{"id":58162,"date":"2019-05-25T02:31:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T02:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=58162"},"modified":"2019-05-25T02:31:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T02:31:55","slug":"im-darker-than-my-daughter-heres-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=58162","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Darker Than My Daughter. Here\u2019s Why It Matters."},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m Darker Than My Daughter. Here\u2019s Why It Matters.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

NYT Parenting<\/a>
\nThe New York Times<\/a>
\n2019-05-21<\/p>\n

Norma Newton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Norma<\/a>
\nNorma Newton<\/a> and her daughter at their home in Los Angeles<\/a>.
\nCarolina Adame<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Breaching colorism<\/a> with my little girl sent me reeling back into my childhood shame.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our bedtime routine that night started off like so many others, harried but mostly sweet. After making our way through brushing teeth and getting into pajamas, my daughter and I lay down on her bedroom floor to sing songs, the final step before crawling into bed.<\/p>\n

When I tried to curl up next to my 4-year-old, though, I sensed her hesitation. She wiggled her little body away from mine each time I inched closer. \u201cDo you not want mommy close to you, sweetie?\u201d I asked, assuming she was initiating a game to extend our nighttime ritual. Her light-brown eyes locked in on me as she brushed her honey-colored locks aside with her hand.<\/p>\n

In a casual on-the-edge-of-sleep voice she cooed, \u201cYour skin is dark. I don\u2019t want you to touch me.\u201d<\/p>\n

My brown Indigenous Latina body stiffened; I labored to breathe, outraged and confused. She rendered me speechless…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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