Posts tagged Colorism

Let's Talk About Racial Dating Preferences in Outdoor Spaces

Here are 11 clues that you may need to rethink your “racial dating preferences.”

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsJanuary 26, 2022Internalized racism, Racial dating preferences, Racism, Self-hate, Colorism, Fatphobia, DatingComment

5 Reasons Why It's Hard to Make Friends With Other People of Color in the Outdoors

For those of us who grew up as the ‘token’ Black, Indigenous or Person of Color (BIPOC), sometimes it’s hard to admit that being ‘the only one’ is our comfort zone—we’ve never really known anything else. Let’s discuss!

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMay 2, 2021Racism, Colorism, Being the only one, Internalized racism, Listicle, Guide, Editorial, Greatest Hits, FriendshipComment

6 Conversations about Colorism in the Outdoors

Join us for six different conversations about colorism at home and in the outdoor community.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMarch 18, 2021Colorism, Racism, Immigrant, Immigrants, Hiking, Listicle, ProfileComment

BIPOC Freelancer Outdoor Industry Guide

If you’re a BIPOC freelancer making your way in the outdoor industry, get ready. This is a steep trail with many obstacles and hazards along the way. We’ve assembled a guide with strategies to help you side-step coercive corporate practices while making smart informed decisions for your career.

Amath DioufAmath DioufFebruary 23, 2021BIPOC, freelancer, outdoor industry, exploitation, Black, indigenous, People of Color, freelancing, content creator, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, Colorism, Guide, Resources, Greatest HitsComment

Oreo: Growing Up Black in Post-Racial America

Despite being raised to be a well-adjusted, confident, Black kid, I wanted to be White.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsAugust 30, 2020Racism, Colorism, Post-Racial, 90s, Respectability Politics, Family, Growing Up, Editorial, Being the only oneComment

This Afro-Latinx Photographer Is Teaming Up with the National Park Service

Tsalani Lassiter is a black Peruvian photographer who has been capturing bears and other large animals on film for the past eight years.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMay 17, 2020photography, Afro-Latinx, Latino, california, Colorism, Proflie, BlackComment

7 Reasons Why Your Outdoor Friends Are Not Good Allies

So how do you know if your outdoor friends are good allies? And what do you do if they’re not? Here are seven reasons why they may be taxing the hell out of your emotional health.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMay 9, 2019Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Fear, Anxiety, Backcountry, Race, Hiking, Allyship, Colorism, Listicle, Guide, Editorial, Greatest Hits, Friendship Comments

Growing up Asian in the American South

Once when I was alone, crossing the road, on the way to a Carolina football game, a drunk, white, frat-boy hanging half-way out of his friend’s Chevy pickup truck yelled at me, “Hey! Love me long time!”

Wai Yi NgWai Yi NgApril 4, 2019Colorism, Asian, Climbing, Asian American, Family, Race, Racism, African American, Growing Up, Being the only one, FriendshipComment

African American Pro Surfer Dominique Miller Is Smashing Stereotypes on the World Tour

The ensuing news coverage declared her the breakthrough performance of the world tour. There’s a photo of Dominique: quads tensed, long brown curls flying loose behind her. Goddess like. She ended 2018 as the 5th ranked woman in the world.

What Black Women Know About Nature: The Color Purple Revisited

I am not content with the idea of being some kind of racial anomaly. I refuse to believe that my passion for nature is something that necessarily makes me a new version of black person.

Tiffany McClainTiffany McClainSeptember 24, 2018writing, nature, literature, Colorism

No, Where Are You Really From? Women of Color In Skydiving Speak, Pt 2

‘No where are you really from’ is a familiar question for Women of Color who are constantly asked to either prove our American-ness or explain our Other-ness when we really just want to sit-fly.

Nadia Mercado, Danielle Williams, Caroline HsuJean Nguyen, Caroline Hsu, Nadia Mercado, Dr. Swati Varshney, Danielle Williams April 24, 2018Mentorship, Strong Women, Skydiving, Women of Color, Skydive, Racism, Sexism, Colorism, Sexual harassment Comments

No, Where Are You Really From? Women of Color in Skydiving Speak, Pt I

“We are not asking for it and women shouldn’t be expected to smile and silently put up with this harassment so we can be part of the skydiving community.”

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