The story of a Nigerian student who just
graduated from a University in the United
Kingdom, is making rounds online after she
shared a story of how her white lecturer who
turned her down, was now paying money to
watch her perform.
graduated from a University in the United
Kingdom, is making rounds online after she
shared a story of how her white lecturer who
turned her down, was now paying money to
watch her perform.
According to Independent, Nigerian Bristol
University graduate, Eno Mfon, has became a viral
sensation after revealing that a white lecturer that
once told her there was 'no space' for black writers
on her course, came to watch her stage play titled,
'Check the Label' - which explores the 'damaging
effects of Eurocentric beauty standards' and the
distance this creates between women of colour.
Mfon was quoted as saying: “During my 2nd year, I
decided to confront the experience of colourism
and skin bleaching which permeates the black and
Asian community. When I was growing up, I
noticed visible changes in some of the women
around me.
"There were little signs that revealed the use of
lightening cream. I knew how to spot the signs, but
I never understood the wider implications of this; it
was a taboo subject that no one dared to address.
Through 'Check the Label', I attempted to say what
many young black girls, including myself, once
struggled to articulate.”
After her post on social media went viral, Head of
Theatre at the university, Dr Catherine Hindson,
apologized to her about her negative experience
and revealed that the university has made a strong
commitment to increasing diversity and broadened
out the curriculum significantly.
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