The melanin millennium : skin color as 21st century international discourse : in honor of Carlos Moore, the light of liberation

In the aftermath of the 60s “Black is Beautiful” movement and publication of The Color Complex almost thirty years later the issue of skin color has mushroomed onto the world stage of social science. Such visibility has inspired publication of the Melanin Millennium for insuring that the discourse on skin color meet the highest standards of accuracy and objective investigation. This volume addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context. A virtual visit to countries that have witnessed a huge rise in the use of skin whitening products and facial feature surgeries aiming for a more Caucasian-like appearance will be taken into account. The book also addresses the question of whether using the laws has helped to redress injustices of skin color discrimination, or only further promoted recognition of its divisiveness among people of color and Whites. The Melanin Millennium has to do with now and the future. In the 20 th century science including eugenics was given to and dominated by discussions of race category. Heretofore there remain social scientists and other relative to the issue of skin color loyal to race discourse. However in their interpretation and analysis of social phenomena the world has moved on. Thus while race dominated the 20 th century the 21 st century will emerge as a global community dominated by skin color and making it the melanin millennium. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv The Bleaching Syndrome: Western Civilization vis-à-vis Inferiorized People of Color....Pages 1-18 The Historical and Cultural Influences of Skin Bleaching in Tanzania....Pages 19-38 Pathophysiology and Psychopathology of Skin Bleaching and Implications of Skin Colour in Africa....Pages 39-48 An Introduction to Japanese Society’s Attitudes Toward Race and Skin Color....Pages 49-69 Mapping Color and Caste Discrimination in Indian Society....Pages 71-95 Indigeneity on Guahan: Skin Color as a Measure of Decolonization....Pages 97-104 A Tale of Two Cultures....Pages 105-113 Where Are You From?....Pages 115-138 Social Work Futures: Reflections from the UK on the Demise of Antiracist Social Work and Emerging Issues in a “Post-Race” Era....Pages 139-149 Shades of Consciousness: From Jamaica to the UK....Pages 151-167 Fanon Revisited: Race Gender and Coloniality Vis-à-Vis Skin Colour....Pages 169-181 Pigment Disorders and Pigment Manipulations....Pages 183-205 Skin Color and Blood Quantum: Getting the Red Out....Pages 207-218 The Impact of Skin Color on Mental and Behavioral Health in African American and Latina Adolescent Girls: A Review of the Literature....Pages 219-229 Characteristics of Color Discrimination Charges Filed with the EEOC....Pages 231-246 The Consequences of Colorism....Pages 247-256 Navigating the Color Complex: How Multiracial Individuals Narrate the Elements of Appearance and Dynamics of Color in Twenty-First-Century America....Pages 257-272 The Fade-Out of Shirley, a Once-Ultimate Norm: Colour Balance, Image Technologies, and Cognitive Equity....Pages 273-286 What Color Is Red? Exploring the Implications of Phenotype for Native Americans....Pages 287-299 From Fair & Lovely to Banho de Lua: Skin Whitening and Its Implications in the Multiethnic and Multicolored Surinamese Society....Pages 301-323 Affirmative Action and Racial Identity in Brazil: A Study of the First Quota Graduates at the State University of Rio de Janeiro....Pages 325-342 Back Matter....Pages 343-348 Annotation In the aftermath of the 60s Black is Beautiful movement and publication of The Color Complex almost thirty years later the issue of skin color has mushroomed onto the world stage of social science. Such visibility has inspired publication of the Melanin Millennium for insuring that the discourse on skin color meet the highest standards of accuracy and objective investigation. This volume addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context. A virtual visit to countries that have witnessed a huge rise in the use of skin whitening products and facial feature surgeries aiming for a more Caucasian-like appearance will be taken into account. The book also addresses the question of whether using the laws has helped to redress injustices of skin color discrimination, or only further promoted recognition of its divisiveness among people of color and Whites. The Melanin Millennium has to do with now and the future. In the 20th century science including eugenics was given to and dominated by discussions of race category. Heretofore there remain social scientists and other relative to the issue of skin color loyal to race discourse. However in their interpretation and analysis of social phenomena the world has moved on. Thus while race dominated the 20th century the 21st century will emerge as a global community dominated by skin color and making it the melanin millennium In the aftermath of the 60s “Black is Beautiful” movement and publication of __The Color Complex__ almost thirty years later the issue of skin color has mushroomed onto the world stage of social science. Such visibility has inspired publication of the Melanin Millennium for insuring that the discourse on skin color meet the highest standards of accuracy and objective investigation. This volume addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context. A virtual visit to countries that have witnessed a huge rise in the use of skin whitening products and facial feature surgeries aiming for a more Caucasian-like appearance will be taken into account. The book also addresses the question of whether using the laws has helped to redress injustices of skin color discrimination, or only further promoted recognition of its divisiveness among people of color and Whites. The Melanin Millennium has to do with now and the future. In the 20th century science including eugenics was given to and dominated by discussions of race category. Heretofore there remain social scientists and other relative to the issue of skin color loyal to race discourse. However in their interpretation and analysis of social phenomena the world has moved on. Thus while race dominated the 20th century the 21st century will emerge as a global community dominated by skin color and making it the melanin millennium. "This volume addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context. A virtual visit to countries that have witnessed a hugh rise in the use of skin whitening products and facial feature surgeries aiming for a more Caucasian-like appearance will be taken into account. The book also addresses the question of whether using the laws has helped to redress injustices of skin color discrimination, or only further promoted recognition of its divisiveness among people of color and Whites. The Melanin Millennium has to do with now and the future. ... [W]hile race dominated the 20th century, the 21st century will emerge as a global community dominated by skin color and making it the melanin millennium."--Back cover