Whatisitliketobeadark-skinnedpersoninIndia
黑肤色印度人的生活是怎样的?(2)
AmirthaGovindraj,BcomfromEthirajCollegeforWomen,Chennai
Tobeadark-skinnedpersoninIndiaisdefinitelynotacakewalk.I'mfromTamilNadu,wherethemajorityaredarkskinnedbutstillgetridiculedforbeingdark.
whenIwasyoung,likearound4or5yearsoldthat'swhenIstartedwatchingTVandwhicheverfilmsorTVshowsIsaw,glorifiedfairwomenonly.Therewasn'tanydarkwomanincinema.Toomanyfairandlovelyadvertisements.Ihaveabrother,whoisreallyfair.Myrelativesandfriendsalwayspreferredpamperinghimoverme.IusedtohaveaneighbourwhokeptcomplainingaboutmeevenifIdidn’tdoanythingandkeptpraisingmybrotherforhisfairskin(notjoking;ithappenedmanyatimes).Sheneverusedtoletmetouchherbaby.
Iwasliterallytiredofphraseslike"Ifyouhadbeenbitlighteryouwouldlookamazing".
"Youarefinelookingforadarkperson"
Andfriends,Iliveinanareawherethemajorityofthegirlsarefair.Onecan’tevenimaginethewayigettreated.It’snotlikeIdidn'thavefriendsbutwasoftenmadefunofforbeingdark.Iwascalledwithmanynicknames.Iusedtocryalmosteverynightandgetangryatmyparentsforit.
Thencomestheschoolphase,whereguysusedtoteaseotherguyswithmesothattheygetinsulted.That'showtheschoolingwent.Girlsbehavedmoreorlessthesameway.Iwasreallygoodatstudies,fewextracurricularactivitiesandreceivedbeststudentawardandstuff.Sotheonlywaytheyfoundtoteasemewasmyskincolour.Manyguysusedtoavoidtalkingtomeasitwoulddamagetheirstandards.
IswitchedtoanInternationalschool.DuetothewayIwastreatedduringmychildhoodconsciouslyorunconsciouslyIalwayshadinferioritycomplex.IwasreallyfrightenedifIwillbetreatedinasimilarmannerbuttomysurpriseABIGNO..ThoughhereandthereIhadtofacetheteasingbutitwasmuchbetterthantheschoolIstudiedearlier.Asmostofthestudentsinthenewschoolwerefromabroad,theydidn'thurtmebasedonmyskincolour.
EventuallyIgotridofthethoughtconsideringmydarkskinasacurseandstartedtorejoicemycomplexon.Evennowmanydon'tconsidermetobebeautifuljustbecauseofmycomplexon(literallyheardgirlstalking).
DARKSKINISNOTSOMETHINGTOBEASHAMEDOF,ITHASTOBECHERISHED.
肤色黑的人在印度生活绝非易事。我来自泰米尔纳德邦,那里的大多数人都黑,但还是会因为皮肤黑受到嘲笑。
我真的听烦了诸如“如果你再白一点,你看起来就很美了”这类的话。
"对于皮肤较黑的人来说,你长得很不错了"
还有我的朋友们,我居住的地方女孩们都挺白的。你们根本无法想象我受到了什么样的遭遇。并不是说我没有朋友,而是我经常因为皮肤黑而被取笑。人们给我起了很多绰号。我以前几乎每天晚上都得哭上一场,并为此生父母的气。
然后进了学校,男生们常常和我一起戏弄其他男生。学校就是这样的。女孩之间也差不多。我真的很擅长学习,某些课外活动的表现也很优异,并获得了最佳学生奖等等。所以他们发现唯一能嘲弄我的就是我的肤色。很多男同学都不想和我说话,因为这会拉低他们的逼格。
我转学到一所国际学校。由于我在童年时期受到种种有意或无意的对待,我总是有自卑情结。我真的很害怕会再经历一次,但令我惊讶的是,居然没有。虽然有时我不得不面对嘲笑,但比我之前就读的学校好太多了。由于新学校的学生大多来自国外,他们没有因为我的肤色而伤害我。
最终,我摆脱了认为我的黑皮肤是一种诅咒的想法,开始接受我自己的肤色。
皮肤黑不是什么羞耻的东西,我要珍惜。
AparnaAjith,livesinKochi,Kerala,India
Notagreatexperienceatall.IhavehadworstscenarioswhereIhavebeenjudgedbymyownfriendsandIhavehadmypartofsadnessanddepressionbecauseofit.
