Pearl Thusi was attacked by some trolls over being light skinned and she’s out here with the story of her life on how she’s been battling against colourism since a little girl.
A twitter user came to the conclusion that she’s relevant in the industry because she’s light skinned.
Click here for the beginning of the story.
However, the thespian is out here for the trolls, as she’s gotten her Twitter page filled with words.
Reas it up below:
“Everyone who thinks the only merit I have in my career is skin colour can all go suck it. Keep using my skin colour as a comfort for your own failures. Niyanya. Tsek.”
“When people want what you have and have no idea how you got it. They’ll find a ridiculous reason to justify their lack through something that is beyond their and your control.”
“When you have what people want, they’ll find any reason to comfort themselves by disregarding your merit to success.”
“That shit actually hurts, and I’ll be big enough to admit it. My entire life has always led to that- my skin colour and how people refuse to reconcile it with my identity. I’ve had to explain it, defend it and at a stage I hated how I looked as a child. My dad had to reassure me.”
“Anything I achieved – anything- oh its because she’s light If someone was kind to me- it’s because I’m light If I cried- she thinks she’s special because she’s light. Everything was about it BUT I REFUSE to let ANYONE downplay all my hard work down to my skin colour. FUCK THAT.”
“I’ve never denied colourism. But if you’ve never been fair skinned–you can’t speak on our hardships as well. Being stripped of your identity because you don’t fit people’s moulds is tough. And to blame a light skinned person for the favour they get is ridiculous.”
“What needs to be dealt with is self hate. As a kid- I received harm and favour from people who wanted to look like me. Not those lighter than me or those who were the same shade. Self hate is the problem or light skin girls wouldn’t have this privilege.”
I’ve lost many jobs to dark skinned women. Because I didn’t fit the mould of a real black woman for people. And other times because that woman was more beautiful or talented. Being light won’t get you there and keep you there, you need to work. And work harder to prove that point
