We cannot choose our way of birth. For this reason, many people suffer discrimination and intimidation because of their appearance. Storm Dove Frederick from New York is one of those people who have been harassed by white spots around their eyes and mouth. The 21-year-old girl was not his own, but they began to appear when she was 7 years old. As the vitiligo continued to spread, they began to feel anxious about her appearance.
She was bullied and teased by the local kids, who kept commenting on her face. When she was in school, she began to put on makeup to cover up her vitiligo, but when she arrived at the School of Biology, she made up her mind not to put on makeup.
Even to this day, she still hears people making comments under their breathe and muttering about how she looks on the street. Some people would say it’s burn scar or that bleach had been poured on her face. But she’s used to ignoring those comments.
She has been a model since the age of 17, because her physical characteristics look very suitable for work. When her cousin recommended her, she hesitated, but with the support of her family, she still went to work. At the age of 20, she finally got a professional job.
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Sharing about her childhood days, “I wasn’t just dealing with the vitiligo but also with other people around me bullying and mocking me, making me aware that I was different. It was hard to get harassed daily basically.”
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“If people don’t know what vitiligo is, they’ll assume that I’ve got burnt or that I bleached my skin.”
“Sometimes people yell at me, they are not even children, they are adults. When you are so young, you have to go through a lot of things to get an adult to say you ignorant,” the storm continues. “As my heart gets stronger and stronger, knowing who I am, what kind of person I want to be, and really starting to love myself, it becomes easier to ignore negative emotions.”
She continued to comment about her experience on social media with how it’s been uplifting for her. The positive comments were amazing, but trolls really spare no one when it comes to public figures. She ignores them, as to how she has on most days and focuses on using it to uplift others who are experiencing the same as her.
Storm commented: “Overcoming your insecurities may not be easy, but don’t hide or cover up who you are, because there is no more important feeling than loving and accepting yourself.”
“I respond by not responding because the not so nice comments are coming from the people who are ignorant and have a lot of insecurities, and they are trying to bring others down to their level.”
“You have one life to live so why not live it loud, proud and be unapologetic in yourself.”