IamaSouthIndian,fromKerala.IhavelivedinGujaratforthepast20yearsofmylife,halfofitwasmiserybecauseIwasjudgedformycomplexonorthewayIlooked.
Sincechildhood,Ihavehad90%NorthIndianfriendsandsomeSouthIndians.IusedtoliveinatownshipwheretherewerepeoplefromalmostallstatesofIndia.BeinganintrovertInevermingledwithanyonemuch.ButwhenIusedtogoandplayaroundwithmysocalledfriends,Iusedtobemadefunofeverytime.Kidsusedtocomparemewiththecolouroftheroad,calledmeacroworkeptsayingeverytime“areyykaaliaagayi”meaningherecomestheblackgirl.Iwassoupsetwithmylooks.Iusedtobedepressedmostofthetimesbecauseofthis.Icursedmyselfforhavingablackcomplexon.Ifeltaskingmymomattimes,“didyouadoptmeoramIactuallyyourdaughter”Probablybecause,mywholefamilyisfairerthanIam.
那是很糟糕的体会。我经历过最糟糕的情况是被自己的朋友评头论足,因此我感到非常悲伤和沮丧。
从小,我的朋友里有90%都是北印度人,还有一些南印度人。我曾经住在一个小镇上,那里的居民几乎来自印度各邦。作为一个内向的人,我从来没有和任何人交往过。但是当我和所谓的朋友们一起玩的时候,每次都会被取笑。以前,孩子们总是拿我和路面颜色作比较,叫我乌鸦,或者每次说“areyykaaliaagayi”,意思是看,黑女孩来了。我对自己的长相很不满意。我过去常常因为这个问题而感到沮丧。我为自己的黑皮肤而怨恨自己。我有时会问妈妈,“你是不是收养的我,我真的是你女儿吗”也许是因为所有家人都比我白。
WhenIusedtogotoKeralaformyvacations,Ijustwantedtotakearifleandshooteveryoneofmyrelative.ThemomentIusedtostepintotheirhousesthequestionpoppedup,“Chitra(mymom)isshereallyyourdaughterHowcomeyouarefairandshe’ssodarkSomethinghastobedone,elsewhenshegrowsupshewon’tgetagoodguyandblahblahblah!”AndIusedtothink,shuttheheckupallofyou.Iusedtokeepmum,andlistenedtoallofthis.Atsomepoint,mymomfeltthatsomethingneedstobedone.Shegotsomehomeremediesfromherrelativesandaskedmetoapplyallthoseshitonmyface.Itriedeveryshit,trustme.Iapplied,“besanpowder(Chickpeaflour),someAyurvedicoil,Ayurvedicscrubandwhatnot“!Andwhathappened,myskingotevenmoreworseasIhaveanextremelysensitiveskin.Istartedgettingacnesallovermyface.BythistimeIthinkIwasinmy11thgrade.Goingtoschoolwithallthoseacnesusedtobeterrible.Thiswentontill12th.
Thencamegraduation.Phaseoflifeyouexpectsomepeopletobematuredandnotjudgeyousolelybasedonyourcomplexon.Alas,hopewaslosttheretoo.Lifewasmiserableagain.SobeingsomeonewhoneverlikedmakeupamongmygroupIusedtobejudgedagain.WeusedtohavealotoffunctionsinmycollegeandIusedtodressupwellenoughforthefunctionsapartfromdoingmakeup,butIdonotrememberanyofmyfriendscomingandtellingme,“Aparna,youlookniceoryoulookpretty”!Maybesomedid,someofmyclosefriendsdidbutthenegativecommentsweresomuchthatInevercaredaboutthepositivecomments.
