Little Mix a British musical band, is made of four girls. Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson. Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall.
Leigh is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent and Thirlwall, is of British, Egyptian and Yemeni descent. The two other singers Perrie Edwards, and Jesy Nelson are both whites.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall are of a mixed race.
Leigh and Thirlwall are not having it easy not being like the others. Even the media gets confused who is who.
They are two mixed race girls in a small group of four.
“This confusion between the two even happens during video interviews” Thirlwall wrote.
Pinnock also shared her frustration. she wrote on social media, “We’ve held this in way too long.”
With the protests going on around the world, Leigh is not to be left out. She took to social media to express what she goes through as a black popstar.
“I felt like it was time that I was completely open and honest with you all because finally, the world is awake and people want to listen”
The protests around the world all linked to racism and discimination are giving people the courage to speak out. Many people who have been keeping their emotions buried and trying to cope with these issues.
Leigh-Anne said, her speaking up is not for anyone to have sympathy. She wants action to be taken because “enough is enough”.
“Like many of you, I have been feeling really heavy with everything that we are seeing online and hearing on the news. In the past I have mentioned some personal experiences that were triggered due to my race. More than ever I felt like it was time that I was completely open and honest with you all because finally, the world is awake and people want to listen, help and understand. I’m not doing this video for sympathy or for you to watch and then go about normal life. I’m doing it because enough is enough and hopefully from sharing this we can all do more to understand the racism that takes place. In doing this we are able to approach the bigger issue and break down systemic racism. All we want is equality and justice for our black community”.
Leigh-Anne on instagram
Leigh-Anne in a 5 minute video, talking about the circumstances she has experienced racism. The Little-Mix star was almost in tears. She broke down just reading through her experiences.
The world is definitely awake. People are speaking up, demanding for equal rights. Asking for fair treatment. speaking up against racism.
With the voices of so many coming together and worldwide demonstrations, one can only hope for nothing but change.
