Colorblind?

The hypocrasy of a conversation we had with a native Ecuadorian at dinner last night blew me away. We were talking about racism, and she was explaining how some Ecuadorians have darker skin and features representative of indigenous peoples. She was critisizing the idea that lighter skinned people are "better" than darker skinned people, and yet, she herself was lighter skinned, had almost no "indigenous" characteristics, and was dating a Caucasian man with blond hair and blue eyes. It seems the racism is between the shades of "white" here, and I don't know that I believe the words that were coming out of the mouth of the lady we spoke to during dinner because her mannerisms, actions, and the way she chose to live her life indicate that the idea that "lighter skinned" people are "better" than darker skinned people is ingrained in her.