Word: melanin
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...added African-American sitcoms to draw an audience eager to see people on TV who looked like them, the big networks went even whiter. White folks watch Friends, and black folks watch Steve Harvey, so held the new wisdom, and never their channel surfing shall meet. (In 1996 the melanin-poor Seinfeld ranked No. 2 among white viewers and No. 89 among blacks...
...risky way to win admiration. Hydroquinone is available only by prescription in Europe and closely regulated in the U.S. In small concentrations, the bleaching agent poses few problems and is often used by dermatologists to treat various skin conditions. But prolonged use stops the production of melanin, a natural pigment that protects the skin from the sun, and increases the likelihood of skin cancers. Damaged skin cells also "make the skin very weak," says chemist Wangai. Veins show through and, over time, the skin may actually become darker and develop hard nodules. "But even when they know that, women keep...
...plans to do “thesis research” were all lies anyway, I added another job to my schedule. I got one working at the Harvard Events and Information Office in the Holyoke Center. Basically, I stand behind a counter and prostitute my oh-so-politically correct, melanin-blessed skin and yes-I-am-flirting-with-you pearly white smile to the various confused tourists, prospective nine-year-old students, and batty Harvard Square characters who constantly make their way to our air-conditioned, glass-walled palace. Oh, and I give tours...
...real problem with this year's Cultural Rhythms emcee was that he didn't have enough melanin in his skin. He was white. Its okay to discriminate against or make disparaging remarks about his race because he already has "power" in society--the same goes for all "European Americans." Next time you're watching a basketball game and a white guy misses, promptly purse your lips and deliver up a disdainful "Pshh! White boy "According to the current "intellectual" understanding of race, you're enlightened...
...Riley and Huey, stars of the brash new comic strip The Boondocks, show no signs of getting used to the "unholy land" of the melanin-challenged. And their white neighbors offer anything but an easy welcome. Huey, named for former Black Panther Huey P. Newton, sees a man washing his car and shrieks in terror, "It's Bull Connor with a fire hose!" Later he starts a one-boy "Klanwatch." Cindy, a pony-tailed blond, can't believe her Afro-crowned neighbor, Jazmine, is half-black: "I just figured you were having a really bad hair...