May 13th
I am grateful for the colour of my skin. Honestly, I didn't feel comfortable with my skin colour for such a long time. In fact, during my schooling years and my early 20's.
I always thought I was the odd one out in Primary School, being one of the few dark skinned children, and sometime didn't fit in. And during High school, I would sometime unfairly be racially mocked, having other students assume I can't speak English properly, be the butt of racist jokes (which I laughed off) and stereotyped.
I still do get that sometimes, but now understand that these people are shallow and have no idea of my background and in fact my actual nationality. But in saying this, there are many many people who understand who I am by my personality, not from the colour of my skin or nationality. And it is quite funny seeing the reaction I get when these 'shallow' people hear me talk with an Aussie accent.
But I am grateful for the colour of my skin as it makes my life story more interesting to people. I am grateful that my skin colour, I believe, has personality to it and stands out. I am grateful that I covers up blemishes sometimes that I don't want anyone to see.
From an acting and performing point of view, I find that with my skin colour and accent, I can get picked up for more work and can stand out in a crowd if I want to, not saying that I am darker that a Caucasian person, but because of what I can offer with my skin colour, personality and talent combined, being able to stand in another category of choice for work.
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