以前我去喀拉拉邦度假的时候,我都想带把枪把所有亲戚都打死。每次我走进他们家,他们就要问:“Chitra(我妈妈),她真的是你的女儿吗你这么白,怎么你女儿这么黑?你一定要想点办法,不然她长大后可找不到好男人等诸如此类的话”。我曾经想,你们都给我闭嘴吧。以前我一直默默地听着。终于,我妈妈觉得必须要做点什么了。她从她的亲戚那里得到了一些偏方,让我把那些恶心的东西涂在脸上。我什么都试过了,相信我。我试过“贝散粉(鹰嘴豆粉),一些印度草药油,印度草药磨砂膏等等”!结果呢,我的皮肤变得更糟了,因为我的皮肤非常敏感。我的脸上开始长痘痘。那时我想我已经11年级了。带着一脸青春痘去上学是很糟糕的。这种情况一直持续到12年级。
OnedaywehadNavratrifunction(traditionalfestivalofGujarat)inourcollege.Girlsusedtodressextremelyniceandlookallprettyandsodidtheboys.SoIwenttomyfriend’sroomtogetdressedupandtheywerechoosingtheshadeoflipstick.Suddenly,thisgirlaskedtheother,“Idon’tknowwhichshadeoflipsticktochooseforher(me).Theyarealldarkcoloursandnonewouldsuither”!Damn,thathurtmesobadIstillremember.IwantedtocrymyeyesoutandIdon’tknowmaybegobacktomyroomandsleepoff.IthurtmesobadandIhadtoreactasifIwassuperokayandnotmissthefunction.
ImovedoutofGujaratformyfuturestudies.
ThencamepostgradlifewhereIstartedseekinghelpfrommybestfriend.Shestartedchoosingdressesforme.Sheusedtoselecttheaccessoriesforme,whatevertheoccasionwas.Andindeed,thatgavemesuchagreatboostofconfidence.Istartedlovingmyselfmore,IwashappytotrysomegoodethnicdressesandactuallyputuppicturesonmaybeFacebookorwhateverwithagreatlevelofconfidence.Youknowthefeelingyouget,“yes,Ilookgoodtoday”thathitme.Iwashappy.Andyoudonotwantanyoneelsetosayitbecauseyouknowyoulookgood.Sothatmakeoverandadrasticchangeoftransformationwassomethingnobodyexpectedfromme.Bythistime,evenmymomcametoknowwhatIwassufferingthroughandshemademeconfidentevenmore.Ioweher.
有一天,我们学院举办了古吉拉特邦的传统节日Navratri。女孩都穿得非常漂亮,看起来明艳动人,男孩也会打扮得很帅气。所以我去我朋友房间打扮,她们正在选择口红的颜色。突然,有个女孩问另一个女孩:“我不知道该给她(我)涂什么颜色的口红。这些都是深色系的,没有一种颜色适合她!”该死,她的话太伤人了,我到现在还记得。我难过得想哭,我不知道,也许回自己房间睡觉算了吧。这句话让我很受伤,我必须做出回应,就像我好得不能再好,不能错过这个盛大的节日。
后来,我离开古吉拉特邦继续深造。
然后我开始了研究生的学习,我开始向我最好的朋友寻求帮助。她开始为我挑选衣服。无论什么场合,她总是为我挑选配饰。事实上,这给了我很大的信心。我开始更爱自己了,我很高兴能尝试一些好的民族服装,并信心满满地在Facebook或其他网站上发布照片。你知道那种“嗯,没错,我今天看起来不错”的感觉。我很高兴。你不想让别人说,因为你知道你自己看起来真的很不错。因此,这种改头换面和巨大转变是没有人期望从我身上看到的。这时连我的妈妈也知道了我所经历的一切,她让我更加自信。我很感激妈妈。
Now,Iam23andatDehradun.BeinginaNorthIndianstate,IwasafraidIwouldbejudgedagainbuttherewasnothing.InsteadImetsomegreatpeoplewhoboostedmeeverytimewhenIusedtofeellowaboutmycomplexon.Igotroommateswhotoldmetogetdressesaccordingtothetrendandliterallychangedmeevenmore.Mywardrobechanged.ThewayIcarriedmyselfchanged.Betterconfidence.Therewerepeoplearoundmeallthetimewhosaidme,“Iambeautifulfromtheinsideandoutside.Asktheotherstofuckoff”!TheystilldoandIlovethemforbeingaconstantsupport.
Sonow,Ilooklikethisstillwiththedarkorduskycomplexon,whateveryoucallit!
