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rawrmanifesto:

Insecurities about the “Darkness” of Skin.

I’ve been seeing a lot of shadeism and skin-colour related crap on my dash today. No bueno you guys, we need to get over this.

Fucking colorism. My mom hates how dark she is and it hurts me.

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  1. nsq89 reblogged this from rawrmanifesto and added:
    hhhhhhhhhgggghhhhh!!!!! I need my aunts and grandma to see this! I’m tired of being sent skin lightening soaps and being...
  2. avalonstudio reblogged this from iridessence
  3. iridessence reblogged this from rawrmanifesto and added:
    Fucking colorism. My mom hates how dark she is and it hurts me.
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  5. sakisakisaki said: Yes! Big ups to Bangladeshi women who are not all about being “Fair & Lovely”. It’s all about the “shamla” skin. Preach it girl!
  6. kevinmosley said: I’m sorry. I can’t relate, but I’m really pale with red hair. My skin never tans. It only burns. my ironic comment was that a lot of white people always want to know why I am so milky. I’m not dark enough. Basically, no one is ever fucking happy.
  7. martiantime-slip reblogged this from echooftheelements and added:
    i love everyone but we really need to stop with all of this. it makes me so sad because when i was a kid everything was...
  8. bokonismforbeginners said: A relevant video in our supposedly ‘post-racial’ society. But the way you say about, as an American, makes me chuckle lightly.
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