What angers me a lot – Juliet Ibrahim

Juliet Ibrahim is probably more popular in Nigeria than in Ghana where she has her roots, mixed with her Lebanese blood.

She’s as cordial and jovial as you could expect of an African celebrity just as long as you don’t cross the lines. And one of the lines you may cross with the actress is referring to her as a “half-caste”.

She made this known in a past post, expressing her disgust over what she described as “derogatory”, saying, “It angers me a lot”.

More than anything, the beautiful actress wants to be accepted by who she is and not by the colour of her skin.

“I had a random conversation the other day with someone and it was appalling when he mentioned passively to me that he doesn’t see me as a Black woman! He argued, you are not black enough. Your skin isn’t dark enough, your hair not kinky enough.

“And thus my siblings and I do not count you as Black. Now this is exactly what we are fighting to correct amongst ourselves and the world at large. I am a black woman! When I’m abroad amongst the whites, I am classified and recognized as a black woman, however, right amongst us Africans I’ll be referred to as a half-caste! This is the most derogatory term to describe a person of mixed race or mixed ethnicity.

“We are referred to as mixed race or multi-racial! Mixed race people are no less black than their dark-skinned counterparts. So, let’s all say NO to RACISM, TRIBALISM, COLORISM and SEGREGATION. Let’s teach and train our children to grow up and accept people for who they are and not by the color of their skin.”

After her debut in 2005, Juliet Ibrahim, has acted in several movies and is one of the most popular actresses in Africa.