Parenting With Purpose | Colourism Among Girls

Some girls are taught to compare skin tones before they even know how to multiply numbers. Colourism—prejudice based on skin shade—often sneaks in through compliments, comments, and cultural conditioning. Whether it’s praise for lighter skin or mockery of darker tones, the message is clear: beauty is ranked. But girlhood is the perfect time to rewrite that narrative. To learn that all skin is beautiful, and that melanin, in every shade, is divine art.