THE TOPIC OF SKIN BLEACHING LEADS THIS SUDANESE GIRL TO HAVE A LIFE-CHANGING INTERVENTION

Bleaching Her Mind

 

Nyakim begged her dear sister to help her do something common with Sudanese women, to bleach her skin. Nyakim’s sister had already done this and was thoroughly against it. Her sister explains “You would not just be bleaching your skin, you would be bleaching your mind. I did it and I regret it. I’m not going to let my daughter do it or you — nobody.” She also advised Nyakim, “The most satisfying feeling is when you are comfortable in your own skin and when you accept your beautiful dark, dark melanin.”