Guys don’t be rude, check your character as you comment! Make your points without dismissing the struggle of another or using harsh language! It’s so simple to be kind you don’t have to be a bully! Don’t dismiss anyone struggle no matter what side of the spectrum you fall. Struggles don’t have to be equal to be valid! It’s like telling a r$p3 victim their pain don’t matter because you got cancer. Why are y’all comparing light vs dark skinned trauma? We aren’t in elementary anymore let’s have some safe and mature dialogue and start to change this divisive narrative! Everyone’s story is important and everyone is worthy to be heard! This video is for Jasmine and HER story, let’s not discredit HER life and dismiss her struggles ❤️ Watch my black female icons playlist if you liked this video kzfaq.info/sun/PLjQibLG11RaFF2gghcUo1JltzJS9hXj-J

Tupac literally lived like 9 lives by 25 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good grief

The whole "light skin vs dark skin" thing is insane. Nobody chooses the skin color they're born with. I've always been a big fan of Jasmine Guy, especially after seeing her doing "Chicago." The woman is very underrated.

Some of these comments are super toxic. So we can't bring up other people's struggles without saying who has it the worst? Light-skinned people have struggles too. Thank you for the video, Karine. I wish people were less toxic. You said nothing wrong.

*I'm Haitian in our family we have shades as light as Jasmine and I can say the solution is to do what my parents did. Treat everyone fairly and acknowledge their experiences, I believe her and I'm glad that her legacy is still here. I've seen the bullying before in middle school if you have long hair, lighter skin, you are the source of envy but, also hate as well.*

Please do a breakdown of School Daze, that movie was so iconic !

I'm white, but I grew up in the 90's in a black community, had lots of black friends and went to a majority black high school. At the time it was popular to be light skinned, especially for girls, they seemed to be the only ones that were considered fine at the time, it made me feel so bad for my darker skinned friends. But on the other had I also saw how a lot of lighter skinned girls were automatically considered uppity. I saw lots of fights because of it too. But the worst treatment and colorism I ever saw was in high school, these mid toned black girls making fun of a very dark African boy because of how dark he was. They were so cruel. It effected me so much I did an essay on it. That was before colorism was really talked about much. I still think of that boy and I hope he's ok.

I love Jasmine Guy. She is multitalented and she reminds me of my mom. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that light skin women go through this but we do. Then we all debate how severe it is compared to women that have rich melanin with PURE dna. Hate is still hate. Let’s uplift each other and do better because we know better.

A lot of lightskin actors actually spoke about how they were forced to tan or wear darker makeup to get certain roles

I am a high yellow black man, I have been bullied, every since I first, started going to school, it was terrible, yes, I was bullied bullied, beat up, jumped on,

I love Jasmine Guy, her acting her music, and her style was everything. I loved that song Try Me, and I still call people Johnny come lately when they arrive late😂😂

I always thought the whole light skin verses dark skin thing was stupid. We are all beautiful Black women. I’m brown skin and I love my skin. If I was dark skin or light skin I would love it as well!!

Light skinned people can absolutely go through struggles with their complexion but let’s not act like it’s anywhere close to the systemic colorism darker skin people like myself are subjected to.

I had to watch my mother struggle through trauma of being the only light skinned person in her family.... She was resented, and she held onto that pain her ENTIRE LIFE...... My mother just passed away, couple of weeks ago.. YOUNG, and that pain deteriorated not only her body, but her HEART. My immediate family in general has dealt with more racist acts of violence by white folks than the majority of people I come across ....so the fact that people take shit they hear on the internet, and project it into other human beings is crazy....

Jasmine is so underrated I remember when she guest starred on the fresh prince and touched by an angel 😊

A see a few comments saying Karine claim she's light skinned. She didn't, if you listened carefully she said she has to tan to get a darker completion. I'm the same say, In summer I'm medium to darker brown and in the winter I'm very pale. African skin can fluctuate through the seasons as well. All Karine was saying was she felt the need to tan when she was younger because she was getting teased for being lighter. Thus she can relate to lighter skin women a little.

