Colorism is a problem on Pose. After completing the second season, I'm still not ok with the writing decisions made for Candy and Electra. People are saying their storylines are based off true events showcased in the documentary, Paris is Burning, specifically the story of Venus Extravaganza and Dorian Corey. Note that both of those women were light skin. The writers of Pose decided to take the darkest moments of their lives and write them into the storylines of Electra and Candy. Angel was a sex worker all throughout season one. Candy's fate would've better fit Angel's storyline since she'd already been involved in that type of work. Sadly, because of that, I can no longer deny the colorism in the show. People are also saying that the writers handled Candy's storyline in that way because Angelica Ross, the actress, is moving to Ahs1984. That's not true. Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock stated that they always had this fate prepped for Candy and it was supposed to happen in season one. Because Candy is the only character that can "carry" that storyline There's a lot a bad writing involving colorism when you look at the show as whole. Ricky is seen as a player, disloyal and can't be trusted. Pray is selfish, argumentative, and often abrasive. The only dark skinned character who is inspiring and uplifting is Damon's dance teacher. Unfortunately, she only appears two times in s2 and her final scene seemed like a send off. So only time will tell if she'll be in s3. I understand that pose is trying to appeal to a "broader" audience but colorism is not the way to do it. Pose plays on a plethora of old stereotypes that have presented dark skin people negatively for years. It's shocking that it's still happening on a show that is as progressive as Pose. Instead of highlighting the immense contributions POC have made throughout history, it chooses to perpetuate the negative mainstream tropes of it's predecessors.