Ryley was born with a birthmark across the right side of her face. When she was at secondary school she would get up at 6 AM every day and use make up to cover it up. Ryley says, "It was all about being popular, being beautiful, having everyone like you, and I felt like I didn't quite fit in."
Ryley learned how to use makeup to completely cover her birthmark and would do that every day.
However, when she was doing her GCSEs in Year 11 Ryley didn't have time to do her make up and so she went to school for the first time ever with no make up on. What do you think happened?
Ryley remembers, "No one said anything! I was kind of like, right, so I just wasted years putting all this effort in and non one actually cares? So I think that moment was a kind of realisation for me; "what are you doing?"
Ryley uploaded a photo of her birthmark and the positive comments rolled in. She says then she started using make up to make her feel good, "rather than to hide who I am,"
"You should never try and change yourself or your appearance for anyone else- that's a massive no."
what do you see in the picture?
why do you think Ryley spent so much time trying to cover her birth mark?
"It was all about being popular, being beautiful, having everyone like you, and I felt like I didn't quite fit in." - why not? Do you think anyone else felt the same way?
what was Ryley afraid of?
why do you think no one said anything the first day she didn't cover her birth mark up?
what does that show about Ryley's friends?
"that moment was a kind of realisation for me" what did Ryley realise?
On the photo Ryley has used make up on half her face but left the half with the birthmark without makeup - why?
"You should never try and change yourself or your appearance for anyone else- that's a massive no." what does this mean?
what can we learn from Ryley?
what can we learn from Ryley's friends?
why is this story about no outsiders?
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no outsiders: everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat
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