There is no shortage of drama going down on Twitter these days. On a daily basis, we hear about a celebrity who is settling some beef or politicians stirring up controversy.
There is no shortage of drama going down on Twitter these days. On a daily basis, we hear about a celebrity who is settling some beef or politicians stirring up controversy.
Often, those disputes devolve into name-calling and general toxicity, which isn't helping anyone.
Fortunately, that was what happened in the case of one student and model.
Mimi has modeled and is known for taking striking shots like this. At the time this story broke, she studied law at Montgomery College. Let's just say that Mimi has a lot going on.
According to Seventeen, they apparently saw her photos reposted on a Twitter page called "@AFRICANS", which is "dedicated to all the beautiful Africans world wide."
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Mimi said, "Reading the comments I definitely felt disappointed to see that there are still people out there that shame others for the darkness of their skin, but it didn't surprise me because I've heard comments like those before."
As she told Seventeen "Back in middle school and high school, being darker was never a good thing. People would say, 'You're beautiful for a dark-skinned girl,' but no one saw dark skin as pretty. It definitely hurt."
It was also cool to see this man make the effort to ensure that he wasn't giving Mimi the impression he was doing her some big favor by telling her this.
All told, her response to this comment about her skin color netted her 491 supportive comments, as well as over 55,000 likes and over 20,000 retweets.
And Twitter users weren't the only ones who took notice.
On this Instagram post, she wrote "Wow I'm overwhelmed! God is good."
It's good to know that letting them know as she did can pay off sometimes.
"I wanted to stand up not only for me, but for anybody who has felt or [feels] less than due to the ignorance of others," she told The Daily Mail
As she put it, "Overall I want all my dark skin girls to know that we are chocolate goddesses no matter what anyone says."
h/t: The Daily Mail