现在,我23岁,住在德拉敦。这是印度北部的一个邦,我曾担心自己会再次被人评头论足,但什么也没有发生。相反,我遇到了一些很棒的人,每次当我对自己的肤色感到沮丧时,他们都会鼓励我。我的室友告诉我要根据流行趋势买衣服,这真的让我改变了很多。我的衣柜大变样了。我对待自己的态度也变了。我更有自信了。我身边有很多人都对我说,“我从内而外都美丽动人。叫别人滚开吧!”他们现在仍然这样,他们一直支持着我,我爱他们。
所以现在,我看起来还是这个样子,肤色还是黑黑、暗暗的,随你们怎么说好了都没关系!
IowetoalotofpeopleforbeingthereandfornotjudgingmeformycomplexoninsteadwholovedmeforthewayIam!
我要感谢很多人,感谢他们没有因为我的肤色而对我评头论足,相反,他们因为我现在的模样喜爱我!
MaliniVenkatakrishnan,studiesStudyingFrench(2021)
ThisisaquestionthatImustanswer,Itooamdarkincolour.
Frommymothertostranger,everyonehumiliatedmeformyskincolour.
Worstscenario:MomsaidIamdarkcolouredwhichbringsbadlucktohouseandbecauseofme,mybrother'slucktoolefthim.
Itbrokemyheartbutotherthanmymom,Iwon'ttakeanyone'scommentseriously.
Teacherscenario:MyUGteacheraskedmethatwhetherIamscaredofdark,andIsaid,“yes”.Thenheaskedme,ifIseemyselfinmirror,wouldIgetscaredornotAndthenhelaughed.Isn'tthattoorude
Irepliedthatnotallwhohaveeyescanseemyauraandgoodnessotherthanmyskincolour.
Thesameteacherscenario:InmyfirstyearUG,therewasaselectiontestforaquizcompetition,oneofmyclassmate(quitefairperson)andIgotthesamemarkbutheselectedher.WhenIaskedhim,hesimplysaidthathedidn'tseemypaper.
Fromchildhood,Ifacedmanychallengesbecauseofmyskincolour.
ThatcauseddepressionandIthoughtGodcursedmebutwhenIbecameopenminded,IbegantoseetheworldandunderstoodhowblessedIam.
ButIwon'tgiveupbecausemyskincolourdoesn'tdefineme.Iamme.Nooneneedstojudgeme;especiallybasedonmyskincolour.
Toallgirlsandboyswhofacechallengeslikeme,justrememberthatappearancedoesmatterbutit’snotworthtostressabout.Haveagoodcharacterandbeindependent.Helpothers.That'swhatmakesyou.
P.S.Mymomisagoodpersonexceptwhenshegetsmadforevensillymatters….
这个问题我必须回答,我皮肤也黑。
从我母亲到陌生人,每个人都因为我的肤色而羞辱我。
最悲惨的是妈妈说我黑,这给家里带来了霉运,因为我,我哥哥的运气也到头了。
老师:我的本科老师问我怕不怕黑,我说“怕”。然后他问我,如果我看到镜子里的自己,会不会害怕?说完他就笑了。这难道不粗鲁吗
我回答他说,不是所有有眼睛的人都能在我的肤色之外,发现我的气场和善良。
还是一位老师:在我本科第一年时,有一个智力竞赛的选拔测试,我的一个同学(很白皙)和我得分相同,但他选择了她。我去问他时,他只说他没有看到我的答卷。
从童年开始,我就因为我的肤色而面临很多挑战。
这让我很沮丧,我认为神诅咒了我,但当我看开了后,我慢慢见了世面,我明白了我有多么幸运。
我不会放弃,因为我的肤色不能决定我的人生。我就是我。没有人能对我评头论足;尤其是对我的肤色说三道四。
对于所有像我一样面临挑战的男孩和女孩,你们只要记住外表确实重要,但不必过于在意。要有良好的性格和独立性。帮助别人。这些才是成就你的事。
P.S.我妈妈是个好人,但有时候她会因为一些蠢事生气……
DoilookbeautifultoyouMaybeormaybenot…
Ibelieverealbeautyliesincharacterofaperson.
ThisismeIthinkIambeautiful,that'swhatmatters(Sorryforthequality).
Iknowiambeautiful,iamjustsharingmyexperienceandidon'tthinkiamnotbeautiful.
Beingdarkskinnedhasit'sperkstoo,like:
1.Noguyeverfollowedmeforseveraldays.
2.Noonestaresatmeandmakesmeuncomfortableinpublic.
3.Andifsomeoneisgoingtopropose,itdefinitelywon'tbebecauseofmylooks.
