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Confronting colourism

Confronting colourism

Update: 2022-06-30
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“I was trapped in my own skin”: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice. How skin colour discrimination is still exploited with harmful black market products. Ellen’s skin bleaching nightmare had a devastating impact on her - both physically and mentally. And the prejudice which drives many to take drastic measures hasn’t gone away. Mercy tells how her dark skinned daughter wants to look like Elsa, a white Disney princess. So why does she want her skin to be ‘peach’ not ‘black’?
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HeyMissK_T ZM

Lol, I also went through a phase of wishing I had red hair and green eyes and wished my name was Christine.

Jan 2nd
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