If mainstream media does not want to portray beauty of color, then I should want to portray that. And a lot of models and actors of color have been rejected because they were too dark, and this quote could be applied to that. For example, when you look at beauty standards, people of color are not the standard of beauty. In addition, this can be applied to almost any type of rejection. I have to say that it speaks to me on a personal and deep level, because EVERY ONE has been rejected at one point.
And then people have the nerve to put all the refugees or immigrants into one group and portray them as criminals, terrorists or thugs. They had lives before they fled the country, they are left with nothing. Just think about it, among refugees, there are doctors, teachers, scientists and what not. Refugees do not even choose to flee their countries, and yet, they also meet nothing that wants them. And when you look at refugees, it is worse. And to me it is hard to think about all the sacrifices people may or may not have made in order to break the ocean in half to be here. People migrate, make this long journey, and once they come to Europe or the Americas, people look down on them or ‘reject’ them in some way just because they are from another country. Even if you are not an immigrant, but your parents or grandparents are, you might think of them when you read this quote. And I think a lot of people of color can relate to this. but it will make you free.I actually came to Europe at the age of 4 and yes, I am an immigrant. It is important to establish boundaries(for your own sanity):.So, here are a few life lessons articulated in her work: It is short, sweet and soothing to the soul. In essence, this work of art reads almost like little post-it notes left by a kind stranger. Waheed’s writing is characterised with the erratic use of full stops, lower case letters and short poems that can be a short as a sentence. Whilst the boldness shines through her unconventional style of writing. The tenderness comes across through her use of delicate imagery like “flowers”, “the moon”. Her work addresses a number of themes that resonate with readers: self-care, immigration, love, and war. Waheed herself has been dubbed “the most famous poet on Instagram”.
Kaur has amassed a large following of fans online, even selling over 2 million copies of her debut book, milk and honey, worldwide. Other well-known instapoets, those who have acquired a celebrity-like status, include the likes of Lang Leav, Tyler Knott Gregson, Yrsa Daley-Ward and Rupi Kaur.
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