I am a dark skinned girl living in a country
我是一个有着深色皮肤的女孩,在我生活的地方
which places white skinned people on a pedestal
浅色皮肤的人都被奉若神明
and looks down on people with even slightly dark skin tone.
而那些深色皮肤的人,哪怕肤色只是略微深暗,也会遭到鄙夷
Since I am very dark skinned,
由于我的皮肤颜色十分深暗
I tend to avoid wearing bright colors like white and yellow
我时常会避免那些明亮的色调,比如白色或者黄色
because they make me look even more darker.
因为这些颜色会让我看起来更加黝黑
However, I wore a white blouse today
可是,今天我却穿着一件白色的衬衣
which I bought because it was so pretty
之所以买下它,是因为它太好看了
that I just couldn't pass it up.
让我不得不为它驻足
I thought that even if it may not look good on me,
我想,即使这件衬衣不会衬托得我更加美丽
it's still a good looking top
它本身也足够好看了
and so I just wore it to work.
于是我穿着它去上班了
And a co-worker complimented me!
没想到,同事居然夸赞了我!
She said "That top is really cute
她说,“这件衬衣真好看”
and White looks awesome on you!"
“你很适合穿白色的衣服!”
I turned into a puddle.
我立刻哭成了泪人儿
I am feeling good about myself ever since.
从那之后,我开始有了自信
The point is,
这件事让我知道
Don't be so insecure
别让心中的不安全感控制自己
that you might miss something good!
不然你可能会错过十分宝贵的东西!
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