HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 5 WORDS? In my new photo book DIVERSE BEAUTY, I also wanted to challenge the quick labels that society applies to people, which essentially assign everyone to certain boxes, whether they like it or not: Black. White. Asian. Latin. Gay. Lesbian. Transgender. Albino. Sexy. Edgy. Ginger. Plus-size.
A diversity specialist, Dr. Sandra K. Chapman, mentioned to me that if you were to ask these people to describe themselves, more often than not, they would never use the words listed above. Instead, they might say: Mother. Sister. Artist. Activist. Scholar. Lover. Poet. So I asked my subjects to describe themselves, allowing each individual to “own” their labels rather than have labels thrust upon them.
SO WHO ARE YOU? Post a picture and describe yourself in 5 words and use the hashtag #IamDiverseBeauty so people can see who you really are, underneath what people see.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT #IAmDiverseBeauty 😊
