Light skin is just "better"

Light skin is better than dark skin, there's no argument there right? Why? Is it all a historical thing, because during slavery they separated the light skins and dark skins and had them work against each other and always gave the light skin slaves the easier jobs just as a little sign of favoritism; is it that the oppression of blacks through colonialism around the world has led to this negative perception of anyone of color, especially those darker than a brown paper bag? Well these are true facts, but Nikki Lynette (fellow blogger) said it best: people are fundamentally stupid.
Check this out: light skin guys are superior to and always more attractive than dark skin guys

But since we are discussing women:

I'll just leave that there. 

(SN: you can find Nikki Lynette's works at http://www.chicagonow.com/becoming-nikki-lynette)