Diane Confronts Her Family - black-ish

When Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) and Dre (Anthony Anderson) realize Diane (Marsai Martin) isn’t lit properly in her class photo, a challenging conversation about skin complexion arises. Watch black-ish Tuesdays at 9|8c on ABC.

[ladyphoenix]

No wonder she's the youngest producer in Hollywood . good acting and a solid head on her shoulders. she will go far 😎

[stewiesewe]

Colourism is everywhere. Even in the black community. Dianne, girl thanks for bringing out this issue so well.

[sherylsmallwood-valdivia]

I wanted to slap that woman who said she was georgeous for a "dark skin girl". She's georgeous, period!

[TC-ymvk]

Pretty for a dark skin girl😔That one always hurt

[vitomcsween]

you know after 5 season I think I'm finally starting to understand Diane the reason why she's so harsh majority of the time it is because she trying to figure out who she is

[oliviatavistock]

I'm a dark skinned woman with a mixed race daughter. Family members who had no time for me are falling over themselves to get to my baby. She's pale with straight hair. I know they are glad she doesn't look like me. Colourism is real. I spent my teenage years using nail polish remover trying to scrub my skin off. I wish I had been as smart and strong as Diane.

[jtsctv]

The most saddest of this truth is that its primarily our own race of black people that have issues with darker skinned black people.

[PDro]

A show this woke lasted this long on TV. Im impressed. These conversations are divisive, but needed. Wish the Latin community would do the same. Alot of colorism there too.

[cassiebaby]

My mom and I watched this together and she started crying and hugging me for 30 minutes asking me if I ever felt that way and I told her "All my life". I'm 30 and the darkest in my family and some of my own family members would call me "blackie". This has always hurt me especially when it came to my siblings and I going to the same school and being told that I couldn't be related to my lighter siblings because we didn't look the same, also being told my guys that my sisters were cuter than me because of their complexion. I have grown to love my skin and I'm soooo glad that something like this exists to teach everyone, dark or light, how unknowingly cruel the world can be.

[kcurtis]

I have a dark skinned little girl and I'm thankful that at 10 she loves her skin tone and knows how beautiful it is.

[princessracquelle]

I had ppl verbally tell me what color clothes ppl my skin color should wear. Mind yo business son. Mind you, I never asked

[downthetube]

I never understood the whole “dark skin women can’t wear red lipstick” thing to me they’re the ones who look most beautiful with it on.

[saraojut]

I felt the “You’re pretty for a dark skin girl” That ish still gets to me. Love Blackish for this!!!

[paulbernard]

I watched this episode last night and it was extremely powerful and well written...great performances by the entire cast...this show continues to raise the bar and Marsai Martin is without a doubt, one of the best younger actresses on television right now...the sky's the limit with this young lady

[deedeehun]

I was waiting for this episode for a long long time! Colorism has caused so much pain in so many families, expecially between siblings!

[witchplease]

My future daughter will be Dark skinned and my husband and I can't wait to show her how beautiful she is. Dark skin is lovely and always will be.

[lamoskgr]

I love her character. This is the story of my life. I'm the darkest in my family. I was the only Black person in my school. I was always the best friend, never the girlfriend. I was always "cute for a dark-skinned girl". I loved that Diane stood up for herself ❤️❤️

[ranyakumo]

i work at ulta and all the white girls there were always confused whenever i said i know nothing about foundation until i told them “why should i learn about it when products will never have my shade”. Dark skin problems 😔

[entertainmentstarz]

Asians have to deal with this colorism too. I'm Asian and when I was a kid I heard some Asian kids in my school talked about Asian people with dark skin will most of time won't be treated fairly. Asian people with light skin will get better treatment. Asian people don't talk much about colorism either. I remember some of my Asian friends said that their parents made them eat white rice b/c it will give them lighter skin. Their parents didn't let them eat brown rice so their kids won't have darker skin. Also their parents bought skin cream from Asia to put it on my friends to have lighter skin. I have kinda light tan-ish skin and all my life people thought that I was Latin or mixed race of Asian, Latin or white and none of that wasn't true. They said that I don't look full Asian b/c of my skin and my features. My family and relatives have light skin to light tan-ish skin. I still sure colorism is an issue for Asians too. We don't talk much about it, basically Asian people don't talk about anything with emotions or how we feel on any topics. We just act like we are tough people and we don't have any problems. Deep down we do have emotions and problems, but we have to hide it. I think now young Asian generation are speaking up on colorism and anything.

[vanessagebatez]

Why can’t dark skin women wear red lipstick???