Right. I understand that. But I said Hip-Hop Culture perpetuates it. I never said they started it and I never said they were the only ones to blame. We cannot blame music on the behaviors and thought processes of people. However, I was just trying to relate to your post in my way. My experience is that I have had men say to me that they only like "Long-hair-thick-red-bone" singing Lil Wayne. So while I agree that we cannot blame Hip-Hop, I see no problem bringing it up because I see it as relevant. The same conversations we have with our families about these things are also happening in pop-culture in general.

Your cousin's colorism may not have come from hip hop and that is okay. It still comes from the same place.

I don't see it as a scapegoat. We should be able to call out injustice when we see it, no matter who says it. If we don't call out colorism in our families, our workplaces, and in music, then we are perpetuating it. I never thought that bringing up the hip-hop connection would cause you to disagree. I was trying to speak with someone who I thought was likeminded.

Human behavior is caused, in party, by experiences we all have. I don't think that it's not really accurate to say music has 0 % impact on us. Music does not have enough power to be reason for Colorism but if you are really serious about being offended by Colorism, then it should offend you wherever it pops up.