My submission “Your own perfect beauty” is related to the theme because I want to be a representative as a tan skin girl who has faced many obstacles that people around think of me. I grew up with my tan skin since I was born. And I didn't think it would be a problem until my teacher, my friends and people that I am familiar with started laughing and commenting using those toxic creative words and sentences. Even though maybe my teacher just adored me, she didn’t know that my classmates think of that action as a role model to follow. They think it looks cool to play with somebody different. As they grow up, they might think that it is normal because he/she acts the same as the teacher did. So, I want to stand with my tan skin, teenagers and adults that have faced these problems and I just want to cheer them up to be confident of their own differences.
By : Warangkana Prasom
Raise Your Voice: Exploring Youth Identities Entry