A BBC newsreader has claimed Asian or black women are more likely to get ahead if they have lighter skin. Tina Daheley, the daughter of first-generation immigrant parents, revealed her frustration in a post on social media, writing that ‘light-skin privilege is real’. BBC newsreader Tina Daheley, the daughter of first-generation immigrant parents, claimed Asian or black women are more likely to get ahead if they have lighter skinAlongside a link, she tweeted: ‘As someone of Asian heritage with dark skin, I can tell you that light-skin privilege is REAL’. The piece, which she described as ‘great’, explored whether black women with lighter skin were more likely to succeed because of ‘colourism’ in the music and film industry. It comes after Matthew Knowles, singer Beyonce’s father, said the music world was prejudiced against black singers with darker skin.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2018 00:17 UTC