{"id":104445,"date":"2023-09-29T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/29\/why-i-wanted-to-bleach-my-skin-nigerian-actress-linda-osifo-reveals\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T02:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:00:48","slug":"why-i-wanted-to-bleach-my-skin-nigerian-actress-linda-osifo-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/29\/why-i-wanted-to-bleach-my-skin-nigerian-actress-linda-osifo-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I wanted to bleach my skin \u2013 Nigerian actress Linda Osifo reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nollywood actress, Linda Osifo, has revealed that she contemplated bleaching her skin while in Canada because of racial slurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actress, who was born in Benin City, Nigeria, before moving to Canada at 16, said the racism she suffered was traumatising for her because it came from \u201cwithin\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She disclosed this in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The host, Chude, asked: \u201cYou talked about wanting to bleach your skin because when you grow up people would call me a monkey (sic). [Did] this literally happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osifo replied: \u201cYeah. It happens absolutely. And it happens from your shade too, you know. So, that\u2019s why it\u2019s even more of a weird thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Linda-Osifo-6-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032384688 lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Linda Osifo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI always feel that those who get bullied, don\u2019t get bullied by outsiders. It\u2019s from within. Because if somebody else says it, you may not care but if somebody who is around you, who you are always kinda seeing every other day says it, it hurts more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was when I was a teenager in Canada. The positive aspect of moving [back] to Nigeria, was seeing more of individuals who look just like me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that relocating to Nigeria made her appreciate herself more.<\/p>\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood actress, Linda Osifo, has revealed that she contemplated bleaching her skin while in Canada because of racial slurs. 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