{"id":41560,"date":"2017-04-20T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2017\/04\/20\/i-wished-and-prayed-to-be-darker-pearl-thusi-on-being-teased-for-her-light-skin-as-a-child\/"},"modified":"2017-04-20T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T11:50:21","slug":"i-wished-and-prayed-to-be-darker-pearl-thusi-on-being-teased-for-her-light-skin-as-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2017\/04\/20\/i-wished-and-prayed-to-be-darker-pearl-thusi-on-being-teased-for-her-light-skin-as-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Wished And Prayed To Be Darker,&#8217; Pearl Thusi On Being Teased For Her Light Skin As A Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-Wished-And-Prayed-To-Be-Darker-Pearl-Thusi-On-Being-Teased-For-Her-Light-Skin-As-A-Child.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"'I Wished And Prayed To Be Darker,' Pearl Thusi On Being Teased For Her Light Skin As A Child\" is_main_img=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tie-icon-camera\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> &#8216;I Wished And Prayed To Be Darker,&#8217; Pearl Thusi On Being Teased For Her Light Skin As A Child<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Whilst it seems bleaching skin to become lighter has been the trend for a long time and the lighter you are the prettier you are considered, life is not all rosey for those who were born light skinned or at least for Pearl Thusi growing up. \u2018I wished and prayed to be darker,\u2019 Pearl Thusi on being teased for her light skin as a child.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post on social media, Pearl opened up about wanting so bad to be darker as child after being bullied for her naturally lighter\u00a0 complexion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing taunted \u201cYou only seem pretty because you\u2019re light. You wouldn\u2019t be pretty if you were dark.\u201d I wished and prayed to be darker. To be accepted. But the sun laughed at my peeling skin revealing a fresh layer of it\u2019s true form because even she couldn\u2019t burn me hard enough. I didn\u2019t want to be different. I didn\u2019t want to be a target,\u201d Pearl wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Pearl has now become comfortable in her own skin as we know her and she is encouraging other women to do the same. \u201cI wasn\u2019t dark enough, but I grew a proud, black African woman. But because I know who I am, where I am from and where I am going- I can wear ANY colour with pride. What\u2019s beneath my skin is what truly defines me. Be who you are. Who you choose to be. 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