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Discrimination based on skin color, also known as colorism or shadeism, is a

form of prejudice or discrimination in which people who are usually members
of the same race are treated differently.

Research has found extensive evidence of discrimination based on skin color in

criminal justice, business, the economy, housing, health care, media, and
politics in the United States and Europe.

''Public has negative views of the country’s racial

progress; more than half say Trump has made race
relations worse''

About six-in-ten Americans (58%) say race relations in the U.S. are bad, and of
those, few see them improving.

Americans see disadvantages for blacks and Hispanics in the U.S. A majority of
all adults (56%) say being black hurts people’s ability to get ahead at least a
little, and 51% say the same about being Hispanic. In contrast, 59% say being
white helps people’s ability to get ahead.

Most Americans (65%) – including majorities across racial and ethnic groups –
say it has become more common for people to express racist or racially
insensitive views since Trump was elected president.

About six-in-ten U.S. Hispanic adults (58%) say they have experienced
discrimination or been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity, though
their experiences vary by skin color, according to a recently released Pew
Research Center survey.

A majority of Latinos with a darker skin color (55%) say that, because of their
race or ethnicity, people have acted as if they were not smart, compared with
36% of Latinos with a lighter skin color.

Regardless of skin color, Hispanic experiences with discrimination can differ

from those of other groups. Hispanics with darker skin tones are less likely than
black Americans to say that people have acted as if they were suspicious of
them, or to report having been unfairly stopped by police.