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Munge Sylvie

Munge Sylvie

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Be True to Who You Are and to Your Skin Colour

A personal essay challenging the widespread practice of skin bleaching among young African women, framed as a failure of self-esteem rather than aesthetic choice. The writer draws on her own experience, medical evidence, and the example of celebrated dark-skinned figures to argue for acceptance of natural complexion as an asset and identity marker.

Staff · 12 March 2020
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