I met a Somalian lady in hijab in the lift the other day who asked me: "Are you from Ethiopia? "
I said: "No, I'm from India."
"Oh, I like your skin tone."She said as we got off and went our separate ways.
That was a revelation to me coming from a country where being white is an important criterion.
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The hair stylist at the salon examines my hair and asks: Is it real? It is too black.
She admires my curls while I admire her silky straight hair. To me it's too straight!
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Color tones
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