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“You’re pretty for a dark-skinned girl.” That was the comment that defined my early life, to which I would typically reply, “thank you.” I offered the reply of “thank you” quite generously up until my mid-twenties. Growing up, every image depicted around me gave the message that most dark girls were ugly. So, when people…