10-Year-Old Shuts Down Bullies By Launching Clothing Line That Helps People Feel Confident In Their Skin
Meet Kheris Rogers – the 10-year-old who started a clothing line after being bullied for her dark skin.
It all started when her 22-year-old sister Taylor Pollard wanted to make her feel better by posting pictures of Kheris on Twitter with the caption: My sister is only 10, but already royalty #FlexinInHerComplexion. Surprisingly, the tweet went viral with over 83k likes and it eventually not only made Kheris feel better but also encouraged her to create her own clothing line – Flexin’ In My Complexion.
“I’ve been bullied a lot, like in the first grade, I went to school with just four other black kids,” Rogers told Mic. “And kids used to bully me because they weren’t used to my skin tone. There was an incident with a teacher and we had to draw ourselves and she gave us a black crayon instead of a brown crayon, and I was really upset.” But now that Rogers has launched her clothing line, she feels confident as ever: “I feel confident in it myself because, even if I still get picked on because I’m darker, when I put on the T-shirt, it makes me feel bold.” Hopefully, the empowering clothing line will help everyone feel confident in their skin: “I just hope that especially for younger kids, people start to feel more confident in their skin,” Pollard said. “It doesn’t matter how dark or light you are, just knowing that it’s beautiful and that your complexion doesn’t determine your beauty.”
More info: Instagram | flexininmycomplexion.com (h/t: mic)
Meet Kheris Rogers – the 10-year-old who was bullied for her dark skin and decided to do something about it
“I’ve been bullied a lot, like in the first grade, I went to school with just four other black kids,” Rogers said
“And kids used to bully me because they weren’t used to my skin tone”
“There was an incident with a teacher and we had to draw ourselves and she gave us a black crayon instead of a brown crayon, and I was really upset”
Then one day Roger’s sister wanted to make her feel better about her skin so she posted her pics on Twitter with the caption:
“My sister is only 10, but already royalty #FlexinInHerComplexion”
The tweet went viral with over 83k likes and it not only made her feel better but encouraged her to start an empowering t-shirt line
“I feel confident in it myself because, even if I still get picked on because I’m darker, when I put on the T-shirt, it makes me feel bold”
“I just hope that especially for younger kids, people start to feel more confident in their skin,” Pollard said
“It doesn’t matter how dark or light you are, just knowing that it’s beautiful and that your complexion doesn’t determine your beauty”
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Share on FacebookMy friend, who is white, used to be in a mostly black and Hispanic school and was bullied for her skin color. Racism goes both ways.
my oldest daughter is the only white kid in her class(she's half hispanic, but is pale with blonde hair/blue eyes), to my knowledge she's never been bullied. she did have an experience like this girl once, a little girl told her she should color her self portrait with a white crayon, she just laughed and said she wasn't white, she was peach.
Load More Replies...Or maybe a nuclear physicist... neurosurgeon... teacher.... lawyer... project manager
Load More Replies...Strong and cute little girl, BUT Someone should tell her that not only tone of your skin does not matter... Something is not in order when 10 years old child is wearing make-up on her face, isn't it? I am 21 ant not using that s**t
I actually had the same thought. A tad too young for make up.
Load More Replies...She is beautiful and so are the clothes but those fake lashes at just 10 are a little too much...
This 10 YEAR OLD is doing more for this world at such a young age. You go girl! An inspiration to all
I don't understand people. We all know kids will be kids, and peer pressure can be brutal...but this is why it is so important that parents not only tell them to be respectful, but set a good example by being respectful themselves.
My friend, who is white, used to be in a mostly black and Hispanic school and was bullied for her skin color. Racism goes both ways.
my oldest daughter is the only white kid in her class(she's half hispanic, but is pale with blonde hair/blue eyes), to my knowledge she's never been bullied. she did have an experience like this girl once, a little girl told her she should color her self portrait with a white crayon, she just laughed and said she wasn't white, she was peach.
Load More Replies...Or maybe a nuclear physicist... neurosurgeon... teacher.... lawyer... project manager
Load More Replies...Strong and cute little girl, BUT Someone should tell her that not only tone of your skin does not matter... Something is not in order when 10 years old child is wearing make-up on her face, isn't it? I am 21 ant not using that s**t
I actually had the same thought. A tad too young for make up.
Load More Replies...She is beautiful and so are the clothes but those fake lashes at just 10 are a little too much...
This 10 YEAR OLD is doing more for this world at such a young age. You go girl! An inspiration to all
I don't understand people. We all know kids will be kids, and peer pressure can be brutal...but this is why it is so important that parents not only tell them to be respectful, but set a good example by being respectful themselves.











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