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People still stare in my FACE

Posted by Ciney B on June 23, 2010 at 4:02pm

Boy oh Boy... I tell you no lie. Vitiligo or not, people still stare in my face...smh!

 

Its not so bad when Im in a predominately white area, but if I go someplace where the majority is black people...OMG, I get all kinds of looks. And if Im with a black guy people look at us and I really get dirty looks. I wonder if its because I look pale, or if its because they think Im something else, or could it be my fabulous style...lol.

 

Who knows, but when I go in an area where its mostly African Americans I get stared at the most and it makes me very uncomfortable and I feel awkward. I know I don’t have to prove myself, but goodness gracious! Can I have my face back???

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  • Ali Marie June 27, 2010 at 11:46am
    It baffles me when minorities turn on the minorities within said minorities.
    I'm Cuban, but have had to explain for years not only my vitiligo, but also that my family is "European Cuban", hence the fair skin and light-ish eyes. Even when trying to explain that my paleness goes hand in hand with the white patches, I'm seen as a traitor to my own kind, like I'm ashamed of my heritage (I live in FL, land of the free and home of the empanada. WTF?).
    • Ciney B > Ali Marie June 27, 2010 at 1:57pm
      ROLMAO... "home of the empanada"...lol
  • Carl R. Manley June 24, 2010 at 12:18pm

    Living in a predominately black area of a city that's over 60% black I get the biggest stares and whispers because of my vitiligo and I say to myself why do my people have to act so god damn ignorant because of my vitiligo people of other races don't act this way it's only other black people and it makes me so mad, I don't mind if you took a quick glance at me but a long stare is a diffrent story and it makes me feel so infuriated and why do people think you don't know they are whispering about you and they try to be so slick about it, it makes me sick !!!!!!

    • Ciney B > Carl R. Manley June 25, 2010 at 9:08am
      Carl I feel you, and I know Im probably wrong as 3 left shoes, and Im sorry, but my people make me sick! I hate going into or near the city because of the ingorance of the majority. I love my area because Its so diverse and mixxed with all kinds of colors and people so I blend in quite well.
    • Cara Twillie > Carl R. Manley June 24, 2010 at 2:28pm
      I was just at dance camp this week and had to endure the stares and questions. It's fine with me because I always have some witty comeback for them. One of the other coaches gave me a good one though......she told me next time some one asks, choose a local tanning salon and say....."girl, don't ever go get a spray tan at 2BTan!" I fell out!!!!!
      • Ciney B > Cara Twillie June 25, 2010 at 9:03am
        ROLMAO... Cara shut up! Thats too funny! Gurl you mess around and put someone out of business...lol
  • Poco June 24, 2010 at 10:45am
    ...okokok what did the elephant say to the naked man?




    how do you breath through that thing.
  • Poco June 23, 2010 at 4:13pm
    well I don't mind staring at your pic. People stare at me all the time. Some kid was telling her mom I looked like santa with a short beard. The mom says she is sorry,I tell her thats OK...I'm on vacation. :)...(yeah I'm pudgy.)
    • Ciney B > Poco June 24, 2010 at 10:55am
      Call me crazy, but I imagine I have a band playing theme music behind me.....lol. And they are often playing some "Beyonce/Destiny‘s Child ".. Gurl... I be giving it to them. ****IM A SURVIVOR****
      • Reza > Ciney B June 24, 2010 at 11:31am
        I invision myself as some kind of super-hero sometimes in between my transformation. :)
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