Periagoge
Scenario

How mixed-race friends navigate different experiences of beauty privilege

My best friend and I are both mixed-race but she passes as white and gets treated completely differently when we go out together, and we've never talked about how weird and painful that is for both of us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Friendship strains under the unspoken weight of colorism and passing privilege in social spaces.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Desirability and beauty standards across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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