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What does colourism mean?

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Noun
  1. Alternative form of colorism
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This article looks at the roots of colourism and how it has impacted the interaction of dark-skinned women with light-skinned women.
Indeed, the logic that the painter has attributed to the colours, by keeping them in their truth and pigment authenticity with the world, as the colours of the world, make abstract colourism Morandini's archetype.
These works reveal the influence of the art of Venice which he had visited en route to Rome in their glowing colourism and loosely constructed compositions.
That skin‑bleaching cosmetics have persisted for decades signals the enduring legacy of colourism.
His paintings distinguish themselves by a warm colourism, a great sensitivity and a great love for life.
If colourism is what allowed black folk to hold on to their dignity, Bride was never going to be allowed any.

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