A few years ago, a guy saw my picture in the screen saver of my friend’s phone, got my number from said phone, and started texting me because he thought I was cute. Aside from being a little creeped out, I enjoyed the attention so I texted back. The next day, he randomly stopped texting me with no explanation or excuse as to why. I later found out that he had stalked my facebook profile and discovered that I was a ginger. Apparently the filter used in my friend’s picture made me look brunette. For him, discovering that I was a ginger made him reconsider whether or not I was pretty and ultimately, he obviously didn’t think I was. Here’s my problem, he originally thought I was attractive, so why did the sudden realization that I had red hair make him change his mind? I know that this isn’t a super common thing, I’ve met plenty of people who don’t discriminate, but there are the occasional bunch that make me feel like I’m diseased, or that I’ve sinned in some way to be cursed with such a hideousness.
Can you stop please? Like, for real, my freckles aren’t going to spread if I touch you, I promise. And even if they did, are freckles really the worst thing that could ever happen to you? Is light skin really something to be ashamed of? No. Of course not. Don’t you EVER make someone feel bad about their appearance. I spent my entire childhood being ashamed and wishing I were 18 so I could dye my hair because my mom wouldn’t let me. I spent my teenage years splurging on the best foundation I could find to cover up my freckles. I never wore shorts because my legs were so white. I would make excuses when invited to pool parties. I spent hours in front of the mirror, wishing my eyelashes were naturally dark and that I would grow out of my freckles. No one should be made to feel that things they can’t change make them ugly.
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