Orchid,
I'm positive you were a beautiful child, young woman, and are a beautiful woman now. Your race makes you unique when you are around the crowd you were in school, unique and exotic.

You are exotic anytime you are surrounded by "white," Americans and if they don't see your beauty they are blind. I saw photos of you and your partner and you ARE a beautiful woman.

Thinking you are out of the "game," is wrong, you maintain that beauty and in some cases, more so than others.

Dancer
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"Question your privilege"