In India, where being fair is glorified and considered synonymous with being beautiful, if you are dark-skinned then definitely it has not been a cakewalk for you. We had asked our readers to share their experiences and challenges that they faced due to society’s obsession with lighter skin. Read on these stories by three women who are dusky and lovely…
HEY MY PEEPS I PRAY YA’LL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND, MINE WAS A BLESSING, IT STARTED WITH THE END OF EARLY VOTING BUT IT SOON ENDED ON A SOUR NOTE!! Hey ya’ll I hope ya’ll are well, this day is a bad day for me, I was awaken at 530am by a call from mama informing me one of my…
Image credit Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy”. I absolutely love this adage for its truth, and to explain this, I enjoy using an analogy between people and fruit. Fruit? Yes. People and fruit. You know what’s interesting about fruit? We all have something in common with them. We really do. And before you think I’ve…
HEY MY PEEPS I PRAY YA’LL ARE WELL, I’VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT LIFE IS ONE BIG RACE, SOME DAYS YOU’RE AT TOP SPEED, OTHER DAYS YOU’RE AT A SNAILS PACE BUT THROUGH IT ALL YOU MUST KEEP MOVING PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER UNTIL YOU REACH THE FINISH LINE!!! I’ve been extremely busy planning my…
VOIDS So here I step out; in the cool wind of dead winter, walking carelessly without a clue in my head. Sometimes, I have this strange feeling of carrying a dead soul inside me. There are some days when I am completely decaf and done with myself. All those high hopes seem to be dope that I refuse to…
That day, 23rd of October, 2016 I was out on a brisk walk in the morning. Under a tall slim tree, I witnessed a young crow being taught to fly by its elder one. It was pulling the young one with its beak through its wings. But the young one was resolute to move. I was curious whether the small…
-Who is your inspiration? -Who is your role model? I remember seeing these questions in books since school days. I know each one of us have answered it at least one time. Including me, everyone would have cited some random names. Those successful celebrities, those famous social workers, someone from our own family circle or…
Oh my gosh !! What just happened are you okay darl ?? That’s what people told me when they saw after I gained weight. We live in such a stereotypical society where a girl is not supposed to weigh beyond a certain weight and not supposed to be darker… Two years ago when I was dealing with a huge…
I am writing about something – something that I and my best half have always agreed. It is about certain dates of the year when we celebrate love and life and friendships and some more. It is something that I have always wondered about, since I got introduced to them. So here I share my views on the “the special…
A heart may never heal No cure, no remedy. A soul will never steal Too pure, too free. A body shunned to the moors, Cracks suffocated in time. A mind of thumping hooves, From cradle to mountain-climb. Space and time, divide us all Splitting us into pieces like alcohol Warm and happy evade us all Weak Puppets who crawl and…