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How to heal from colorism in a world that reinforces it

I'm in therapy trying to unlearn the voice in my head that says I'm not pretty because I'm dark, but every time I open social media I see the same beauty standards that damaged me.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery from colorist trauma requires constant resistance against pervasive media and social reinforcement of harmful beauty hierarchies.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.