light-skinned
Having pale complexion
Light-skinned describes a person with relatively pale skin, especially within a racial or ethnic group where skin tones vary: She's light-skinned for a Latina.
The term often carries social weight, as lighter skin has historically conferred privilege in many cultures.
Among Black Americans, distinctions between light-skinned and dark-skinned people reflect a fraught history of colorism.
Person of European ancestry
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
Slavic · Baltic · Germanic · Anglo-Saxon · Mediterranean · mestizo · mulatto · biracial
Bias based on complexion
- passingMoving by or temporary
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
advantage · hierarchy · prejudice · representation · favoritism · inequity
Caucasian
Person of European ancestry
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Celtic · Slavic · Baltic · Germanic · Anglo-Saxon · Mediterranean · mestizo · mulatto · biracial · mixed-race
colorism
Bias based on complexion
- passingMoving by or temporary
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
preference · advantage · hierarchy · prejudice · representation · favoritism · inequity
fair
Impartial and unbiased
porcelain · creamy · milky · rosy · peaches-and-cream · freckled · translucent · snowy · beige · sandy
light-skinneddark-skinned
Having deep complexion
brown-skinned · swarthy · tan · bronzed · dark