"Your blue-eyed baby is beautiful": Colorism and ableism on a 'mixed' child&#039

In this video I talk about what it means to tell a child they are beautiful because they have ‘light skin’ and ‘blue eyes’ and are able-bodied. I reflect on colorism, ableism, and how a parent with mixed children (who have ‘black’ and ‘white’ parents) can explain to their kids that ‘beauty’ and ‘lucky’ should not be conflated with being ‘lighter than a brown paper bag’ and able bodied.

Books

The Color Complex.

1. Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter

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