"She was blessed by the moon “What if Princess Yue mirrored the marks of the moon?ATLA wa

"She was blessed by the moon “What if Princess Yue mirrored the marks of the moon?ATLA was one of the shows I watched as a kid where I saw people with the same skin color as I do, and I will always be thankful for that representation."The surface of the moon is covered in huge dark spots, visible from Earth even with the naked eye. These patches are known as maria - a Latin word meaning ‘seas’.” - How the Moon got its spotsAvailable as a print here—————————————————————–What inspired this pieceGrowing up with skin asthma,I was always conscious on how different parts of my skin would be darker, and it would get worse whenever I’d get stressed. Because of that I wouldn’t wear clothes that would show parts of my body which were affected.I was always told to stay out of the sun so my skin wouldn’t get darker, it’s been ingrained to me that the lightness of the skin is something that you need to achieve to be beautiful .It was only when I got older that I started to appreciate my own skin color.Now I see that it’s perfectly natural. Dark pigmentation is a natural sunscreen.People from the tropics -those who are closer to the equator- are more exposed to the sun and have darker pigmentation which protects us from DNA damage and absorbs the right amounts of UV radiation needed by the body.The differences in our skin color is the body’s response to protect itself.I’m hoping in the future I’ll fully accept my skin as a part of myself, not something that makes me less my ideal self.This is my tribute to everyone who’s on a journey of accepting themselves, one step at a time. -- source link

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