tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736818403482950878.post2367085084085367648..comments2011-08-12T14:32:27.999-07:00Comments on Whips 'N Chains: Lighter is Brighter! Behind the Bleaching Cream Fad (Pt. 1)_Meta_http://www.blogger.com/profile/17959910584094107733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736818403482950878.post-41986308467835455232011-08-02T22:16:07.378-07:002011-08-02T22:16:07.378-07:00Ah Bleach creams! Short story about them: So I gre...Ah Bleach creams! Short story about them: So I grew up in a number of West African countries, and in the culture I grew up, there was the perception (much like you're addressing here) that lighter is more beautiful; where lighter-skinned girls were seen as more attractive. Along with this problematic view has evolved the problem of not only bleach creams but counterfeit bleach creams. In a part of the world where the health & beauty market is not as carefully regulated, a market of counterfeit beauty products (including bleach creams) is creating a large number of skin conditions since everybody wants to have lighter skin. And despite all these problems and the risks, people there continue to invest in potentially dangerous products just because they want to look "lighter."<br /><br />Now my personal tidbit: I hate how our perception of beauty sees people with lighter skin as more beautiful. And it's ridiculous that corporations are getting rich selling bleach cremes for people to become lighter because they're unhappy with their darker skin. Let me say, that I have nothing against light or dark skin people, I simply believe that all black people (even ALL PEOPLE) should be happy with their skin color and shade and learn to reject that someone is more beautiful because they have lighter skin. <br /><br />Lighter skin is not MORE beautiful, we are ALL beautiful as we are. Our skin shade diversity is part of our varying cultures and histories, and it is something that we should acknowledge but not let guide our entire perceptions of beauty.<br /><br />As for the concepts of "acting black" and "acting white", I look forward to reading that post and giving my tidbit there too, especially as an African-american who has been labelled as "acting white" before.<br /><br />Blog's lookin awesome! Keep it real!agnikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295129961509307220noreply@blogger.com