Feeling Rebloggy
From Curly Nikki 2010
It all starts early on in our lives, when the seeds of self-hate are planted by cultural traditions and unenlightenment.
Black culture is cluttered with messages of self-denial, and American culture cashes in on our insecurities.As little girls, our budding notions of self-image are often soiled by old belief systems that say we aren’t loveable in our natural state.
We are so commonly labeled as too light, too dark, too nappy, too curvy; that we soon begin to value ourselves and each other based on this critical posture.
We chase after a standard of status, beauty and success, whether we fit into that standard or not. As we grow into women, instead of looking in the mirror and celebrating our unique beauty, we see all of the labels and criticism that we’ve absorbed over the years. We overcompensate and hide our perceived flaws until one day we don’t even know the woman looking back at us. Many of us struggle silently through this identity crisis, while our relationships suffer and the cycle of unawareness continues.
http://www.curlynikki.com/2013/08/why-black-girls-dont-cry.html
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