AV Club writer Gwen Ihnat's excellent article describes her own experience as someone who's visually different thanks to vitiligo. For a long time, the white spots on her dark skin drew ridiculous questions from adults, as well as suggestions she not have children since they might also have this auto-immune disorder. But when she saw American's Top Model contestant Chantelle Winnie, who also has vitiligo, all up in her tv, it had a strong impact on what vitiligo meant.
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Why shouldn’t I get a manicure, even if it will draw attention to my multi-colored (not discolored) hands? Why should I try to cover myself with bad makeup when people with other unusual physicalities don’t have that option? What if rocking my vitiligo would help my children tackle any future challenges better than “fixing” it could?
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The Article:
http://www.avclub.com/article/unconventional-americas-next-top-model-contestant--222432The TV Show:
http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model/![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}