We can talk about the pressures light skin black women go through while still acknowledging dark skin black women struggles on film. It’s already hard enough on us women but when certain stereotypes are pushed down onto us it’s really hard to hold up to them. Yes we know light skin women are favored but we also need to talk the struggles they experience. . . The random cattiness from other Black women. . . Our womanhood and misogyny plays apart on how society views light skin and dark skin people.

Jasmine Guy was so beautiful and still is. She is just older. Fun fact: Jasmine originally auditioned for Dawnn Lewis' character Jaleesa.

Colonialism has it's dark blood soaked roots embedded in all of us. When we play the light skin vs dark skin game we uphold the doctrine. Everyone has their struggles.

I actually think the comment section is a good microcosim as to how colorism affect light skin women. No one should be bold enough to make the statement that light skin women experience colorism equally to darker skinned women (that’s a bold face lie). However, it’s disingenuous to acknowledge the fact that being lighter, people who have been severely scarred/traumatized by colorism often project that hurt & discrimination onto you. You’re told you’re not black, despite being monoracial (having two black parents) & you’re also stereotyped as stuck up as soon as you enter the room (or conversation) so people are constantly trying to knock you off the imaginary “high horse.” Yes, we all know light skin people with superiority complexes, entitlement issues & engorged egos. It’s a symptom of light skin privilege-which is directly related to colorism. But we’re your sisters & our feelings are valid. That’s literally all the struggle Olympics are…..exhausting. Y’all win!! Now, can we move on & come together to dismantle colorism at its core? Can we stop putting light skin people on pedestals, only to knock them down with 500 years of fury? Can we acknowledge we light skin women do not experience colorism (not trying to hurt feelings, but dark skin women & girls bear the FULL weight)? Rather, we experience the side effects & symptoms of colorism while simultaneously experiencing systemic racism (this is what’s confusing for lighter skinned people). I say all this with love & frustration, because this division is infuriating!

Another great breakdown Karine! As a light skin black woman (ironically I had a coworker lovingly call me Whitley bc of my accent) I was picked on a lot in elementary school because I was lightskin. Often it was browner girls but sometimes it was ppl just literally a little more darker than me. Where I lived there wasn't a whole lot of biracial girls (which I'm not) so I think being lightskin was almost foreign to some folks but I was super insecure about it for a long time. Those who picked on me said that I also thought I was better than them and that was totally opposite because they made me feel so bad about being light. My mom also made me wear dresses everyday so that made me look prissy and she was strick so good grades and good attitudes made the teachers like me. (Also didn't help lol) I don't hold ANY anger towards darkerskin women but I can say that the teasing definitely hurt my soul coming up. I think a lot of us have what I've heard called post traumatic slave syndrome. We really have to stop putting ourselves against each other! To the show different world- that's my jam! It really was great to see so many black folks educated and in love and having fun! Ps how can I get in the discord sis??☺️

Loved the video and I love your comment! It's so true everyone goes through something and has struggles whether you're light/dark skinned, black or white. People who are light skinned unfortunately have received hate too. I was picked on by dark skinned Blacks for my big nose and lips even though I'm dark skinned. This crap happens! I have grown up and seen and experienced so much hate within the Black community so what Jasmine says she experienced is valid. I think it's crazy, not even a minute into your video and you literally asked everyone to be respectful and not be divisive and yet people still choose to be ugly...Thank you for speaking up about it.

I remember watching A Different World, it was one of my favorite shows at the time. It doesn’t get the recognition it deserves because it was a really good show. I’m so glad you covered this! Jasmine’s character was unforgettable & so funny. I would love to see her get more work because she is very talented.

