The woman was taken aback when her Uber driver unexpectedly gave her skincare advice.
The fashion icon, who was lovingly referred to as the “Queen of the Dark,” dismissed his remarks with a grin and accepted her amazing beauty.
Find out what an Uber driver said to her and how she used it as a teaching opportunity by reading on!
After spending her formative years in camps for refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya, Nyakim Gatwech believed that residing in America would “be like heaven.”
However, Gatwech lived by herself a lot after moving to Buffalo at the age of 14, sobbing over remarks made about her extremely dark skin tone.
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You don’t give your hair a wash. You have dirty skin as a result.Or, “Nyakim, please smile for us to see you.” We cannot see you. As a result, your skin is dirty. Or smile so Nyakim and I can see you. You are invisible to us.
For instance, the teacher might pose a question in class and remark, “Oh, Nyakim, can you answer that?”What if a small child inquired, “Who are you talking to?”? She is not visible to us. She isn’t present. According to Cosmopolitan, the now 31-year-old lady recalls, “I would just cry, and the whole class would start laughing.”
The naive young girl merely wanted to blend in, but it was challenging when strangers made assumptions about her skin tone and whether or not she was wearing leggings.
There was a moment when I considered [bleaching my skin]. I moved to Buffalo, New York, when I was fourteen years old, having escaped from an African refugee camp. “After being teased [about my skin], I would cry myself to sleep,” the stunning woman acknowledges.”So many beautiful, dark-skinned Sudanese women bleach their skin.”
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The model went on to say that one of the Sudanese women who had bleached her skin was her own sister.”It was my sister,” I said. But when I informed her that I wanted to after a few months in America, she refused. You, my child, or anybody else cannot do that.
Queen Dark
The woman, who has faced discrimination from designers, makeup artists, and other models, is now known as the Queen of the Dark and feels empowered since she has overcome the criticism.
Furthermore, Gatwech’s devoted 962,000 Instagram followers support her confidence and incredible affection for her rich chocolate skin tone.
“My chocolate is elegant. I therefore support this. In one of her posts, she describes her nation as one of fighters.
And they are smitten with the breathtakingly gorgeous woman.
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“Omgggggg I love your skin and melanin,” writes one fan, while “I love your beautiful skin tone so much!” says another. God makes beautiful things, such as you, to remind us all the time how magnificent He is.
As a result of the overwhelming love, Gatwech continues, “I discovered how to love who I am.I’m no longer bothered by the bad. I no longer feel self-conscious about my skin; instead, I adore and appreciate it. I no longer think I’m unattractive. I have faith in who I am.
“The most absurd questions”
Gatwech talks about meeting an Uber driver a few years ago who questioned if she would ever try bleaching her very dark complexion.
He said, “Oh, you’re dark.”Gatwech talks about her conversation with Cosmopolitan’s driver.”All I could do was laugh. I wanted to know why he thought I should. He said that in order to simplify my life. Guys would be more attracted to me and I could enter a relationship more readily if I were lighter. Since I’m lighter, I would be given the chance to interview for a job. “Even if it would make my life easier, I’d rather take the [hard] road,” was all I said in response.
“I’m used to people asking the stupidest questions ever [about my skin],” the woman continues.
Gatwech then posted the narrative and a gorgeous photo of herself with three other gorgeous dark-skinned Sudanese women on Instagram.
The author describes the nation as “a country with people so dark you won’t believe your eyes.” Skin so rich, teeth so bright. Oh, how I love my country, my people, and everything that comes with it.
“Don’t take this personally, but would you bleach your skin for ten thousand dollars?” my Uber driver asked me the other day. She continues, describing her conversation with the driver. I was laughing so hard I was unable to reply.I said, “Hell to the f*king yeah, that’s a no, why would I ever bleach this gorgeous melanin that God bless with me?” in response to his statement, “So that’s a no.””So you consider it a blessing,” he said.
Gatwech’s supporters immediately praised her and rushed to her aid.
“I guess he didn’t get the memo.”Black is stunning,” a fan writes.
“I cherish you for cherishing me,” says someone else.”Why would we ever want to mess up something so beautiful?” asks a third person.
She turned to Yahoo Beauty for advice, telling young black girls going through similar issues, “You are beautiful, you are unique, and there are people who love you just the way you are.” It’s been said that the darker a cherry gets, the sweeter its juice. Embrace your doldrums!
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