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Photo of a Skinny White Girl


And it is with this that I am thrust into the reality of the world the world of blue eyes, blonde hair beige skin where being anything bigger than a 4 (god forbid) is casually categorized as "fat" this world, where my dark, ebony skin is described as exotic where my braids and natural kinky curls are only accepted as a fad or a movement, not a norm where designers and marketers brainwash me until I can't look at myself in the mirror without thinking my eyes are too far apart nose is too flat skin too dark ass too big hair, uncontrollable thighs, huge body, fat it is with this photo that I realize that I live in a society that will never accept me or people like me that those celebrities meant to placate me are merely a construction of what differences are acceptable it is with this that I will have an eternal and unattainable checklist of light skin, pale eyes, full lips, triangle nose, skinny thighs, blonde hair so I will spend years crying at my failures attempting to change wishing to change wanting to be someone I know I can't be watching my life as a film where I play the sidekick believing that the happy ending wasn't made for me s go here)
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ashinator722
<p>Hi there! Your poem is amazing, and I love the message it sends. I loved it so much that I would actually love to be able to recite your poem as a part of a poetry program I am forming for a club at my school called Speech. The only problem is, I have to have the authors name to be able to give you credit for all the awesome work you put into creating this poem. I would greatly appreciate it if you could maybe email me with just your name, so I can cite your name as the author when I present. Thanks so much! If you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them. You can email me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. Thanks again and amazing poem!</p>

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