Dark or Light?

Hi steemians,
How was your day? Today's topic is about my personal experience.

Why are you so dark? Have you try this cream? This can help to whiten your skin!
How many times have you been ask or heard someone being ask this question? I’ve been asked quite a few times actually.

I’m a Dusun ethnic. Dusun Kadazan usually have fair skin or yellow skin. But me and my younger siblings are brown skinned. Which makes some people question my ethnicity. When we were growing up, I heard one of my relatives commented on my sister’s skin tone because she's dark skinned.
When I was still working in my previous workplace, people ask me if I’m really a Dusun because I have brown skin. Other comment was “this is my first time seeing a Dusun with dark skin!” Last year, I joined a beauty contest at my workplace. After that, I went to a salon with a group of friend to wash my hair. The hairdresser told my friends” I thought she’s fair skinned." My friends were stunned and unable to give a reply.

When I was in college, my roommate was an Indian. Every night I watched her applying whitening lotion all over her body. All of her body lotion are for whitening.

This makes me question. Is skin colour that important? Why some people are obsessed on getting fair skin? ” I use to whine at my fiancé. Telling him how I felt when someone comment on my skin tone. But I quit doing that few years ago. I decided to embrace my skin colour and focus on getting a healthier skin.

Dark skin, fair skin, yellow skin, you name it. For me, they all are beautiful. People should feel comfortable in their own skin. Loving your skin is the always the first step, be happy and enjoy life!

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Thank you for reading!