A. Cari
A. Cari asked Lauren Lee Merewether:

Not really feeling the passage in your "Salvation in the Sun"... "Kiya's face was too dull and too brown to ever rival the bright and creamy tan of her [Nefertiti's] face..." It's one thing to have a dull face, I get it. But what does her color have to do with it? Why would that make her less attractive?

Lauren Lee Merewether Usually darker skin meant the person was from the common class of workers out in the sun whereas royalty usually sat and lived mostly in the shade therby having lighter skin.

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