What's So Cool about being you. The BEST of Both Worlds That is.

Colleen Joan Massey
Sep 2
3 min read

This Article, is Mainly for those who are Tan skinned with Curly hair. (No offense to any one else, all people are beautiful).

Sometimes being this color this mix is hard....feeling the stresses and pressures of the world on our facesm and shoulders...

You ever have that feeling as a mixed person of having this cool vibe, interesting and awesome type of presence, that people cant figure you out, yet, they seem to be either bothered, jealous, or happy to see you wherever you go.....

Well as we are unique, and special. Our mix from our wonderful and amazing parents, make us just that. AWESOME and AMAZING. We must learn to try our best to look at the glass half full and not half empty. Turn bitter lemons into sweet lemonade and look at the bright side of being Mixed. its the only way....The tragic story is so lame and played out...

For example,

Throughout history, and even in Modern day, we:

Listen to all different kinds of music, from rock and roll, classic rock, oldies, to hip hop and r n b, to inspirational, to classical or jazz, to name a few type of genre's!
We are the bridge that can and does connect the "opposite" sometimes it seems, worlds that our parents come from, we are literally like the peacemakers, the Switzerland's of society
We can hang out with the white folks and fit right in in so many ways and enjoy ourself, with our white family and friends (If you are half white, substitute your one half here)
We can also hang out with the black folks and fit right in in so many ways and enjoy ourself, with our black family and friends (If you are half black, substitute your one half here)
WE have a legal right to check off the box and call ourself white or black!
We are so very smart, most of us, due to the hybrid theory, actually being a true scientific theory, that has been studied and tested to be true. Hybrids are simply not aliens, or anything scary, just simply for example a cross-breed, where one type of characteristic mixes with another to cause a cool effect. (Sounds like a super hero movie que!) Its like our hidden superpower.
More resilient we are. Studies have also shown that more mixed people are actually more resilient in many ways that others are not
We are more diverse and can accustom to various different environments and situations better, kind of like chameleons or holograms. COOL!
We have the ability to fit in different ethnic groups around the world (Looks Wise, not necessarily language wise, unless we learn the language) ranging from Latino/Spanish, to Indian, to Middle Eastern, to South African, to North African, to Asian/South Asian and more. That's pretty rad. Some mixed people of course, can easily fit into their one parent group, look wise as well.
We have beautiful skin colors, that we should embrace, and LOVE, that most lighter people envy because they love the sun kissed golden tan, I just got off the beach look, or that most darker people envy, because of the desire to have lighter , but not white skin, or sadly, not be so discriminated against due to colorism, because of their darker skin. WE got it made!
We have beautiful hair that we should embrace and LOVE, because many people with kinky, coily hair straighten their hair more to obtain a looser curl like ours, and many white people throughout History have put perms, curlers, curling irons and more to their hair to try to add more curls and volume!
Our hair is usually, for most mixed people, very versatile1 we can wear so many looks: straight, curly, wavy, braids, twists, locs, ponytails, updos, short, medium, long, blond, black, brown, red, pink and purple!
WE can create our own path, our own unique style, not having to fit in any one box, and believe in ourself!
We are also very talented! In the fields of art, music, dance, etc.
WE got it Made Honey!
Curly hair is gorgeous and more fun! Straight hair can be quite boring.
Golden tan skin is honestly so beautiful. This is why those people in beauty contests, and body building contests, did you notice they always tan their skin to look more ATTRACTIVE?....!.......
So be confident
Whenever people try to bring us down about our skin, think of the beautiful colors that associate with your skin tone. For example: