer to the topic question.

Basically, I mean black, American women have it the hardest, but maybe it's just that I'm exposed to more of them than other women. On one black women's forum, in which the majority of posters are American, there is an overwhelming amount of topics about interracial couples and light skin vs. dark skin. I don't know, it may just be certain self conscious individuals that post this stuff all of the time, but none-the-less these threads are common.

Whenever people talk about "African features," you should see the responses. The women on the site are quick to point out how "x" feature is *not* the only feature present in African people, thus we should stop stereotyping and marvel at the diversity which is African.

Now, I will admit that, as with any other population, there is a variety of looks, but generally there are features that predominate as well (I already know you guys acknowledge this). Downplaying these more common features by saying another feature, that btw happens to be more common in either mixed people, or Europeans, does not really help the situation for many black women. Imo, those types of responses confirm that such features are not desired (by the poster at hand).