My people are ridiculed for their complexion, says Hulisani on celebrating her culture

01 March 2017 - 20:09 By TshisaLIVE
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TV personality Hulisani Ravele has some strong points about the importance of celebrating her culture.

In a lengthy social media post the TV star detailed how people of her cultural background were often "ridiculed" so it was important for her to celebrate it.

"Celebrating and showing off my culture is not something I take lightly. It's close to my heart because I know that my language and culture is often perceived as that of a minority group and my people are sometimes ridiculed for their complexion or how our language sounds," she said.

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Hulisani added that she's noticed that by expressing herself other young people were motivated to do the same.

"Young man, young lady, no matter what your language or culture, if you've ever felt too scared or embarrassed by who you are and where you come from, too embarrassed to speak your language, too shy to wear your munwenda or xibelani, please don't be," she added.

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