What do you consider Light Skin

Was having this discussion with a friend and we couldn't agree on what light skin and medium skin was.

To me light skin is someone like LL or Al B Sure or even Chris Brown.

What do you guys think? Throw up some pics

 

I have a caramel complexion and am "lighter" than most black people but still darker than 75% of the human population, so I am dark and proud.

 

Sorry should have been clear. Amongst those who identify as African American

 

OK well than I am lighter than most of my brothers and sisters, but I've found that that type of thing is played among blacks in Cali. I haven't heard a peep about light and dark skinned since I was a kid. The nationalism in late 80s and early 90s hip-hop changed the culture ALOT out here.

 

Dark Skinned:


Light Skinned:

 

^^Me too^^

 

John Legend or lighter is a good baseline, although I do consider people slightly darker than him to be 'light skinned'.

For instance, is Nicki Minaj 'light'??

 

Why are we even having this conversation? So dated.

 

Just kicking rocks.lol

THis seems to be a probing question on the part of the OP.:shock:

 

This is what you talk about? LOL

Med...LL Cool J
Light... Shamar Moore (aka The Future Mr. Huntress) lol

I guess?

 

The hell?

 

Co-Sign. And may I throw in a WTF!

 

:smt036

 

Light skin, as in a fair complexioned person of African descent.

Like this brotha is red. Check.

 

Your complexion is self explanatory for anyone with 20/20 vision. Your cheeks are rosy.

 

As one of my friends told me, "you're blacker than Wesley Snipes":smt042

Personally I would never clown on someone's skin tone whether they be really dark or light skinned. Just something I wouldnt do

And I would NEVER clown on a light skinned dude since if I have a son, he'll most likely be light skinned.

 

Hero, I am so bad at guessing ethnicities. From your pic (without knowing your background - which I do from your posts), I'd say you're either Desi or Hispanic.

Today I met a man from Pakistan and I totally thought he was Hispanic. I am so bad at guessing.

 

I'm surrounded by Hispanic people in NY, so I naturally thought he was too lol

 

I'm glad that there are so many Spanish speakers around me because I'm starting Spanish lessons on Wednesday. It will be a great chance to practice for me

The context of meeting someone is key, as you mentioned in your post - you'd assume Middle Eastern, here I assume Hispanic.