4.Justseeingthebrightside
你觉得我漂亮吗也许漂亮,也许不漂亮…
我相信真正的美在于一个人的性格。
这就是我,我觉得自己很漂亮,这才是最重要的。
皮肤黑也有好处,比如:
1.不会有人跟踪我好几天。
2.不会有人盯着我看,让我在公共场合感到不舒服。
3.如果有人向我求婚,肯定不是因为我的相貌。
4.只看到光明的一面
PravallikaDevineni,Sailingthroughlife
Boy,doIhavestoriesforyou
孩子,我看看我有没有故事可以讲给你听听?
1.Schooling:IattendedanallgirlsschoolinSouthIndia.Inmyseventhgrade,ateacheralwayspreferredasmallsetofgirlsinchargeofdifferentthings.Onethingtheyallhadincommonwastheywereallfairskinned.Thatwasmyfirsttasteofbias.
2.Grandfather:Healwaystoldmeandmyparentsandeveryoneelse,“EventhoughValliisdark,shehassuchprettyfeatures”.
3.Auntyontheneighborhood:WhenIturned21,shetoldmeandmymom,“Valliisdarkskinned.Itwillbehardtofindgroomsforher.Youguysneedtostartsearchingfromnowonwards”.
4.Marriagebio-data:Inmyregion,wehaveapersonal‘sortof’resumethatlistsdetailsabouttheprospectivebride/groom,likeheight,weight,qualifications,family,horoscopedetails,paternalandmaternalgrandparents,financialstatusetc.Thereisalsoacolor/complexondetail,towhichmyparentsdidnotwanttowritebrownordarkskinned.Instead,Iwasputinthecolorcategoryofwheatskinned(nottrue!)andmyphotoswereretouchedtogowithit.
5.It’samarriagecriterion:TherewasaguyIwasinterestedin,whoisafamilyfriend.Iaskedmyparentswhattheythinkandtheyimmediatelytoldme,“Oh,thosepeoplearelookingforafairerlookinggirl.It’llbewasteoftimetoevenask”.ItookallofthistoopersonallyandwhenIspoketomyex-husbandforthefirsttimeoverthephone,ItoldhimthatIamdarkskinnedandthatthephotoswereretouchedandaskedifhewasstillinterested(darktimes!).
1.上学期间:我在印度南部的一所女子学校上学。我七年级的时候,老师总是喜欢让一小队女生负责不同的事情。她们都有一个共同点,就是皮肤都很白。这是我第一次尝到偏见的滋味。
2.祖父:他总是告诉我、我的父母和其他所有人,“尽管瓦利肤色黝黑,但她长得很漂亮。”
3.邻居阿姨:我21岁时,她对我和妈妈说:“瓦利皮肤太黑,很难找到郎君的。你们现在就要开始物色了。”
4.婚姻简历:在我所在的地区,我们有像简历一样的东西,上面列出了未来新娘/新郎的一些细节,比如身高、体重、资历、家庭、星座、父母祖父母、经济状况等。还有一个皮肤颜色的细节,我的父母不想填写棕色或深色。所以,我被归入小麦色(不是真的!),我的照片也经过了润色。
6.Relatives:Myex-husbandwastallandfairlooking.Whenmyrelativesandfamilyfriendsgottoknowaboutit,firstthingtheywouldsay,“Oh,Valliissolucky.Eventhoughshe’sdark,shegotagoodlookingguy.”andappreciatedthatmyparentsdidwellinfindingmygroom.So,foralotofpeopleinIndia,faircomplexon=goodlooking.
7.Ex-husband:WeweremarriedfortwoyearsatthatpointandonedayIasked,“Whatdidyouexpectyourwifetolooklike”.HecasuallytoldmethathewouldhavelikedifIwasalittlefairer,butnevermindIhadsuchprettyfeaturesandagreatsmiletogowithit.
8.GoingtoIndia:WhenIwenttoIndialasttimeaftertwoyearsoflivinginStates,someofmyrelativesaskedme,“Valli,everyonegoestotheStatesandgetsfairer.Howcomeyou’vegottendark”Firstofall,rudequestion.Second,theyactuallyareexpectingananswertothat!
