Monica Charlsey, 20.
‘W hat is that? ‘Why is
“
Pigmentation is
beautiful
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it so big?’ were comments
often made throughout
Monica’s high schools years.
“It only bothered me when
people started to question my
cleanliness and hygiene. They
thought it was dirt, but I had
to explain that my birthmark
isn’t something that can just
be wiped off.” Monica learnt to
turn all of the negative remarks
into a positive by giving
herself the same nicknames
people were using in a once
apprehensive way. “My birth
mark is my cute little map.”