#baby archie

Dark Skin Offends

In the midst of all the public outrage over the comments of an unidentified senior royal being concerned about how dark Archie (Prince Harry and Meghan aka the Sussex’s son) will be, let’s have an honest conversation about the way dark skin and anything that has close proximity to Blackness offends not just white people but Black people too.

Unfortunately, this toxic colonial mindset is why so many of us have an inferiority complex,

Why too many Black men “prefer” to procreate with non-Black women,

Why so many Black women bleach their skin.

Why fair skinned or Bi-racial babies are given more likes, follows and positive comments on social media.

Why often so many of us feel honoured to be invited to white establishments

(I could go on…feel free to add your thoughts in the comments)

Although, our colonisers taught us to hate our richly melanated skin, we’ve got to do better and change the narrative once and for all, by cherishing, respecting, and valuing our Beautiful Black Skin.

If we don’t, who will ?

Author - @iameriwa

Model - @duta_atem