9.Mom:Shedefinitelydeservesaspecialmention.TherearetimesshewouldtellmethatIneedtouse‘FairandLovely’or‘Fairever’andwhatnotandthatotherpeoplearetakingcareoftheirskin.Whenshecomesbackfromawedding,“Thegroomwasdark,buthehadgreatlookingfeatures”.Ma,Idon’tcareabouttheircomplexon.
Onethingalotofushaveheardis,“Eventhoughyou’redarkskinned,you’repretty”.Itgetstiringhearingthatoverandoveragain.IttookmeagoodfewyearsintheStatestogainbodyconfidence,andtoacceptacomplimentofbeingcalledbeautiful.Forreference,here’smeinthepicturebelowthisDiwali.
6.亲戚们:我的前夫个子高,长相白皙。当我的亲戚和家人的朋友知道这件事后,他们首先会说,“噢,瓦利真幸运。虽然她很黑,但她有个很帅的男朋友。”感谢我的父母,他们真会帮我找新郎。所以,对很多印度人来说,白皙的肤色就是好看。
7.前夫:那时我们已经结婚两年了,有一天我问:“你希望你的妻子长什么样”他漫不经心地对我说,要是我再白一点,他会很高兴的,不过也没关系,我的五官很漂亮,笑容很迷人。
8.去印度:我最后一次去印度是在美国生活了两年之后,我的一些亲戚问我:“瓦利,每个人去了美国都变白了。你怎么反而变黑了”首先,这个问题很粗鲁。其次,他们真的想知道答案吗!
9.妈妈:她绝对值得特别说一下。每次她参加完婚礼回来时,都会评价一下“新郎肤色黝黑,但五官端正。”妈,我真的不在乎别人的肤色。
有一件事我们很多人都听说过,“虽然你皮肤黝黑,但你很漂亮”。这种话一遍又一遍地反复听,真让人厌烦。我在美国待了好几年才对自己的外表有了信心,并接受了别人对我的赞美,说我漂亮。作为参考,这是我在排灯节拍的照片。
P.S.Forallthosepeopleadvisingmenottocareaboutallthenaysayers,thankyou.
Whilealotoftheseinstancesoccurredinmyearly20s,luckyforme,ImovedtoacountrywherepeoplecaredmoreaboutwhatIhadtocontributeintellectuallythanmylooks.WhileIfeelthattheabovepicturewasclickedinanunflatteringlight,here’soneofmyfavoritesfrom2018thatmakesmefeelabsolutelybeautiful.
附注:感谢那些建议我不要在意唱反调的人,谢谢。
虽然在我20岁出头的时候,我遇到过很多这样的事,但幸运的是,我搬到了另一个国家,那里的人更关心我在脑力上做出了什么贡献,而不是我的长相。虽然我觉得上面这张照片是在不友好的光线下拍摄的,但这是我2018年最喜欢的一张照片,它让我觉得自己绝对漂亮。
RoselineXaxa,NursingTutor(2019-present)
Thisisme.
这就是我。
EthnicallyIbelongtotheOraontribe,nativeofJharkhand.Wearegenerallydarkerskinnedpeople.IwasbornandbroughtupinNagalandthough,therethemajorityofthepeoplearelightskinnedwithmongoloidfeatures.Also,IpursuedmyUGstudiesinBangalore.So,myexperienceswillbebasedmainlyinthesetwoplaces.
从人种上分,我属于奥拉翁部落,源于恰尔肯德邦。我们基本上肤色都比较深。我在纳加兰出生和长大,那里的大多数人是浅色肤色,更具有蒙古人的特征。同时,我在班加罗尔继续我的本科学习。所以,我的个人体会主要基于这两个地方。
1.Iusedtobecalled“Negro,Kalamiya(bangladeshibengalimuslimsarecalledmiyainNE),Kalabhooth”Ididn'tcaremuchanyways.IwasatoughkidandI'mproudofthat.
2.InNagalandwhenIwasdoingmyschoolingIwasn'tdiscriminatedonthebasisofmyskincolor.I'vebeenclassmonitormanytimes,beenupfordebatecompetitions,dancednagaculturaldancesinseveralprogrammes,teachersdidn'tpicklightskinnedgirlsovermeforvariousactivities.Iwasquitepopularatschool.
3.IwonMissFreshercontestin11thgrade.Ifthejudgesdiscriminatedamongstthelight&darkIwouldn'thavewon.Thestudentswantedtheprettier,fairerskinned,localgirltowin.
