oceanus83 : to answer your questions 1) no 2) because when you talk about black you also have to talk about white. and i compare because both categories exist and because I can. heheh
maybe I've offended some people here when I commented earlier on "dark skinned compared to fair skinned". or chinese/malay thing. p.s I mean no offence here. I can only voice my views and be corrected and educated by another. so to follow up, on aspects of "physical beauty" (i'm not talking about outer-inner beauty), there's 2 kinds, the natural ones who don't need make up and already look good. and the ones who put up a lot of make up all the time before they start their day. of course, there are women with "dark" skin who already look great, and they don't need alot of make up, they usually just apply abit of lip gloss (lipshine + prevent lipcrack) and abit of mascara thingy on the eyes (optional) and they're ready to go. no need powderful (literally) makeup. and usually these "darker/born tanned" beautiful ladies will dress "bright" to compliment their "tanned look". and "tanned/darker" skin is often associated with "healthy". so yes, fair skinned can be "fair" but also can be associated with "pale". if you see fair skinned females on the street, they have blood red lipstick etc for "contrast", but if they don't put on alot of make up also will look all sickly. so each side has their definition of beauty whether is it natural or with make up. there's no "fair is better than dark" nor "natural beauty better than makeup" or "feminine/lady like character better than tomboy/rugged", whatever floats your boat and the man you're trying to attract.
what I say cannot speak for all men's minds, nor even for women, except for my own. I'm just here to share and be shared with to have better understanding.
10cents worth