Is not racist, people liked fair skin without seeing a black person in their lives. People tend to not realize how rare it was to see a black person in Europe.
As an idea, in Germany there were exhibits to go see black people. A form of zoo for humans, horrible and disgusting but it does make a point on how rare it was to see a black person. Even now, a lot of Europeans that live in poor rural areas have not seen a black person in real life.
I think having fair skin it is also connected to being young, young people have a whiter and cleaner skin then those in their 30s, even if we stay an unhealthy amount of time indoors. And since youth is associated with fertility and we are just apes with better brains and less hair it makes sense that fair skin is considered beautiful.
Is not racist, people liked fair skin without seeing a black person in their lives. People tend to not realize how rare it was to see a black person in Europe.
As an idea, in Germany there were exhibits to go see black people. A form of zoo for humans, horrible and disgusting but it does make a point on how rare it was to see a black person. Even now, a lot of Europeans that live in poor rural areas have not seen a black person in real life.
I think having fair skin it is also connected to being young, young people have a whiter and cleaner skin then those in their 30s, even if we stay an unhealthy amount of time indoors. And since youth is associated with fertility and we are just apes with better brains and less hair it makes sense that fair skin is considered beautiful.