Growing up with a light skin tone I got all the jokes, bullying, and prejudice. As a kid all I wanted was a friend, so I would try so hard to play with the other girls especially the other black girls, but they just treated me like a doormat. I’d try to play with the Hispanic girls, they just didn’t understand me and treated me weird bc I’m black. I’d even get it from black female adults saying “oh she’s so light” “oh she’s so white” and that would bother me a lot. Not being taken seriously as a black men and woman alike, not being taken seriously at all man that hurt. Despite my features, my culture, and my upbringing. I understand privilege but I’m gonna keep it a buck with y’all just because there is an air of privilege doesn’t mean that life is any easier, doesn’t mean that there are no extreme hardships. It’s really sad I had to learn how to love myself and being the age I am now (25) i still struggle with my feelings about something as simple as my looks. I am a black woman and I have to constantly defend the objection I find myself having to prove that in so many different environments. I’m not trying to make this a boo hoo poor light skinned girl thing right now, I love my black women and I want to connect more and hear more stories from dark, brown, and light skinned women to better understand and continue to appreciate.

I love Jasmine Guy! Here for this 🤗🌿

Always loved a different world and Jasmine I grew up watching that show definitely nostalgia seeing her

Her story is her story and i respect that and believe her. So talented, she really hasn’t received her flowers. sucks… a lot of bi-racial and light skinned pple go thru abandonment and acceptance issues. we all know that darker black women go thru colorism bull, AND lighter women do go thru prejudice and projected hate. The media plays on this hard. My mother is darker, I’m lighter and i witnessed her going thru and she witnessed mine. Love Jasmine on a different world!!!

I love Jasmine Guy. She is an Icon!❤

I saw her once in Manhattan New York. I left work and was on my way to the bank. She was beautiful just older, she was nice!

She played Whitley very well! She was something else! I still watch A Different World! Brings back so many memories! Its so awful when people are so mean to people for their skin tone instead of looking at them for being a human being! I'm brown skin woman! I never looked at anyone different because of their skin tone! All of my friends were all shades! Its very sad though! Sometimes you got to walk in someones shoes! I was picked on too , because in school I loved to paint on canvas and had different interest! The black kids picked on me and that's for white people! It was pathetic! Bunch of bullies! Jazmine is very talented! She could sing, act, and dance!! Thanks darling! Keep up the good work!!😎😎😎😎

I had a situation like she had w/ my best friend that revealed, after years, that she was jealous of me because I'm light and she's dark. I was so sad for her when she told me....... anywhere colonialism has touched this is an issue. I had a Pakistani HS teacher that mentioned how bad colorism was when she was growing up. Sad. Also, yall remember the ep of diff world where Kim was upset about the mammy display at a school function? That ep was about colorism etc. That show was so powerful, it touched on so many issues. Last but not least, karine, i love your channel. Ty for putting all this work in.

Jasmine Guy is BEAUTIFUL and a talented Actress!

I love your brothers channel.. it’s my go to when I’m reading ,cooking, and doing choirs around the house.

I'm glad she didn't bash dark skins she just told her experience and that's that no one is comparing who had it worst we all know who she just had her experiences and that's that

I’m dark skinned and my youngest sister is light skinned. I have soo many stories of her being bullied in her younger years all the time, it was ridiculous. Also, my mom raised my sisters and I equally, it’s not until we had went out in the real world where that went left. My mom is brown, middle sister and I are darker, and youngest sister is light skinned.

Isn't she biracial? I thought light skin refers to actual black people with a lighter shade? I always noticed that she played roles in which it seemed like she wanted to be accepted by black people. Talented actress/singer!

Ooo this will be good! So happy to see you back and doing well 💖

I liked her role in Harlem Nights. The fashion that she wore in that was super feminine and elegant. Her was even super feminine and elegant😂

You always do such a great job! Yes love Jasmine!

Great journalism 🖤💕 I loved the topics you disgusted with sharing Jasmine Guy's story, including colorism, self-worth, her personal life and career and experience as a Black woman.

I'll keep it respectful, but it's not because she's too light skin because there are plenty of black women that are light skin or biracial that are acting. Respectfully, it's how her skin aged.

