This painting is symbolic of what has been happening for a time now, breeding out the melanin as if it was a curse when in fact it is the opposite.
Being Who you Are is a blessing, hating who you are is the Curse!
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true, but we have to put it within the context of the time, at that time those people saw no way out
Some people, not all ! You said it yourself that the image is depressing , so let’s call a spade a spade.. the thoughts we think + the decisions we make shape our reality .. this one just ain’t right 🐍
i agree, but look at it this way, the lady was probably a domestic and she is seeing how people are being treated because of the colour of their skin, even the lighter skinned blacks were being treated better than the darker ones, it was probably her resolve that her future generations will not suffer the treatment that she got and this was the way out that she saw, is it right? no, can you though understand why she would have done this ...well, its easy to empathise
I can definitely empathize, sympathize not so much ! Mostly because I see this exact same pattern within my own family. I do Appreciate this post ! ⭐️
dont forget to resteem it then, share it with your audience! ;)