Philomath v01 February 2016 | Page 8

Cooler than Cake Soap

Queen Ifrica’s song called ‘Mi Nah Rub’ speaks about the recent frequent practice of bleaching skin. “Brown skin ah nuh fi everybody suh bleaching yuh fi stop it,” she says and proceeds to encourage individuals to love their skin color. Her song reflects the feelings of a nation on a whole about the impact of the lack of self love and skin comfort.

Being comfortable in one’s skin is important as our skin color is not something that can be erased. Despite how corny it may sound, loving yourself is cool. Learn how to feel happy and beautiful in your skin. Then of course, win the world. Racism has failed to erase you!