Exploring Shadeism Quotes

“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“There is a lot of pressure on women to
conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image - shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism