I didn't know that but because of channel like yours I realized that health is important. Ive been using this time at home to become a better me and through that process I've learn to eat better & move more. I've went from 235 to 197. Chrissie is speaking the truth & sometimes the truth hurts but once I passed "my hurt feelings" I understood the truth is helpful

@INAN2222

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️ Congratulations! Truly inspiring! ❤️❤️

@ChrissiesWay

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, congratulations and keep up the good work!❤️

@TheDstinfrared34

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your weight loss and for making your health a priority! 💗

@Lafemmefutile

3 жыл бұрын

That’s very courageous and encouraging!

@Anonymouslyseen

3 жыл бұрын

If you don’t mind me asking what have you been doing to lose weight?

If we’re being honest, losing the weight is important..

@shamrockshow8490

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve realized black women love being overweight. I’m in a Facebook group and black women were saying 135 is too skinny and if you’re that weight, then you must not have ass or titties

@lafleur8938

3 жыл бұрын

@@shamrockshow8490 lmao the obsession about big ass in the black community gets ridiculous sometimes and skinny doesn’t necessarily mean pancake shaped, where I’m from skinny girls still have ass but I guess that’s just where I’m from lol.

@zsazsa4159

3 жыл бұрын

@@shamrockshow8490 we took this “thick” stuff to a whole different level, blk ppl will literally Shame you for being slim

@shamrockshow8490

3 жыл бұрын

@@lafleur8938 exactly! I tried explaining that, but they weren’t trying to hear that

@shamrockshow8490

3 жыл бұрын

@@zsazsa4159 right, like something is wrong with you being slim. SMH

It's crazy how once you have a platform for darkskin women exclusively, darkskin women think the girls showcased are "unattainable beauty". No, those women are average and represent you! Other women are average too, they are just promoted in their best selves! We just need more promotion like DDS. 💕

@ALXSSA

3 жыл бұрын

@Foxy Lady I somewhat agree, but for the most part, most people are considered "average" but when you play up your looks and put your best self out, you can transform your appearance. Sometimes simply as wearing flattering clothes and colors will make you look 10x better. I do believe some of the women are considered "exceptional beauty" but most of those women are everyday black women who played up their looks to put their best version of themselves out.

I really want long afros to be the standard of elegance for black women.

@KDbelieves

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I want to see more SZA type hairs. Especially her hair when she first came into the scene. I love that kinky straight with curls type of look. i1.wp.com/emilycottontop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sza-6.jpg?resize=620%2C400&ssl=1 I wear my hair like this all the type. It's not as dramatic, but it looks similar to this. I'm happy she normalized this type of hair.

@kristineilochi4615

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! My little Afro is growing and my goals are for it to get shoulder to mid-back length.

@Kimmy_95

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!!! My mother has a hair texture bordering between 3 & 4 & only recently she's been trying to embrace it. It's the best her hair has ever looked but she suffers from self hate due to the insensitive comments made about her hair by her sisters who 2 type hair textures (hard hair was 1 of many 'jokes') She was the only sister born with tight curls & those comments contributed to her insecurities.

@zendayasfruityfrenchfry1784

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has one, EVERYWHERE needs to be COLD if you want to enjoy it.

@gentlesoft2186

3 жыл бұрын

I agree we need to start loving ourselves and our own image. Instead of putting other people images on a pedestal. Black woman we are beautiful and Unique

So many women do not feel empowered to be their best self. They think that other women are more beautiful than them, but, they really aren't. They just know how to look their best and most importanty they are CONSISTENT in their presentation. If you look nice every now and then people will tell you that you "Look nice today." If you look nice all the time, people will see you as beautiful in general.

@marlyjeudy2235

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what happenned to me yesterday.. with just a little blush n lipstick , curley hair..so many compliments ! Of course i am at an ideal weight too! Just spreading the word "CONSISTENT" It works

@BeautifulLivingHome

3 жыл бұрын

@@marlyjeudy2235 Exactly! Keep it up🌺

@sandrasentertainment6634

3 жыл бұрын

So true, that’s what I think too💪🏾

@daniellegates1354

3 жыл бұрын

This

@ritaaura3505

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good point

I hate the fact that so many people in the black community try to make it seem like a black woman wanting long hair is eurocentric. It's biologically possible for us to grow our hair so how is it a form of self-hate? Same thing with getting super defined curls. I've seen black women be slandered for defining our curls even though how they look with gel is exactly how they look when they're wet in the shower. I don't get it.

@DefineMorena

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen this on Twitter. "Someone tell Black girls that long natural hair isn't a personality trait" And other nonsense like that. And usually, they'll be wearing a weave or extentions that are wayy longer than their hair. 🙄😬

@DefineMorena

3 жыл бұрын

Also, the funny thing is even the type 2 and type 3's need gel in order to keep frizz away. I don't think I see many type 3's that don't use gel.

@kinkykoils6176

3 жыл бұрын

I actually had to comment this on a few YT videos. While they don't say long hair = WW they chastise BW for wanting long hair. Like what's wrong with wanting 32inch long hair?🙄 It's like we're not allowed to have goals. Then the saying healthy hair is not long hair (a phrase that bugs me) like no sh*t genius. Either you help me get long natural hair or you keep shut and mind your business.

@Layla-fr7mf

3 жыл бұрын

Its far from Eurocentric! Have you seen dark skinned women all over Africa with super long hair? And I don’t just mean my people in East Africa with the curls and straight hair or Afros... I mean the dark skinned women SPECIFICALLY with 4C hair like the women in Chad with the promotion of Chebe powder with super long stretched out 4C hair which was good promotion and Ghanaian or West African women who have very thick long hair done to their back because of that non GMO Shea butter and good herbs. 4C hair actually grows very fast it’s just that people are always fooled because of shrinkage.

@CrystalTrinidad

3 жыл бұрын

This annoys the crap out of me. Having long (type4) hair is literally just a matter of not forcing your hair to do things it wasn’t meant to do. Hair has nothing to do but grow.

I’m tired of people acting like dark skin centered places are an affront to everyone else. We have other spaces. Everything doesn’t have to be about you. Its so narcissistic.

@las8883

3 жыл бұрын

It's weird because all the people who complain about spaces for dark skin women already have spaces that celebrate and elevate their looks in mainstream media. It's like they want dark black women to be humble and quiet about promoting our image.

@alyssapinon9670

3 жыл бұрын

Colorists: But but aLl SkInToNeS mAtTeR!

@alyssapinon9670

3 жыл бұрын

@@las8883 those types of people are probably used to being in the spot light and are mad that the attention is being taken away from them. Jealousy is real.

@madcatanime

3 жыл бұрын

@@alyssapinon9670 Yeah, and it shouldn't even be jealousy, we're just trying to equalize promotion that's stayed relatively biased or purposely ineffective/negative for generations

@puppyprincess2822

3 жыл бұрын

Omfg! I remember when Chrissie dropped DDS magazines. Literally every one who wasn't A DSBW wanted to be included. From moms who wanted their biracial daughters to be in there, LS, and ofc the "This is divisive" BS ppl spew.

if a dark skin women is shown she's either fat, has short hair, or masculine. that needs to change because we already have too much of that. plus i need to be on your page

@amandaw5022

3 жыл бұрын

They never pick the attractive good looking black girl.. and there are so many beautiful dark skinned women but they never show them.

@jazzyj9974

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettyqueen573 it's not the short hair is unattractive. It's the stereotype that black women can't grow there hair. Especially, if she has nature hair.

@rebecca4829

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettyqueen573who said short hair is unattractive? I think you're projecting some insecurities. The point is we see too much of the same image presented. It needs to be diversified.

@mandamandamanda6722

3 жыл бұрын

Jazzy J a lot of times the hair isn’t short( meaning still some length). Most times it’s a straight low cut fade or they’re straight up bald. I never see everyday BW with these hairstyles. The varsity majority have hair. So they want black women to be presenting realistically but these baldies they keep promoting is not even representative of what the average BW looks like or wears her hair.

@mariankushigbor9605

3 жыл бұрын

@Beautiful diva actually some of them are pretty they just do their make up wrong. Making them look ugly, but they are actually cute. Also they intentionally do not edit the photos well.

I’m never understood why growing up the dark skinned models would always have little to no hair. Like I remember wanting to go on top model when I was like 9 but I remember being afraid I would have to cut off my hair lol

@Rachel-jt7ss

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they always chopped the black models hair off or gave them a long ass weave. For the sake of being “high fashion” Tyra was disgusting on that show.

@KDbelieves

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I also used to HATE that overly bright red lipstick they kept putting on them. I think that's why a lot of colorist kept saying we didn't look good in red lipstick. No one rocks red lips like black women, but those lip colors were too bright. It had us looking like minstrel characters. It's shady af.

@WhoCares3001

3 жыл бұрын

Truthfully, black high fashion models usually have short hair or weaves because our hair cannot withstand the amount of heat and chemicals used on such a regular basis in the industry. Also, many in the industry don't have the skill set or time to to style out hair within the necessary time constraints. There a reason most black women in entertainment do only expose their hair on their off time.

@Rachel-jt7ss

3 жыл бұрын

@@WhoCares3001 False! White women hair can experience the same damage. Even a white contestant from the show said her hair was damaged on the show. Her video is on here somewhere. Try Again.

@WhoCares3001

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rachel-jt7ss OMG. This is what Christie means when she talks but missing the point and hearing what you want to hear. Our hair is more susceptible to damage be because of the cuticle structure hence why moisture is more importantin maintaining healthy hair, that's a fact! Tyra herself admits she had to shave her head bald and start over because she was trying to wear her real hair early on. Thats how she became weave dependent. Gabby and the rest have shown their omg natural hair on social media and all say their hair was fried due to industry practices. And you're pretending as if the non-black and mixed women aren't wearing weaves for protective or necessary measures as well.

"The best version of Black women." Exactly🌺🌺🌺

We need people like u chrissie

@Sharifay.

3 жыл бұрын

@mimi a word. 😩😩

@Beauty4Ashes316

3 жыл бұрын

👏🏾Chrissie and other women have set the stage before us; let’s continue to put in the work for ourselves and other young women who will come after us! The world is our stage, and our time is now; I’m excited for us to set the world on ablaze with our melanin🔥🤎

@WhoDeanyUnchained

3 жыл бұрын

Lordt

@doll9763

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯

@GlamorGrowthTravelwithMica

3 жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I hate how we are always either portrayed as overlysexual, angry asexual, sister soldier struggle-buddies, or wise mammies.

@michellemgbeke2693

3 жыл бұрын

Same it disgusts me. We are not one-dimensional

@unrepentantjaegerist7236

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot the friend

@joyandbeauty2024

3 жыл бұрын

@Wheein Here Yep or a mixture of 2 or more of those tropes combined.

@joyandbeauty2024

3 жыл бұрын

@@unrepentantjaegerist7236 Yep the friend who’s made to be the “sidekick” who’s purposely made to look less attractive/desirable either physically or by way of behavior/attitude or both like the dark skinned sister in Coming to America who was made to look less attractive in comparison to her light skinned sister and was over-sexualized due to her her hypersexual behavior; another example is Pam from Martin who was as physically attractive/pretty as Gina but her attitude/behavior was more masculine/sassy

Chrissie i thought you were tripping about the fact that these companies only promote black women with short hair. I went and looked in Zara,H&M and all these common brands ALL their modèles have short hair. All of them!

@Jenna1394

3 жыл бұрын

It's because, they are African models.

@Lisette121

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. It's done on purpose to dull our beauty. Also to condition and reinforce the stereotype of bw only having bald looking hair.

@thefrenchsocialite4062

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jenna1394 what does being African has to do with that?

@imanipoole4580

3 жыл бұрын

I think this also stems from the fact they don’t care to hire people that can do our hair. I was watching one biracial model say that she would have to do her own hair for photo shoots because the stylists would mess it up or not do anything.

@thefrenchsocialite4062

3 жыл бұрын

@@imanipoole4580 i don't think so. The model Can Do her own her. Or they Can hire black women with healthy looking long hair. It's simple.

Glad Lizzo started putting her health first. Looking and feeling better is priceless.

@Lisette121

3 жыл бұрын

And Chrissie did say she would eventually go that route.. that she did

@Lafemmefutile

3 жыл бұрын

These fat whyte activists need to get off her case and let her do her thing. Lizzo looks like someone who has more energy than all of us, she should put that in her health and wellness.

@herimperialmajestytheempre8551

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. Thank goodness she is taking better care of herself.

@mynameispeaches

3 жыл бұрын

I like Lizzo a lot and fully support her losing weight. I believe before that she admitted she didn’t like herself fat. When I hear BW mock white people for liking bland food, I often think “do they like it or are they just putting their health first like we need to do??”

@myasmith1820

3 жыл бұрын

Some of her white fans seem to be angry about this; it is very strange.

“That’s YOU sis!” Damn right! DDS is my reflection, the best version of me and dark skinned black women are beautiful! Thank you Chrissie💕🥰

I was the pretty dark-skinned girl growing up with longer hair. When I got to college Latina and lightskin girls would marvel at the smoothness of my skin, my complexion and my high cheekbones. I knew I was pretty but thankfully I was scared of men and never dated as an adult until I met my husband. This man keeps me gased up b/c he's telling me I'm beautiful all the time. I love the confidence of these younger women. It's so awesome to see.

Where are the French listeners? 🙋🏾‍♀️

@petitegrandelove1874

3 жыл бұрын

On est là! De bon matin 😊

@fermetesyeux

3 жыл бұрын

Ici

@brooklyndaima6935

3 жыл бұрын

Ici 😌

@HeleneGLmarie

3 жыл бұрын

💖

@Lafemmefutile

3 жыл бұрын

Présente 😊!

As a dark skinned woman because of your platform I'm learning to finally love the skin than I'm in thankyou so much Chrissie♥️😊

@Selly247

3 жыл бұрын

❤❤

Not me going to DDS ig, looking for Chrissy 😔😂

@MsAliciadee

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I am ahead of you

@UnknownUnknown-yl1lt

3 жыл бұрын

Headed over to look for my girl now👀🧐

@geminigoddess2487

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I swear she probably in there somewhere and we just don’t know 😂

@TriumphantTiff

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 👀👀 chile me too

@TheSpecialSandra

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

*THANKS, CHRISSIE, When you said that the women in your mag, are average black women all DOLLED UP.* I got it and loved it, PERFECTLY SAID & DONE.* Of course, I'm sharing.

The narrative that wanting to see more feminine dark-skinned women in media to create a balance, a balance that EVERY other race has, equates to self-hate is absurd. We all know representation matters, which is why white media very intentionally masculinizes dark-skinned women and puts black women in stereotypical roles. Corrective promotion is necessary.

We know damn well who disliked this video 5 dollar pick mes minions😂

@herimperialmajestytheempre8551

3 жыл бұрын

Funny!

@Layla-fr7mf

3 жыл бұрын

Messica and crew 😂

@Onlyrideforeign

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣right

@Bloombaby99

3 жыл бұрын

"Five dollar pickmes" sound like value meals at a fast food joint. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Jellybeans101

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bloombaby99 where is the lie😂😂

You are right though not enough dark skin BW with their natural long hair are premonted.

@vernoniqueomosanya8931

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

@six6goddess214

3 жыл бұрын

People will think its a weave.

@maitai3539

3 жыл бұрын

@@six6goddess214 I was blown away when I saw some bw youtubers with their real long hair

@RenaAbraham

3 жыл бұрын

i don't even think it is about having long hair or short hair. the problem is with the hyper accentuation of certain features on their face to make them look more masculine. Maria Borges is a Black model with short natural hair and she looks just as beautiful and feminine as Black models with straight weave

@WhoCares3001

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with your overall point and although I have mid-back natural hair myself. I will say we need to get off the length thing_ many are childish and toxic around it.

I remember you did a video on this 3 years ago. It was mind blowing when I realized how we were promoted white media. Thank you for the update❤️. We need to see corrective promotion💅🏿

I'm not a dark skin women myself but I am an ally who grew up looking up to dark skin women in my family. I'm really tempted to try to get them featured on your Instagram page!

If we really wanted to see just average blk women, then these biracial and Latina’s ig models wouldn’t be as popular as they are and their number one fans are BLK WOMEN, and I don’t see them showing the basic average looking Mexican or mixed person . The only other dark skin blk women that get praised for their looks are the exceptionally beautiful ones like Ryan Destiny and even she said y’all love is fake... keep doin u Chrissy, nothing wrong with promoting above average looking blk women , they do it all the time.

@alyssapinon9670

3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head. Meanwhile biracial and Latina women can be average looking but still get more attention. I’m Latina/Southeast Asian and we have similar problems with colorism. And I’ll be damned if people talk badly about my dark skinned cousins.

@destinypurpose2557

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@puppyprincess2822

3 жыл бұрын

@Gina Karin It hurts too. BW living Vicariously through biracials, mixed, racial ambiguous, etc women. And many BP use them as examples that "black" women are pretty.

@prettyqueen573

3 жыл бұрын

@@puppyprincess2822 this right here!!! There are plenty of BW who have internalized self hate that they need to work on. Go to therapy and work on your shit and level up MENTALLY not just physically. You can read some of the comments on this page and see the internalized self hate of DSBW.

@geminigoddess2487

3 жыл бұрын

@Gina Karin Exactly! I don’t follow any non black ig models and never felt the urge to. And this includes biracials. All they’re trying to do is sell you shit with their doctored photos; that’s a waste of space on my TL. I had non black beauty images beat into my head as an adolescent, and it messed with my self esteem at the time. I refuse to keep supporting the over saturation of one look, that doesn’t look anything like me.

I have a dark skinned niece that I would like featured in Divine Dark Skin. Shes a chocolate beauty. My sister has already had numerous colorist comments aimed at her daughter. Shes only 2 and has gotten a few grown people talk negatively about her complexion. I told my sister to cut them off before her daughter becomes aware.

@roa3432

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe email chrissie and send her some photos to see if your daughter can get featured :)

@fiskrush2898

3 жыл бұрын

@@roa3432 how?

@roa3432

3 жыл бұрын

@@fiskrush2898 Her contact information is in the description

As someone who would be considered brown skin or light brown skin. It's clear to me that people purposely misunderstand your message. uplifting and promoting dark skin black women Correctly helps us all. I have experienced colorism and featurism. So when we show beautiful dark skin black women. Similar to how we promote white and light skin women we become accepted. We all become represented in the way we desire. What's so hard for people to understand about that?

@FashionAbleHeart

3 жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@chelle5932

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more with your satement. I am considered to be light skin I guess and I love love love what Chrissy does. I have learned so much through her platform. I love the corrective promotion for for dark skin black women. I actually feel way more drawn and connected to their promotion. I totally agree that good/corrective promotion for dark skin women is better for all of us. Sorry for the spelling/grammar. English isn't my first language.

A great example: ALOT/MOST WW (young and old) have thinning/thin & stringy hair. And if they wait more than a couple of days between washes, it gets very greasy. Both cases are natural and common to them. But do you see WW with visibly greasy hair and scalp showing through their edges majority of the time in media? Absolutely not! Let them tell it they all have thick, shiny, and healthy looking hair regardless of length and the age of the woman. They promote themselves in the best light!

@alextroy9202

3 жыл бұрын

True

I wholeheartedly agree with your direction of corrective promotion of dark skinned and brown skinned black women. Other races promote their higher-than-average women, so why shouldn’t you? The average black woman has a higher level of beauty than the average white woman, so of course it would seem that the women you show are better than average... because THEY ARE 💖 🤷🏻‍♀️

@kilimanjaro5537

3 жыл бұрын

“So of course it would seem that the women you show are better than average” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

Chrissie I am from Middle East and I love your channel. I don’t know what black women go through but I do know what dark skinned women go through with my own dark skinned cousins because people don’t know Arabs come in all shades too. You are doing great things for dark skinned women who watch you around the world whether it’s Africans, Arabs, Asians or those from the islands and Latin cultures there are dark skinned people in every cultural group so your work is GLOBAL. Love from Qatar 💕

@tamera648

3 жыл бұрын

Sending love ❤️

@ameeraali3291

3 жыл бұрын

@@tamera648 ❤️❤️❤️😘

I'm 39 years old and I look better than I looked 10 years ago. Taking care of my skin, weight is the reason I look better. People always think I'm in my early twenties. 😍😍😍

When it comes to corrective promotion we all can agree we want the best version of ourselves to be seen. The problem is sometimes black women think only black girls who look like Ryan Destiny or Sevenstreeter should only be the faces that seen in the media and the common look for black girls need to stay hidden as if all black women phenotype looks like Ryan Destiny’s.

@ChrissiesWay

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. This is why we are intentional about consistently promoting dark skinned women who don’t all look similar to Ryan or dark women with keen features and fine hair. DDS is not a platform that only promotes women who look like Ryan.

@thirdeyeopen2606

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrissiesWay right exactly, I remember when you spoke on featurism.

It’s crazy how you brought up how they make darkskin models look androgynous because I remember back in college my sociology teacher was talking about this and showed an example of how they promote darkskin black women compared to white woman. I never really took into consideration how much promotion mattered until now. Now to think about it I respect my sociology teacher for bringing it up.

I just want to say how much I appreciate you for stepping up to the plate and promoting dark skin black women correctly. Creating a space for us has not only taught me the art of self preservation, but it also has taught me to never settle for less and always demand more. And to that I say Thank You Chrissie.

The message has always been crystal clear, but some people just refuse to accept the truth.

@stephanies9071

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it has. They know once they accept it, it'll mess up their illusion.

Insightful and much needed for clarity Chrissie; cause people are messy or act deliberately obtuse to miss the point, so I appreciate this vid being done. Nothing is wrong with a platform refresher, especially for the newbies.

I’m so glad you addressed this as articulately as you did and always do. I was a bit triggered when I was listening to the live stream because all I kept thinking was “but that’s NOT what Chrissie said...at all 🤔” As incredibly clear and thorough you are in your explanations, it always shocks, confuses, frustrates, and flat out annoys me how your words get twisted. Your rhetoric is often very nuanced, thus requiring near extreme clarity. Which you give....EVERY....SINGLE....time. 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️ gosh this gets so exhausting and I’m not even the one saying anything! 😩

People want to pretend not to understand what you say.

I'm a cosplayer. I recognize that I have a physically attractive shape due to both the compliments (and unfortunate harassment) I receive at conventions. But it wasn't until I actively started to seek out femininity content/corrective promotion by and for Black women that I came to feel 100% beautiful, in costume or not. Please keep up what you're doing

Thanks for the clarification, Chrissie. I never questioned the context of your message, but I've seen people do it and I was like hold up...you got it wrong. You feature a wide range of dark skinned women via DDS and I love it! This is the kind of balance that should be publicized.

I love you Chrissie, I'm not dark skin but my sisters are. 😙

@FashionAbleHeart

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! I go hard for dark skin women, because I know that ALL black women win when dark skin black women are elevated and supported.

Yes, some black women have a hard time accepting the beauty of everyday black women and pedestalize what’s deemed “the most perfect beauty of black women” but that ain’t this. Furthermore, this hair argument is ridiculous. This whole idea that a BW preferring longer hair over short hair is not solely rooted in “obsession” with long hair. Not every woman has the face or frame for short hair, thus style their hair accordingly to what looks best on them & what THEY feel the most comfortable with. Lastly, we as BW are not more “obsessed” with long hair any more than other groups of women are....look around.

@Lisette121

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@mashona518

3 жыл бұрын

I actually love short hair and am jealous of women who can pull off pixies,but longer hair looks better on me.

@TheLeah2344

3 жыл бұрын

I do feel black girls are obsessed with showing how long our hair. I know it’s because black girls were constantly called bald headed and was told we can’t grow our hair but I do see the obsession with proving we can grow long hair.

@mashona518

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLeah2344Long hair is naturally seen as feminine across racial and ethnic lines and even sacred. Though I definitely think that many black women, (not all) fall into that category of obsession. And that obsession is instilled by black mothers and the black community at large. I remember I did finger coils in my natural hair and was told that was a "lesbian" style. Unfortunately it was my nonblack Arab step mother that told me my natural hair was gorgeous. I had my Nepalese friend tell me that me wearing my natural hair, made her want to embrace her natural wavy curls. Then we had a whole conversation about colorism and the obsession with long straight hair in her country. It's a shame that other races appreciate our unique beauty and we can't even appreciate it amongst our own fellow black people.

I knew this was coming.

Every last one of the women on the IG page were absolutely beautiful and wonderful representations of dark skinned black women. I was especially happy when I saw the beauties with red lips; red lipstick is STUNNING on brown skin!! 😍💋💄✨✨

"Pick Me Pam" and "Fix It Felicia"....two brands of black women we need to seperate ourselves from. I'm not doing Build-A-Bum. The factory is closed, the merchandise is defective, and the employees are laid off...FOR GOOD!

Blck people already understand corrective promotion, and we see this every time they say hip hop needs to stop promoting drugs like lean, percs, etc to the young kids. We also see this every time BM say that whyte media shouldn’t keep portraying BM as thugs and drug dealers. We absolutely understand that life imitates art and that art influences the self esteem and self perception of young kids. We just pretend to be stupid about this when BW are the ones demanding and creating corrective promotion for ourselves.

@jjohnson2389

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@doll9763

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

You are balancing the scales ⚖️ and I’m here for it.

You’ve taught me to stay balanced in this discussion. No one is right all the time.

I’m glad you said that all other groups put their best forward and we can do the same but in a healthy way. We need it, let’s balance the scale.

Chrissie I know you probably won't see this, but your commentary on light skin men helped me get out of my own way. I've also been noticing wayyyyy more examples of lighter skin men with darker skin women. The latest example Kiesha Knight Pulliam and Brad James.

@kinkykoils6176

3 жыл бұрын

Right that video literally changed my perspective on dating. While I've never been stuck on DSBM i never considered other men as an option. Uche and Clinton on IG LSBM with a DSBW 😍

@LetThereBeLight1111

3 жыл бұрын

Also Halfrican Beaute here on KZread and her now fiancé are a beautiful couple

@gorgeousenergy6269

3 жыл бұрын

Literally

@kinkykoils6176

3 жыл бұрын

@Star n' Stripes /////// instagram.com/unwosu?igshid=18a40zje07c88 if the link doesn't work her IG name is Unwosu. They don't have a joint IG account

@kilimanjaro5537

3 жыл бұрын

@@LetThereBeLight1111 it’s ironic because they’re relationship mirrors the relationship of her fiancé’s parents.

The poster for the 007 movie in my opinion does masculinize Lashauna Lynch. People do this thing with dark skinned women's make up where they act like color cosmetics won't show up on us or they choose the wrong colors for our skin (like the travesty of 1970s powder blue eyeshadow). They will typically use brown eyeshadow that is close to the woman's complexion so that it really doesn't show up (I don't know if they use brown because it is currently really popular with lighter skinned women). They will also use a brown toned blush and nude lips (a brown lip liner and some gloss). Maybe if they only used one of these things it would look fine, like a brown eyeshadow but pair it with a pink or red or orange blush, but to just use all brown tones on a brown woman...It makes them look dead. In that poster LL is wearing a baggie suit vs the other women wearing fitted, feminine dresses. LL's makeup is very monotoned while Ana de Armas and the other woman clearly have different tones to their makeup and AdA has red lipstick. I see this all the time and it's intentional. They want to tone down a BW body if her thighs and butt are too "big" or put her in unflattering clothing when she has a great figure. It's annoying!

@NycBeauty

3 жыл бұрын

And this is why I rarely watch these movies. Only if it goes straight to my streaming app.

@gal-vai7999

3 жыл бұрын

But this is what she looks like in real life. This is what most black women look like and I don’t find it masculine. The jaw line and the features are more pronounced and stand out more. Doesn’t make it masculine.

@lovecate1

3 жыл бұрын

@@gal-vai7999 It's not about her facial features it's about how they enhance or detract from what she has naturally. For instance she appears to have naturally full brows. I've seen some photos of her where her are brows are well groomed but not heavily filled in. For the 007 promotion they really filled in her already full brows, which in my opinion, gives her are very masculine brow. Despite whether Sub Saharan women have more pronounced features if you look at our male counterparts they will typically have stronger brow bones, wider jaws, etc... She has a great figure. There are photos of her at events wearing form fitting clothing and she looks amazing, but they chose that jumper for the promo. There is a scene in the previews where it appears they are in a nightclub and she is wearing a white top. Why not choose that outfit? There's even a promo where she is wearing a man's suit; with the brown eyeshadow, brown blush, and deep red lipstick that looks black. Her WW counterparts are carrying guns in the promo stills but still look very feminine.

I'm definitely working on losing weight. I'm 6'0 and 288lbs. I gained so much weight when I was stressed out a couple of years ago. I've started intermittent fasting and walking more in the evening. Once I lose the weight I would love to be featured on DDS 🥰.

Yes, I remember listening to that portion of the live and thinking, "That's not what the purpose of corrective promotion is in this space." It was interesting because I normally find many of the things the guest speaker says to be quite thought provoking but everything can't be a hit.

I'm glad you spoke on how they masculinized dark skin African women or putting in bizarre make-up. And the dds magazine is very inspiring, thanks very much very well appreciated.

This video is right on point. The average WW are overweight too. I work/worked with them, so when BW are only seen to be the face of obesity from BM is crazy. Also, many WW celebrities have admitted to some source of eating disorders to stay thin in their careers.

As an overweight dark skinned average looking black woman, I LOVE this video (and a lot of your other content)!!! I grew up thinking dark skin was less attractive (aka you had to be rare to be dark skinned and beautiful) because of most representation being us in the mammy archetype or the funny, ghetto side character. And we all love those characters and the women that identify more with those characters are valuable. Attractiveness and femininity do not determine our inherent worth. BUT how damaging for those of us who do gravitate toward being more feminine and want to be attractive to feel that our dark skin takes away from that because of the bulk of the representation we see for ourselves. We rarely see ourselves as attractive, desirable main characters. And almost NEVER will that include our natural hair. That’s why we’re all so obsessed with Teyonah Parris right now!

Well said. Great video. Thank you for all you do and have done for us, dark skin women.

Thank you Chrissie, for always reminding us that average isn't bad; it's normal. That's the definition of average. Thank you for reminding us that sometimes we need that little extra push to be our best selves. Not everyone can "woke up like this". And thank you for reminding us that luxury, love and success are attainable for us as dark skin women. Because hundreds of others like us have done it before. Thank you ❤️.

For any black women who's having a hard time understanding corrective promotion, for mere perspective and the realization, I HIGHLY recommend that you become cultured with other genres of music (internationally) and watch the videos, listen to the lyrics pertaining to women; particularly, the male musicians. You'll notice how other genres, the women are promoted with variety; classy, nerdy, nurturing, supermodel, sexy, skanky, damsel, villain, ugly duckling turned swan, the rocker, gold digger, tomboy, comedian, exotic, artsy, girl next door, talented, wild, mystical/ ethereal beings, a bimbo, a dancer, the queen, good girl, bad girl, emotional, crazy, godly, demonic, long hair, short hair it doesn't matter. Overall, most of the time, she's the love interest that's sexy and in shape and most of the time she is portrayed as the most beautiful thing in the world. After you do this, find the genres of music that are dominated by black male musicians (emphasis on American) and watch the videos and listen to the lyrics. How did it make you feel? Do you associate yourself with the regurgitating archetypes that's being perpetuated? Realistically, is it even achievable and respectable? This is why we need this. Black women who are cultured with music, y'all know what I'm talking about. I don't put limits on my beauty or who I actually am, just because these blacker genres do. Your beauty is already there ladies. Naturally enhance it and make a style of your own. ❤

I don't want more of the same promotion for black women. Look at the Real, look at the View, etc. We have enough of it, and it's boring. Harsh, but true. I want to see more feminine black women out there, and that's what I'm going to promote whenever and wherever I can. As Chrissie said, the other types should exist... And don't they just! But the apologising needs to stop. Keep doing what you're doing. It's brilliant. One of my favourite type of videos from you is the corrective promotion videos!

I'm so inspired I want to do something similar here in Sudan. We desperately need corrective promotion. We have a huge colourism complex as well and all we see is white women on TV, etc. discrimination, fewer opportunities for dark skinned people generally ... oh yeah and a whole uncivil war/genocide based on that. Ugh. But, we can all leave our mark in the world, do the best we can. Love your work, long time listener.

@tasnimmokhtar13

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! I'm north Sudanese and light skin is the ONLY representation we have in the community. The colorism is so bad that Sudanese people online say that I'm lying Sudanese because my skin is TOO dark when in reality a lot of Sudanese women share my complexion it was literally the standard of beauty in 1950/60s Sudan.

@salmaveli

3 жыл бұрын

@@tasnimmokhtar13 We are like that, online, offline, with our own family. It's embedded in the culture. And oftentimes we just go with it. Some of us pretend to not understand why it's wrong.

Absolutely love all the beautiful women on DDS. We need to make these feminine dark skin women the standard. Stop casting masculine black women in media as the norm.

@alextroy9202

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! But some people wanna act like they still don’t understand

You’re absolutely correct I’ve worked in beauty for ten years (transitioning to technology) and I heard a marketing director in front of my face say they PREFER casting multiracial/ a biracial looking model... ...she noticed my face and started stuttering...suffice to say I no longer work there HA

Honestly the reason I started working on myself was because I listened to this channel. I got tired of not being seen and it was due to my health. I'm in a healthier state but fell off the wagon in the last two weeks, but this video has reminded me what I want for myself. Thank you for posting.

I Grew Up During The Grace Jones Era~ I Always Thought She Was Really Beautiful In A Fierce Type Of Way, I Never Thought Of Her Being Portrayed As Masculine~ For Me As A Child, She Was Representative Of A Beautiful Black Woman, And Still Is. 👑✨

omg i am using this in a scholarly work for my culture, race and media class right now.

I see the avatar that I use (nicked from Google) also included in the video. Great choice, Chrissie! And above all, a great message. Ladies, take note.

@MrRasmane

3 жыл бұрын

Your avatar is by artist Selene: www.deviantart.com/selenada/art/Black-Beauty-Speed-Paint-619745161

@Afrinaturality

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRasmane Ah, thank you!

@MrRasmane

3 жыл бұрын

@@Afrinaturality You’re welcome! I believe the painting is referencing a fairly popular photograph of a real person, but I’ve yet to come across it in its original context.

Chrissie out here treating us🥺 CORRECTIVE PROMOTION ❤❤

Chrissie I freaking love you. Your corn bread is definitely done in the middle.

@MoniqueIsMyMuse

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao ok!! The toothpick is sliding out clean!! 😂😂

When she said "you're looking at women who look just like you." I felt that!💣

@pink8290

3 жыл бұрын

💯

Chrissie as a plus size woman I actually enjoy your content of addressing this issue and how it impacts us (health, romantic opportunities, etc) can you do a video discussing healthy solutions, for those of us that are loss on where to start.

@stacyb-r6931

3 жыл бұрын

Keaira Lashae. She has been on youtube for quite some time.

I love the way Chrissie says the words dark skin black women...i come here first when talking about anything dark skin black women because Chrissie puts some respect to the name and i appreciate that as a dark skin black woman.

MAJOR TIPS: Hygiene is #1!! Teeth, skin, hair on point. Brush, wash, moisturize, deodorize everyday no exceptions 😔 Learn how to do your natural hair. Your own box braids, twists, loose hairstyles etc. Have “go-to” cute hairstyle that fits your face for those inevitable lazy days. Optional lazy day advice: invest in 1 or 2 high quality natural hair wigs: extensions that don’t look too different from your natural texture If you like wearing makeup find an everyday natural look that works for you (mascara, concealer, light highlighting and a lip product can do wonders) Invest in some high quality basic WELL FITTING neutral clothing. (Jeans, white t, cream sweater, neautral turtlenecks, etc) Always make sure your clothes fit well and are wrinkle, stain and hole free.

@channelcoconut6830

3 жыл бұрын

These are great tips! 👏🏽💕

Thanks for this. I like KSC but I didn’t get how she understood corrective promotion with her young BW Uber driver with chipped nail polish and a messy car for her riders but doesn’t understand why we would prefer to not have a BW in a suit and low-cut in a major motion film.

@rosebach1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@kmc1994 great points! And she has also been spinning a narrative that “if you get a high value man, it’s not gonna be roses and glitter. He’s going to cheat, etc.” Which is toxic because it’s just the classic Tyler Perry movie trope repackaged. Like don’t expect a high-value man with intact morals? That’s a dusty pick-me talking point. I love her stance on being a proper matriarch and I appreciate her in-depth knowledge so when I listen to her I eat the meat and spit out the bones at this point.

@FashionAbleHeart

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, I was hoping somebody else saw the glaring contradiction!!

@bp716

3 жыл бұрын

That was very odd to me as well. Even if the girl asked me what was wrong with her I wouldn’t have done so in a harsh manor; the way she described the event was as if she gained pleasure in tearing a young black woman down. Rubbed me wrong 😕

@Enjcj

3 жыл бұрын

I dont listen to KSC because, well, I don't like her. I feel like it's just a bunch of rehashed Muslim bushido, and not very good. Thank you ladies for putting me up to speed. A lot of women of all races and ages are EXTREMELY jealous of young black women. Older black women included, which I've had major problems with. Move in stealth, secure the bag.

I love that you promoted ONLY black women on your thumbnail, chrissie.

I have to say I can’t agree with you more about this. Everything you are saying is dead on and felt this but have not expressed so clearly and eloquently.

I’m an aspiring dark skin model and I want to big chop but I refuse to be another bald dark skin model. I also really want to represent Afro American women cause I don’t have those strong features that African models tend to have but there is still beauty in our subtle features.

@nyadhal532

3 жыл бұрын

@Wilmina Robinson I was just side eyeing this comment like “strong features”🤔

@gloriaklein4706

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you're representing darkskin that's fine 💯💯 don't let anyone tell u that u don't have certain features

@gloriaklein4706

3 жыл бұрын

@@namegirl28 wym?

@gloriaklein4706

3 жыл бұрын

Does lupita have "strong features"?

@gold3c514

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyadhal532 the point is THE MODELS they choose to uplift have very strong features as the video states.

Chrissie well said black women's promotion needs to be better 👍🏿 light because this androgynous concept is really getting tiring, we need a balance truly!!!💎💎💫💫👸🏿👸🏿💫💫💜🙏🏿💎💎

No more free promo that hurts our image! Stay on code ladies💖

I’m so happy you put Good Girls in there because I love that show but hated how the black woman was an overweight mammy.

@Torihappyness

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I skipped it. I saw the negative portrayal of dark skinned women a mile a way.

@Appleboo222

3 жыл бұрын

@@Torihappyness yeah I really wanted to keep an open mind but it was terrible how they did her!

That 007 movie poster STILL pisses me off to this day. Why Lashana Lynch couldn't be in a cute little red dress with a glock in her hand like the wywomen??? If I was her, even if it meant that the role would be taken from me, I would've stood up to that and refused to put on that damn assassin suit. That shit was definitely on purpose.

@turquoisepurple7sky151

2 жыл бұрын

But! In the whole movie. Lashana Lynch was all thoughout the movie. She was dressed to the nines and she did good. It even made others surprised. This is why people need to reasearch amd watch the whole movie. It had provided more balance

After last nights live stream I’m so ready for this 😭🍵

@tr46927

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I at least like the fact she's the only one in a good relationship with her husband

@masonakamara7556

3 жыл бұрын

@@tr46927 when did she get married

Great, positive video! You did a video similar to this one a while back, but you needed to say it again for the ones in the back. They didn't want to hear you. 🥰

They had the nerve to talk about Chrissie's followers but look at them, those women were beautiful!

The arts is all about manipulation of image , time and sound. It's imperative that corrective marketing and imaging take place.

@pagethreemodel

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!!

So true about the masculinzation of African models

Thank you for all you do, Chrissie! 💕 and yes, we are very capable of growing our hair as long as we want to. I cut my hair into a pixie cut this past spring, but I’m growing it out and I can see how much it thrives and flourishes when no heat is used, I embrace the shrinkage, and let it grow without manipulation. To this day, my grandma still believes black hair doesn’t grow and it saddens me. The narrative needs to change.

Chrissie, your channel has been a godsend. Following your tips & putting more *consistent* effort into how I present myself when out and about and virtually at work has really helped. Also, seeing the wide variety of black women on DDS has helped me to appreciate my own beauty more. Keep doing what you do; you're making a difference!

All those models on your ig page are absolutely gorgeous ❤🍫

OMG , I have noticed this as well. Every time I go on websites like Zara, I question why they use a certain phenotype of dark skin women. It is usually an androgynous looking dark skin woman. However, they use mostly glamorous white models. I am not saying these women shouldn't hold space in fashion... they definitely should be but if you're going to use a particular type of Black woman use the same type of white women.

This is incredibly beautiful and appreciated.

Chrissie telling it💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿

I’m only brown , with a dark skinned mother, and I WISH I could qualify for DDS, y’all are GORGEOUS

Another dope video! I agree! Those ladies are STUNNING on your page! I was almost of out breath from going IN on them! Beautiful Black Skin! This is MUCH needed!! 💯🙌🏾💯🗣✨

Dark skin women prefer modesty too, I feel like it's taught. We need more aesthetical options for modesty.

Lmao you haven’t been letting shit slide these days I love it 😂

Chrissie, keep doing what you are doing. You're platform is awesome and what you say makes perfect sense.

What we need above all is MORE BLACK MEDIAS. As you said when it comes to movies, fashion & modeling yt people will always find a way to downplay our beauty compared to yt women. And sadly those medias' level of influence is still way superior to social's like Instagram & others. So if you're a black person with any sort of creative aspirations, men or women, please never give up and always fight for the opportunity to be in charge of your own representation. We need more people like y'all.

I definitely caught the shade in the live stream about your take on corrective promotion. 💖I’m glad you made this video. I understood exactly what you meant before you made this video. Nuances.