This is a letter to dark skin girls.

 Israel.Ysrayl, a Jim Crow restroom sign.
Just to put this issue in an absolute perspective.

I'm writing this after seeing a back and forth debate on Tumblr about black girls and colorism. Dark girls expressed their experiences, light girls expressed their experiences, and both experiences were weighed and measured and categorized. Some people put one problem over another while others put both problems on the same level.

I'm writing this because I believe my experiences have given me a pretty clear view of this issue.

I'll begin this, as always, with a disclaimer.

This is for the girl with the staring problem.

Look at this b****. Goodness.

Dear Girl With The Staring Problem by M.A.B

Dear girl with the staring problem,

Why look this way?

It's as if you're reacting to words I didn't even say

Is there something wrong with your eyes?

Or are you just doing what Tyra says and practicing your smize?

I can't help but return a look equally as disgusted

Words are running through my head like 'this girl think I look busted'