The Silly Pursuit.

"What is this obsession that has descended on black people? Why do some of us think we have to be white? What is the excuse you have for bleaching that dark, beautiful, tough skin? This isn't the 1940's! There are no toilets marked "colored only" "whites only", there are not separate entrances to cinemas and stadiums, there isn't the "Blacks sit at the back of the bus rule" there is no social uproar if both races not only date but get married, there is no separate sitting area for Black and White people in a cafe, there are no issues when a black man plays a sport!
Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play professional baseball in history in 1947 was taunted, got death threats, some team members were traded off to other teams because they couldn't accept playing with him, opposing teams refused to play against the Brooklyn dodgers because of the colour of his skin. But he stuck through it and did what he knew best: playing ball. When he was incorporated into the baseball hall of fame in 1962, his skin was black!
Martin Luther king we all know him, was threatened in the worst ways for standing up for the black race but when he lay in death, he was black. Nelson Mandela! Yes the epitome of a freedom fighter around the world saw hell on earth: went to jail for 27 years for standing up for a just cause. If all these great people did not bleach their skins in a bid to be white at the most heated times of racism that what is your excuse?? Don't get me wrong racism isn't entirely erased but its nothing compared to what it was years ago! We forget the things that matter and prioritize the things that don't. People now bleach not as a medium to survive, but for social acceptance. So my dears, put that nasty cream down and embrace your rich, priceless skin. The Lord knew what he was doing when he put you in it."

Oyinkan Daramola.