Martin says issues of skin color are nothing new in the black community.
(CNN) - Acura found itself in a bit of hot water this week when it was revealed that a casting agency in Los Angeles only desired light-skinned African-American actors for the company's Super Bowl commercial featuring Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld.
The company apologized, but that hasn't stopped a lot of the chatter criticizing Acura for not doing more to keep the casting agency in check. This really isn't a new story considering how many times in the past we've heard similar stories, including that advertising agencies have non-urban dictates like refusing to buy advertising space on black-focused radio, TV, magazine and online properties.
But there is another critical discussion that must be had, and that is the belief that the lighter skinned you are, the better your life will be.
Being called the "White House" has nothing to do with white people. It wasnt even called that until 1901.....300 years after the countrys founding....1776 was the date the union was founded, not Americas birthyear. Prior to 1901 it was called the presidents mansion or palace.
The white man and the black man are both myths. The dark flesh tone man and the light flesh tone man do however. Race is a figment of your imagination. Ethnicity is a different story. Nigerians do not call themselves African, they call themselves Nigerian.
Black is beautiful, tan is grand, but white is the color of the BOSS MAN.
If you aint white, you aint rite!