Dutch | Iranian
Other people always have questions about my background, but sometimes there are a lot of judgments too. I have always felt like society wants me to choose or put me in a box, so I was conflicted with this as a child. Now I like to talk about this with people and explain how it feels to be mixed and how to treat mixed people.
I always get the questions ‘where are you from’ and ‘are you Muslim?’. As a child I wanted to prove to people that I was just like them and shared the same values. That was frustrating and sometimes still is. Also I'm queer and people sometimes do not expect that because they expect me to be very traditional. In the Netherlands, people do not understand how many cultures, values and religions come together. I did try to change things in my appearance.
As a child I was bullied for having facial hair so I lasered this, and coloured my hair to look more like the rest. Now and also because of role models I created self love and I am happy about my looks! Anna Noushin was the first Dutch but full Persian influencer and I find her very beautiful and also she is smart and just cool! And because she has the same height and looks more like me, her beauty tips also worked better for me, and so I learned to work with my natural looks. You are beautiful the way you are! In and out. You do not have to prove people you belong somewhere and have the same worth. Be proud of who you are and of your ancestors.
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