Calling Me Half-Caste Is Offensive -Juliet Ibrahim
NOLLYWOOD actress, Juliet Ibrahim has expressed her dissatisfaction with being referred to as a half-caste.
While sharing her experience with colourism, the movie star condemned racism, saying it’s disgusting when people say she’s not black enough because of her skin colour.
In a post on her Instagram page, Ibrahim said being referred to as a “half-caste” is the “most derogatory” term to describe a person of mixed race or mixed ethnicity.
Her post read; “I had a random conversation the other day with someone and it was appalling when he mentioned passively to me that he doesn’t see me as a #Blackwoman! He argued, you are not “black enough” your skin isn’t dark enough, your hair not kinky enough. And thus my siblings and I do not “count” as Black.
“Now this is Exactly, what we are fighting to correct amongst ourselves and the world at large. I am a black woman! When I’m abroad amongst the whites, I am classified and recognized as a black woman, however, right amongst us Africans, I’ll be referred to as a Half-Caste! This is the most derogatory term to describe a person of mixed race or mixed ethnicity.
“We are referred to as mixed-race or multi-racial! Mixed race people are no less black than their dark-skinned counterparts. So, let’s all say NO to RACISM, TRIBALISM, COLORISM, and SEGREGATION. Let’s teach and train our children to grow up and accept people for who they are and not by the color of their skin.”
The actress was born in Liberia to a Lebanese father and a Liberian mother, making her mixed-raced.
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