Thank you Karine 😘❤️

Thanks for this video. My friend Jasmine Guy is still far more than all that you said. I pray that the world will witness even greater successes coming her way in the nearest future. Love and miss you much, Jasmine- till we meet again !!! Writing from Poland.

Ready! Set! I'm here 👑! Great content as always! 💪👊

How black do I have to be to play a black woman?" But. You're. Mixed. :S

Thanks so much for this Breakdown Karine❤ Love Jasmine Guy and she's such a great talent!!! The Character Whitley Marion Gilbert was and still is the best!!!!

She could have played Prince's sister. They looked similar in her childhood photos.

DANG.Jasmine Guy was so GOREOUS back in the day!!! LOL.I thought she was one of the most beautiful woman on tv back in the mid 80s.Kree Summers was mighty cute too!!! LOL. And speaking of colorism,I have 5 sisters-HIGH YELLOW and pretty.I'm a caramel black man,glad no one made an issue of my dark-skin,especially my sisters.

I always liked Jasmine Guy. Thank you for the video

Thank you for reaching back and bringing forward history(albeit celebrity) and how it shapes our current status. I was an adult when. Ms Guy burst onto the scene, so I apprecaite your breakdown! I will say, it is still a shame that colorism continues to infect our communities. Yet at the same time, I would have never though I'd live to see people admire and mimic Black women as much as they do now!

Just found this channel and I’m OBSESSED.

Congratulations 🎉 Ms. Guy on finally winning 🏆 an Emmy in 2024

I have to say this: There is *NOT* one person (regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, financial status, etc) with white or light skin who could convince me that they've *NEVER* received preferential treatment due to their skin color. The science, data, research, and studies have proven otherwise far too many times. She may have not gotten the roles she wanted but I'm sure she's had some good come ups compared to her dark skinned counterparts.

Thank you for this video. I think it's interesting that you tackle something as controversial as this, judging by the comments.

I just love her as an actress. She also did a small part in Vampire Diaries and Miss Alourde, I love your videos. They are so relaxing. I listen to them on my way to work or on my way back home. Thank you so much for explaining the lives of these actors & actresses because I really enjoy many of their movies, and it's interesting to learn what their lives were really like.

It's beyond kids being cruel and hateful. Family members are instrumental in passing colorist attitudes from generation to generation. If the kids live with or spend a lot of time with them, they have an opportunity to pass down hate and ignorance. I think one of the first steps in healing our communities is to stop perpetuating colorism in our own homes, which may include having to check some aunties, uncles, and grandparents for talking reckless.

I really like the way you look at things, you're very fair with your commentary. I like Jasmine Guy, she was fun to watch on " Different World" ❤️

Thank you because people only discuss colorism experienced from darkskin people ...they don’t realize it works both ways

Loved this

I'm new here. But I love this break down. Also what makes it impactful, is that you shared your truth and how you had to deal with colorism.

Yesss I love her 😩🙌🏾

Whitely Gilbert is my absolute favorite character of any entertainment source. I appreciate Jasmine Guy for her portrayal of that character. My mom is light and my dad is darker so half of the kids in my family came out light and the others dark. We didn’t think anything of it and our skin tones were not a topic of conversation in our household. We were just taught to love and respect each other. As a darker skinned woman (in college I was told that I’m brown, not dark, but ok), I didn’t hear about the struggles of lighter skinned women until I was an adult from other light skin women and I can believe and empathize with the issues they face. Although I’m darker/brown skinned, I had issues with black folks for making fun of me for speaking properly and several of them didn’t see me as black. It’s actually weird to think about it now, especially as a professional. I’ve been around much more open-minded blacks as an adult so I don’t have this issue anymore.

Straight Talk Karine. Lovya

I've always loved Whitley Gilbert! Jasmine Guy is a sweet a woman. People hate to hear that a light skinned woman suffered or was discriminated against because for some reason they think her life perfect because she's light and this is absolutely not true. Everyone goes through it.

