I caught myself looking in the mirror a few times this week, thinking
about how dark I was getting.
I thought I was over the ‘getting dark is a bad thing’ thing,
but clearly it was still rearing its head.
I’ve spent 8 dreamy days in the hot sun in Bali, Indonesia and it is OKAY.
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The obsession with “whiteness” in Asian cultures needs to end.
The bleach, the condescension, the judgement, the fear, and even
the unfounded pride of being “light” (…you know who you are).
Fellow Asians making comments doesn’t help.
Bollywood hiring 99% light-skinned actresses sure doesn’t help either.
It goes back to the colonization ideology that light skin > dark skin.
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We know that’s a lie…but it’s something to fight against for
yourself, friends & family every day.
Don’t let the small comments slide by, don’t let fear get the best of you.
Get out from under that umbrella and soak in the sun.
It’s warm & bright over here.
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“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
Psalm 139:14

Cheers,