Poorna Bell’s skin colour was under scrutiny and commented on throughout her life, until she decided to challenge ideas of colourism in ... members and famous people were deemed beautiful ...

Despite being very outspoken about colourism in Hollywood ... especially given how light-skinned people are less affected by police violence than their darker-skinned peers.

Colourism is also evident within families, Ms Osman says, having witnessed many instances through her work in the field of child protection in Melbourne. “I talk with kids a lot, young girls and ...

calling it “one of the clearest examples of how colourism plays out in Hollywood”. The discussion continued as people continued to compare the two, with one writing: “Keke Palmer deserves ...

A term coined by American author and activist Alice Walker, “colourism” is when people discriminate against those with darker skin, even if they share the same ethnicity or racial group.