I do like this channel, and I really like Jasmine Guy, but this is a disingenuous conversion in the comments. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is not a lightskinned Black woman, this is a biracial woman. Why is she feeling entitled to be accepted as a whole Black woman, and expecting to be cast as a Black woman every time? Why is there even a light skin/dark skin back and forth going on in the comments? Light skinned Black and Biracial are different things.

I met jasmine when I was 19yrs old she was the most down to earth, sweet and kind person amongst tons of celebrities. I'll never forget that was a staple in my life whenever she'd see me again she'd say "my girl". It was everything I loved her and always will respect all she's done and where she came from. My fellow Pisces sister ☺️

I had to rewatch for the fashion. The earring game is top tier!

I would love to see a breakdown of skool daze, and she's gotta have it. She's gotta have it because Nola darling was liberating, and did things her own way. So I think that would be a great breakdown

Yes. I agree. She is experiencing a double-edge sword. She is not "Black enough". Like the Emmett Till Story. Emmett Till and his mother both had light complexions, but they got two darker-skinned actors to play his story,...why? Mrs. Rosa Parks was a light-skinned Black woman but according to her movie she was of darker complexion,...again why? Colin Kaepernick has a light complexion, but if I see his image on a t-shirt or advertising,..his complexion becomes darker. Why? My question. What is wrong with having a lighter complexion??

Love the pic of you...def Toni Braxton's twin!!!

Girl- Your brother is talented 🎼 💃🏾💃🏾

Back in the early 2000s Jasmine came in to my store and purchased charger for her phone. I could tell she was not in a good mood so I didn’t bother to chat with her about her being Jasmine Guy, I just rang up her items and treated her like regular customer. Some times celebrities are not always in the mood to interact with fans and don’t feel like being bothered. Working at this particular store in midtown ATL always had celebrities coming in that you have to respect them and read their mood just like you would treat anyone else.

That's all they cast is light skins that's the beauty standard.. Just say the acting wasn't what u thought it was an being light skin couldn't skate u through it

I wish nothing but the best and I grew up watching a different world , love it still.

I’ve been binging your videos since last night

She definitely was my favorite character as well as Khadeem Hardison, they really had on screen chemistry and definitely Freddie!!!⚗

I LOVE Jasmine Guy! A Different World is one of my favorite shows! I also loved her in School Dayz…. Now, I know some ppl aren’t going to like what I’m going to say. But she isn’t a light skinned black woman, she’s biracial. I think that’s the biggest problem. In our community, we call everyone black but if one of their parents is not, then they are biracial and truly, that’s ok!!! It’s 2022 and when I look back to the 80’s & 90’s I now realize how MANY roles actually aren’t given to black women; they are given to biracial women. Biracial women have been the face of the black woman for years. It’s very interesting. Even Halle Berry, she’s not a black woman she’s biracial but she has been recognized as one when it comes to accolade. Meanwhile, black women don’t get them and are passed over for the roles. I think it’s time ppl really start being honest, not in a way to gate keep blackness but to just be honest. They’re not black. A light skin woman is a black woman who’s parents are both black. The plight that she is speaking about is that of women who are biracial wanting to be excepted as a black woman. But I honestly think parents of biracial parents should prepare them for the world and reality. It’s ok to tell them they’re biracial and they don’t have to long to be accepted as a black women, but instead to embrace their true identity & diverse culture. I believe that will bring about much peace and confidence. One of my closest childhood friends were biracial and their parents did a great job in my opinion. They always said they were biracial. Their mother was white and father Jamaican black man and she never denied the existence of either one of her parents. Nevertheless, I hope this resonates💕. I know it won’t for some, but for those who are able to read and innerstand will definitely get it.

I can understand it. My mum is of a mixed background but of all her siblings she’s the only racially ambiguous one, and looked just like her mother. She definitely suffered for that.

I caight that Entanglement Shade 😂😂 OAN: This segment had me sad, angry, happy, etc. Great breakdown and I'm glad she told her story truthfully.

