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1 " To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society. "
― Sharon Hurley Hall , Exploring Shadeism
2 " The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded. "
3 " The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded. "
4 " There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that. "
5 " There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image - shadeism itself is another manifestation of that. "
6 " People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin. "