I'm A Biracial Woman And I'll Never Understand Our Culture's Obsession With Representation In Hollywood And Media
Celebrities love to talk about representation and how important it is for young women to see people who look just like them on the cover of magazines, in political office, featured in TV and movies, etc. But I simply don't understand why so many people are so preoccupied with what famous people look like, as if a celebrity's skin color is going to give them confidence in life.
In her latest podcast episode, Meghan Markle spoke to Mariah Carey about what their experience has been like as biracial women in America. They shared thoughts on how "people want you to choose" between the two races. "They want to put you in a box and categorize you," Meghan said. She told Mariah that it was "formative" for her to see a singer that was half-black on the mainstage because "representation matters so much."