Oscar Obregon (@oscarobregon)

What a wonderful essay Malavika. Like great books and movies, it is so specific that becomes universally relatable. In Mexico we have an unspoken skin color system, with many unspoken rules (such as talking to people that help around your house in the formal tense, denoting differentiation) that as I grew up I began to find repulsive, but so many people around me don't see, or at least choose not to see. You capture all this beautifully and tie it perfectly with the simple yet profound This Is Water. Another powerful, needed article. Thank you for writing this.