PERSONHOOD

[Image: A half-body side view of a pregnant brown-skinned woman with coily hair. Her hands are craddling her belly. She is smiling and wearing a yellow dress that exposes her belly. The image is set against a black background. Centered text at the top of the image reads, “PERSONHOOD.” Photograph by Victor Torres.]

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The One Thing I Want Beige-Skinned Male Content Creators To Know

If you’re a beige-skinned man who resides in a phenotypically diverse country that attained its wealth by way of chattel slavery, and you create visual content that honors Christ and/or contemplates the Christian life, then this post is for (some of) you.


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You Are Not A Race

Please forgive me for reminding you that you’re not an “asian,” “black,” “brown” or “white” race.


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Artificial Identities

One of the ill-mannered questions I’m usually bothered with when conversing with a beige-skinned stranger for about five minutes (or less) is “What are you,” or “Where are you REALLY from?”


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We Don’t Like Ourselves

A few days ago, my aunt—a 72-year-old psychiatrist who is in the process of retiring—shared her truth with me over breakfast, and I thought about two things.


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