I remember queueing up for a theme park ride as a kid, and the boy in front of me said I should 'go back to my own country, go back to China'.
He was so wrong.
It's interesting how people have thought my brother had a different Dad to me- because his skin tone is so much lighter than mine.
I grew up being the more 'tanned' one, and not seeing it any different to my friends. I think it took for me to move to London a year ago, somewhere so multi-cultural (if you like that phrase), for background and skin tone to be a subject of interest and where it was pointed out in a positive way.
And even then, we still experience racial bias from our peers. I do my best to point out the ignorant assumptions- most of the time, they link with safety.
This article hits home a little, specifying in the representation of race in video media.
I don't watch enough television to comment, yet I think it shows enough impact our 'colour' plays into representing who we really are.
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