The Most Derogatory Term to Describe a Mixed -race is 'HALF CASTE' - Juliet Ibrahim

Actress Juliet Ibrahim is calling on all Africans to refrain from using the term "half-caste" to describe her and others of mix race origin.

This she indicated is the most derogatory term to describe a mixed-race person or someone with mixed ethnicity.

She took to instagram to write that many people who hold on to the term 'half-caste' do not see these Africans with lighter skin as 'black enough' or even as a black woman.

"Now this is exactly what we are fighting to correct amongst ourselves and the world at large. I am a black woman! When I'm abroad amongst the whites, i am classified and recognised as a black woman, however, right amongst us Africans I'll be referred to as a Half-caste!""

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Juliet Ibrahim stressed that it is important to recognize that mixed-race or light-skinned women or men are no less black than their darker-skinned peers.

The actress stated that children should be trained to accept people as they are and not define people by their race or their skin colour.

"Let's all say NO to RACISM, TRIBALISM, COLORISM and SEGREGATION," she added.