Skin Colour
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For Emilly-Rose, who is not old enough to read this
"People do not like to be outed, to feel shamed, even when they have wronged. It is more likely that you will be made to feel even weaker".
Calling me ‘yellow bone’ is no compliment – all it will get you is an eye roll
Slang names come and go but this one stays and for some reason is meant to be flattering, writes Nelly Shamase
[From our archives] When lightening strikes it brings pale ailments
People who use creams to lighten their skin risk causing lasting damage to their bodies and nervous systems.
Skin lighteners speak of a dark age
The cosmetics industry is still blatantly promoting the noxious idea that light is right.
Celiwe could be home by the end of the month
Little Celiwe Maseko, who underwent a skin-cloning transplant, is awake and healing. She could be back home in Kagiso by the end of the month.