Girl, 16, took own life after fearing she’d be called a racist after picture of her with darkened skin was shared online

Daily Mail: A teenage girl took her own life after fearing she would be called racist after a photo of her with darkened skin and a headscarf was shared online.
Phoebe Connop, 16, from Halesowen in the West Midlands, had edited the photo after getting into an online relationship with an Asian male.
The talented gymnast sent the picture to friends on a private Instagram chat, explaining that the only way she would win the approval of her boyfriend’s parents would be if she looked like the girl in the photo.

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