The emotion of a man looking for a black dressing for his skin: "I hold back my tears" – 04/28/2019

Dominique Apollon (45) is Vice President Research at Race Forward, an NGO dedicated to raising awareness of racial justice. As if it was an act of fate, he had to live a situation that moved him to tears and decided to share it on social networks.

"It cost me 45 trips around the sun, but for the first time in my life, I know how it feels to receive a bandage of my own complexion, you can barely see it in the first picture. I really remember my tears, "he wrote on his Twitter account, which has already garnered nearly 600,000" likes "and nearly 105,000 retweets.

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Apollo told in a viral thread that he was aware of the existence of these bandages, but that he was just struggling to find them. "It looked like belonging. How to feel valued. Sadness for myself and millions of children of color, especially black children. As a reminder of innumerable spaces where my skin is not yet welcome, "he said.

The bandages bought them at an online store when they met them by chance. He only ordered them out of curiosity and only used them 5 months later, when he cut off his finger and had to put one on.

In this regard, he thanked the manufacturer for the quality of his feelings. On the other hand, he added: "I am happy that this thread has caused love, introspection, empathy and conscious actions in others. White supremacy is a beast, and its defeat will take all the previous elements and more, applied to all levels of our societies. "

In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Apollon explained that as a Black, he was not used to seeing products that fit him: "It's usually meant for someone who is white." He also joked that, when he had donned the Band-Aid, it was not that he "sat there admiring his skin or his features" all day, but he was "surprised" by the magnitude of this experience.

Apollo noted that he knew that the typical beige coloring of bandages can also be for a medical reason: visibility. "But it's good to have an option and to know that a company is not limited to the experience of whites, it just indicates that you are a valuable member of society." ", did he declare.

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