I have never been conscious of skin colour, but having so many people compliment on my daughter’s fair skin made me realise how many aunties still subscribe to the belief that people with fairer skin are pretty.
For me it's when strangers, mostly women without kids, "compliment" my little one for being "so cute". I can't hear it anymore, though I always retort with a forced and polite smile, knowing well they would think differently if they had to spend just an hour with him. My kid experiences this constant attention as harassment, and as a consequence, he struggles bonding with adults.
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