Wow this is really great, this piece reminds me of a book i read years back The Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison.
Seeing how society has created certain standards for beauty is alarming, makeup artist here would prefer to use a light skinned model for a makeup session or for a photoshoot because they believe the makeup will pop very well if the model is light skinned.
If there's one thing I hate so much is seeing people bleaching, you'd see a very fine light skinned girl with burnt knuckles, burnt elbows, burnt toes and the list is endless.
I pray people begin to accept themselves for who they are and that is the only way that we can move forward.
You totally get it. You must have a real life experience. I recently followed my mum to get her make up done for her photoshoot, I kept reminding the make up artist not to 'change her complexion' because my mum is a beautiful dark skimmed woman.
I'm sure you are not surprised that when the pictures came out, 'my mum became a white woman.
And the black knuckles part. Oh! There are a lot sister!
I will ensure I get the book. I've never heard of it.
Oh God, so sorry about that.
You can get the PDF online it is really nice
I will, thank you for the recommendation ☺️