meme (Pronounced "meem") An idea, thought or piece of information that is passed from generation to generation through imitation and behavioral replication. Coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene," memes and memetics are the cultural counterpart to the biological study of genes and genetics. Using the evolution analogy, Dawkins observed that human cultures evolve via "contagious" communications in a manner similar to the gene pool of populations over time.
"We are what we are. If one's standard of what constitutes beauty is of white, white skin, that is what one will resonate to."
Does anyone here deny that there was a time when there was only one standard of beauty in the USA-white, white skin was one prerequisite. And blue eyed, blond haired women were considered to be the most beautiful type of White female.
Having just one standard of physical beauty is problematic for the folks who don't fit that standard since it may cause them to feel that they are "less than" those who meet those mass media and community supported standards. It may also cause them to be treated as "less than" those who meet those standards.
Having just one standard of physical beauty is also problematic for the folks who meet that standard since it may cause them think that they more than those who don't meet those standards and may result in them being treated better thus creating anger, jealousy, resentment, and valid charges of unfair treatement.
If minds are changing and if there is now more than one standard of female beauty {and male beauty} in the USA, GREAT.
My concern is that-for whatever reason/s-it appeared that folks were replacing one lone standard of physical beauty-white skin-for another lone standard of physical beauty-brown skin, at least the type/s of brown skin [and other physical features ?]that for some reason or reasons people think are unique to people of mixed racial ancestry.
And dare I remind folks that African Americans are a mixed racial people and that African Americans range from folks who have lily white skin to folks who have blue black skin?