Can you do a breakdown on Sharyl Lee Ralph!?

Hello Karine!!💖💖💖im already in love!😍😍

Hope you’re feeling better 🙏🏽

Everything is still tied to the colorism dark-skinned black women experience in my opinion. A dark skin little girl is told that she's unattractive and told that she's not as good as her light skin counterpart and in a lot of cases the light skin girl starts to develop a superiority complex due to the upbringing of course. This of course creates the competition and hate potrayed in "School Daze" between light skin girls and dark skin girls. It shouldn't be a surprise that a dark skin woman who was constantly put down in favor of the light skin woman might develop some hostility towards light skin women even when the light skin woman isn't colorist. By no means is it right for people to assume that light skin women are haughty and think they're superior simply because of their skin tone but it doesn't come from nowhere.

I love your videos! So inspiring!

Wonderful talent, she can saang . Act& tell you off in your face. 💜👑

Yeeees I love her

I love her. ❤

Wow, where does one begin to unpack this? I grew up in Atlanta and my aunt was Jasmine's dance teacher when I met her. We ended up at the same performing arts high school and THEN, we ran into eachother on the street when we both moved to New York. I went on to make a career in theatre and attended a reading of a play she was directing. I was the first person to arrive at the reading and when I approached her just to say 'hello', she turned away and walked off as if she couldn't afford to be courteous enough to open her mouth. My experiences with Jasmine were always as though she felt entitled to certain treatment. Example: While in high school, we were performing with the Atlanta Symphony and all students were required to sign in on arrival. I was standing in line with all the others with my turn to sign in coming up. Ms. Jasmine simply entered the space, walked right up, broke in line in front of me, signed her name on the roll and walked off without even acknowledging I was there. I was so stunned that she actually did that that snatching her really didn't even occur to me. I just instinctively knew that her lessons in life would be hard. Then, years later, when we ran into eachother in New York, life had taught her a few things but not enough because, while we had a lovely conversation standing on the street corner, she still gave me a bogus phone number when I suggested we exchange them just as two home-girls trying to figure it out and maybe support eachother in the big city. Now, whether her bad attitude came from her being light-skinned or that her dad was the pastor of a huge church here in ATL or that she never liked me, I don't know. I can say, though, as a light-skinned, long-haired female myself brought up in the same culture and at the same time as Jasmine, that I know what she's talking about, but I also know that you need to live your life a certain upstanding way because what goes around comes around. Truthfully, as a young person/teenager, she didn't have the reputation of being very nice and as a performer, well, as a dancer she was always very strong, but her singing and acting chops were always minimal at best. I think that if Jasmine had been smarter about her career, she would've stayed in theatre where she had gained a name as being mentored by the great Bob Fosse. If she had, she would be a HUGE name in that arena as possibly his ONLY black protege but, unfortunately, maybe that sense of entitlement, along with career moves that didn't build on her strengths are the reasons why she's not as far ahead as she thinks she ought to be.

What? How is having light-skinned keeping her from getting jobs? If anything, that should have granted her jobs. It's the dark-skinned blacks who had trouble getting work because light-skin was seen as pretty and appealing. This is so backwards.

My fave 💓

Whitley…u gave me a voice and worth, tnks💋

Yes, please do a School Daze breakdown.

Ohhhhhh my yes yessss!!!

We will change the game! Speak life sis!!

An intelligent, kind, talented and lovely lady to see.

I watched a different world & saved by the bell every morning before school 😂👌🏾

Great video as always💖 Would you consider breaking down Carrie Fisher? If you ever do I would recommend reading her memoirs. Her life was incredibly interesting. I think there are a ton of life lessons to draw from her life.

I met her once right after college when she gave a lecture at Florida International University. She’s a nice and quite intuitive lady.

Lol why do i get this video on my feed when I just started watching A Different World😂😂😂

This is crazy we were talking about her at my job yesterday. And i wake up to this story. Wow.....