Music video producers refuse to cast dark-skin black girls?

In this video, rappers Rick Ross, Cassidy, Paul Wall, video vixens and industry insiders shed light on why dark-skinned girls get less love in the casting world for music videos.

…preference is not diverse, their preference is for light-skinned, bi-racial or women with long hair. There’s nothing wrong with that but don’t hide behind marketability you’re just casting what you want.
This starts to get annoying when you start to really dive into the issue. Will a foul be called if a dark-skinned girl doesn’t show up every time in your favorite artist’s videos?

You could argue that skin color preference is determined by society as a whole and it’s been an issue previous to the days of hip hop, even going back to when the first slave traders arrived with their cargo. So if men (aka consumers) want to see mixed/Spanish/white girls, that is what will get shown. To me, beauty starts within yourself anyways: if your type isn’t displayed on the TV, you are still beautiful if you believe you are beautiful.
Part of me thinks that the media jumping on this juicy topic and fanning the flames is the reason for this beef in the first place. Surround yourself with positive things and you will think…

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Music video producers refuse to cast dark-skin black girls?

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