Why I wanted to bleach my skin – Actress Linda Osifo

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Linda Osifo, the renowned Nollywood actress, recently shared her personal experience of considering skin bleaching during her time in Canada due to the impact of racial slurs she encountered. Born in Benin City, Nigeria, she moved to Canada at the age of 16. 

She spoke about how the racism she endured was particularly distressing because it originated from people she had expected better from, as she revealed in a candid interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo.

The host, Chude, asked: “You talked about wanting to bleach your skin because when you grow up people would call me a monkey (sic). [Did] this literally happen?”

Osifo replied: “Yeah. It happens absolutely. And it happens from your shade too, you know. So, that’s why it’s even more of a weird thing.

“I always feel that those who get bullied, don’t get bullied by outsiders. It’s 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.

“This 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.”

She added that relocating to Nigeria made her appreciate herself more.

Source: dailypost.ng

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