4.There'sthis“PeaceChannel”clubintheNE,studentsjointhisclubandbasicallywehaveleadershiptraining,competitionsandstufflikethat.EveryyearPeaceChannelholdsanAllIndiaYouthPeaceFestival/Seminar,wehavestudentsfromalloverNEIndiaandsomeotherstatestoo.TheMiss&MrPeacecontesttakesplaceandschoolsusuallysendthereigningMiss&MrFresher.OurschoolisanallgirlsschoolthereforeonlyMissFresher.Guesswhatshewassent,notme.WasIsadForamoment,thenIrealizedthemoneymydadwouldhavetospenttosponsormygown,heels,makeupandallthatshit.Wedidn'thavemoneylyingaround.ShewonandIwascheeringalong,besidesbeingmyrivalshewasalsoalovelyfriendandagreatperson.
5.Asenioroncecommented-“Ifyouhadbeenfairwewouldn'tbegettingguys”.Ilaughed.
6.WhentravellingtoBangalorewithmytwofriendsafellowpassengertoldme-Youlooklikeus(afellowsouthindian).
7.DuringmynursingpracticalsapatientaskedmewhichcountryIcomefrom.
8.PeopleaskmeifI'mmixedrace.Ifindthisfunny.Ijustplayalong
1.我曾经被称为“黑人,Kalamiya(孟加拉国的孟加拉msl在东北被称为miya),Kalabhooth”,反正我不在乎。我是一个坚强的孩子,我为此感到自豪。
2.在纳加兰上学的时候,我没有因为肤色而受到歧视。我做过很多次班长,参加过辩论比赛,在一些节目中跳过纳加文化舞蹈,老师不会在各种活动中刻意挑选肤色浅的女生。我在学校很受欢迎。
3.我在11年级赢得了新生小姐比赛。如果裁判对肤色有歧视我就不可能赢了。学生们希望那个更漂亮、肤色更白皙的本地女孩获胜。
4.我们学校有一个对学生开放的“和平频道”俱乐部,基本上我们会接受领导力培训,会有比赛之类的活动。每年和平频道都会举办全印度青年和平节/研讨会,我们的学生来自印度东北部和其他一些邦。“和平小姐与先生”大赛举行时,学校通常会派出卫冕的“和平小姐与先生”新生。我们学校是一所女子学校,因此只有新生小姐。你猜怎么着?学校派出了另一个女孩,而不是我。我伤心吗?是的,我难过了一会儿,然后我意识到我爸爸要花很多钱来赞助我的礼服、高跟鞋、化妆品等等。我们可没有闲钱。她赢了,我在一旁替她欢呼,她不仅是我的对手,也是一个可爱的朋友和挺好的人。
6.当我和我的两个朋友去班加罗尔旅行时,一位乘客告诉我——你看起来跟我们很像(一位南印度人)。
7.在我当实习护士期间,一位病人问我来自哪个国家。
8.人们问我是不是混血儿。我觉得这很有意思。
9.InBangaloresometimespeoplecameupandspoketomeinMalayalam.
10.PeopleaskmeifI'mMalyali,African,SouthAmerican.
11.MyfriendssayIlooklikeRihanna.
12.Luckily,mymomtaughtmetotakeprideininheritingthecolourmyparents,grandparentsandforefathersbore.Sheneverencouragedanyformofcosmeticskinlighteners.Shealwaysmadeapointtocomplementmeandallmysiblings.
13.Now,peoplemightcomment-“Easytowrite/sayfeelbeautifulwithinyourself,ifyouaresurroundedbyfairerpeopleyou'llloseyourconfidence”.PS:Scrolluptocheckmypicwithmytwogorgeouslight/fairskinbesties.TheyaremyjigardatukdaanddoIfeelinsecureAbsolutelynot.
9.在班加罗尔,有时人们会走上前来,用马拉雅拉姆语和我交谈。
10.人们问我是不是马拉雅利人,非洲人或者南美人。
11.我的朋友说我长得像蕾哈娜。
12.幸运的是,我妈妈教导我要为继承父母、祖父母和祖先的肤色而自豪。她从不鼓励我使用任何美白化妆品。她总是对我和所有兄弟姐妹强调这一点。
PS:你可以向上翻,查看我与两个肤色白皙的闺蜜的合照。我有不安的感觉吗?绝对没有。