Over exposure to criticism triggers fear, anger, shame and above all, it feeds one's insecurity. To all the morons out there who judge people based on external appearance (including the ones who cast their votes for Trump because of his dislike for black Americans) and demean people who lack external beauty, What ecstasy do you get by doing so? The answer to it: laughter for a few seconds, satisfaction of demeaning a person and a chance to blow your own trumpet about being the descendant of cleopatra :P
The girl who you called a brownie is now layering foundation and talc all over her body. The girl who you used to bully for being full figured, she is now starving herself and is relying on low-fat food supplies. The boy who you called short is now drinking glasses of complan. The boy who you tagged useless because of his failure has now given up on all his efforts.
Women are subject to criticism for the way they look because people think that beauty is one attribute that defines a woman. Well, beauty is indeed an attribute but its the inner beauty, wit and charisma.
And who on earth propagated the ungodly theory that black isn't a sign of beauty and that having a dark complexion means that he or she isn't worth anything at all ??
Lord Vishnu is dark himself and he chose to be dark in all his incarnations. Draupadi, the world's most beautiful woman of Dwapar yug was born dark. USA's former first man was a black and being full figured did not prove to be a hindrance for the success of Kathy Bates !
So what prompted me to blog about this in particular ? My own personal experience :)
My skin is naturally brown and I'm the only girl with a dusky Complexion in my group. One of my friends told me that I looked akin to a negro. And this is how I dealt with her foul perception....After 5 minutes of feeling ashamed of the melanin count that my genes had bestowed upon me, I walked up to her, had my eyes (devoid of shame) fixated on her. A tinge of fear dilated her pupils and I was sure that she figured out I was going to blast her right there in the middle of the crowd. With my voice full of serenity, I went up to her and told this:
"Sweetie, you were busy spending hours at the parlour last weekend to get a facial done and didn't finish your record....you owe me a thanks because if it wasn't for this negro who let you copy the record, you would probably be out of today's lab. Also, I took this on a light note...If you ever call a black American or African a negro, you could get jailed for it....So, just be mindful of that and file it under "stuff to remember" :)
MY INSPIRATION
So, what was going through me when my friend called me a negro ?
Dejection, shame, anger hit me and I felt my self esteem go considerably down. And then, I thought about all the people out there who were the victims of racism and the image of Priyanka Chopra flashed. She was bullied for being dark and was given the nickname "brownie" during her schooling. I remembered her interview that was telecasted when she catapulted to stardom for her hollywood debut "Quantico". She admitted to being a victim of racism and stated that all those tantrums did affect her but she chose to face them instead of moping about them. That sowed the seed of standing up to people and I summoned my courage to face my friend !
So....guys....Be like Piggy chops !
Be like Me ;)
MY INSPIRATION
So, what was going through me when my friend called me a negro ?
Dejection, shame, anger hit me and I felt my self esteem go considerably down. And then, I thought about all the people out there who were the victims of racism and the image of Priyanka Chopra flashed. She was bullied for being dark and was given the nickname "brownie" during her schooling. I remembered her interview that was telecasted when she catapulted to stardom for her hollywood debut "Quantico". She admitted to being a victim of racism and stated that all those tantrums did affect her but she chose to face them instead of moping about them. That sowed the seed of standing up to people and I summoned my courage to face my friend !
So....guys....Be like Piggy chops !
Be like Me ;)