Swarnaa Rajalingam Instagram – to think there was a time when my complexion was a bad nightmare. What a dystopic period that was.. A time where there was no concept of “colourism” in my vocab. Where there was no parallel between being dark and seeing yourself as beautiful and worthy. I walked around with a lot of shame and disgust towards myself. Truly feeling like the unlucky one for this complexion. Truly hoping this was all just a bad.. bad… dream. Everything negative felt like it was rooted in my complexion. My sense of identity in my formative years as a child felt so tainted by this complexion. Nothing I did felt good enough because I was made to feel judged, teased and singled out. Nowwww I’m at a point where I am not only comfortable but in LOVEEE with my skin. This is all thanks to the UPROAR of women who came out of the shadows to share their experiences around Colourism. Being able to openly talk about it, connect with others that had similar experiences from around the world has been unbelievably cathartic. COLLECTIVELY we chose to bare our truth and unlearn what we had been fed for years around the notions of complexion and beauty and that has been SO powerful. So to all of you who did step up and talk about Colourism online or offline whether you were directly impacted by it or saw others impacted by it – I’m so proud of you because what a movement it has been. There is still more work to be done but I hope for the future that no other child has to experience that bad fever dream and we establish a better reality for them from the get go because hey! What’s there not to love about our dusky, chocolate skin 🍫?
Were you impacted by Colourism? | Posted on 01/Oct/2024 19:08:32
