Colorism is a very distinct type of racial discrimination which is commonly found and perpetrated within African American cultures. Colorism is defined as the practice of African Americans giving other African Americans preferred treatment if they are of a lighter skin tone than other African Americans. Although this type of racial discrimination is practiced within the African American culture upon other African Americans it is still a facet of white supremacy, in that individuals who more closely resemble white people are treated better than their darker African American counterparts.