Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Beyond Sublime

My week as a white non-Muslim

After watching Channel 4's My Week as a Muslim, in which Katie from Cheshire donned a brown face, fake nose and brown teeth to look more "Muslim", I decided that maybe something similar would help me overcome my fear of white people.
I teamed up with a make-up team to experience life on the other side, or My Week as a white non-Muslim.
... In order to fully pass as a white person, much work was needed to hide my far-too-handsome-to-pass-for-white face. The first task was my teeth. Centuries of healthy stock meant that everyone would see through my white disguise due to my delightfully straight teeth.
They had a dentist produce crooked veneers, with four false fillings thrown in for good measure...