1.0DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazettehttps://novanews.co.za/districtmailhelderbergWhy is my skin colour rejected?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sv33nd4jPc"><a href="https://novanews.co.za/districtmailhelderberg/why-is-my-skin-colour-rejected/">Why is my skin colour rejected?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://novanews.co.za/districtmailhelderberg/why-is-my-skin-colour-rejected/embed/#?secret=sv33nd4jPc" width="600" height="338" title="“Why is my skin colour rejected?” — DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette" data-secret="sv33nd4jPc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://novanews.co.za/districtmailhelderberg/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kenny-eliason-Ak5c5VTch5E-unsplash-Copy.jpg25601528Somerset West resident Emmy Holliday criticises how social media constantly reinforces racial discrimination and argues that government attempts to categorise people by skin color through constitutional manipulation cannot change the fundamental reality of the skin colour people are born with.