How to Be Confident in Your Own Skin
An African Family, Photo by Carrita Tanner on Unsplash During a recent trip to Malindi, I was aboard a plane that was mainly filled with tourists, mainly Caucasian ‘white’ people. I somehow felt inferior as I thought this is an African country, but most people flying are Caucasians! I reflected on this feeling and wondered why? I shouldn’t feel less than them, yet I did, why? A short contemplation made me note that a s African people we are bombarded by images of Caucasians . We don't see Africans represented much in the art around us, either on TV or in real life art. For example, from when I was young, the cartoons I watched were mainly of Caucasian children. From the likes of Transformers, Disney World, etc, there were no black people at all. Indeed, even right now, in the 21 st Century, it is hard to find quality cartoons featuring African children. I also noted that it is really my problem and no one else. It is a problem of perception. I was not confident in my skin in p