Skin Bleaching a Major Problem in Jamacia

I can't say the men here in the U.S. do that. I'm sure they do, but they are very small in numbers. Now, I my sister is pretty much an excellent example of someone who underwent that phase to bleach her skin to make herself look more white.

 

I'm definitely behind with what's going on in the entertainment world. Beyonce actually looks better if she left her skin how it was. She actually looks worse now, in my opinion.

It's not good that people are buying into colorism and truly believe that the color white, is the epitome of beauty. I think biracial is the ideal standard for beauty.

When you bleach your skin and don't like who you are, then it's correct to refer to the person as having an identity crisis.

 

This is indeed not a new problem my friend. Current TV channel aired a special about the problem in Jamaica, in 2008. I copied a link below for a video that was taken from the special.

By the way, it's not just a "Black" problem, it's an Asian problem as well. Apparently, dark skinned people in India and other countries are affected by bleaching problems.

Any place in the world where where people place a value on "whiteness" of complexion and Western ideals of beauty, this problem or similar problems become issues of concern.

http://current.com/groups/culture/89328481_family-of-skin-bleachers.htm

 

We women are such strange creatures. Some of us want to be lighter...some of us want to be darker. Yet wanting to be lighter is no more sadder than wanting to be darker. Some BW big money to get lighter in color and some WW spend big money for tanning beds or lay in the sun to pay a terrible price for darker skin. For black women who buy creams for lightening the skin color contains harsh chemicals. This is so unhealthy. For white women who want darker skin, the risk of skin cancer is high and premature aging is a definite. A person should be pleased with their skin as it is. Wanting to be lighter or darker is simply a sign of being displeased with your skin color.

 

Funny how much this makes me love US all over again

 

Does the US love you back??

LOL

 

Can't believe people do it to themselves I thought only white people damn stupid trying to get artificial sun tan...

 

You know, I was thinking (man that hurt my brain), and I can see how this bleaching can take root. You know those people that are always looking to stand out by there appearance, well what better way to do so when everything has already been done...Then someone else see's it, "man you're looking light today, I like that, how'd you do that maan" lol Almost like peer pressure.

 

Loves me far more than any other country I know of. Well maybe except for Canada.
Am I the only one just exhausted by all this race shit. It's so fucking played out at this point.

 

LOL. No, but we are the only one spending so much money on getting darker that a tax has been placed on tanning bed usage. Nobody is spending the kind of money ww spend each year to change the color of their skin...over 2 billion dollars.

 

Exactly... BW and Those BM really don't see how beauitful their skin really is... Honestly, Black people's skin are almost always flawless and has this wonderful glow to it why they'd want to mess it up just to be lighter is just sad.

As far as WW are concerned.. I'll admitt I have gone to tanning beds, and use spray on tans.. but I've learned the risks of it and I don't do it as often as before.. but that stuff can be like a drug once you start.

I don't know it this sounds ignorant, but Isn't the dangers of skin lightening higher than tanning? I would assume that puttin something onto the skin would be safer than takin something off.

 

'Jessica Simpson Finds An (Asian) Woman Who BLEACHES HER DARK SKIN'

I watched this on E channel recently. She scarred her skin....

*BTW, its a growing problem in many African countries, too. Its not about what they see around them in their peers, it's the desire to emulate the ever increasing 'light/bright/white' models seen on the billboards and in advertising. This calculated, subliminal imagery heavily influences the kind of cosmetic decisions women make, even if the product being advertised isn't skin bleachers.


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I'm wondering why men would do it

 

It seems to be the majority think otherwise, therefore folks will continue to seek the contrary.

On the other hand, there seems to be a general global consensus that 'fair medium' is most preferred.

 

I've read that even in mostly black or brown hued countries, the caste system appears to view the darkest of dark skin in the lowest regard.

 

Not really. Not many people feel the pressure to have a lighter skin complexion in my part of the world.

I would say this, where I come from many women find it odd to date guys that are even light. They perceive the guy as effeminate, or having the attributes of women. Just like they find it odd dating someone with jerry curls and all.

But like in fashion, you have some people who don't have a handle on colour combination well, and they end up dressing in a way that is loud and make people wonder. In this case, you have a few that turn to bleaching creams, some women, and some men and they are mostly uneducated folks that have neither skills, nor self-esteem. When you see people bleaching you immediately perceive they are uneducated, or enlightened. People that bleach are stigmatized.

Now, some few fly under the radar with the name of toning, so they say their skin can look fresh, but I guess they toning and bleaching are all children of the same mother.Some Nigerian businessmen make a killing a killing selling the bleaching creams in many African countries where the health authorities are lax.

 

Song against bleaching

This is a song that was, I think, released in the 70's against the practice, by the late popular musician, Fela. He termed bleaching Yellow Fever. He says there are different kinds of fever....malaria, influenza fever, jaundice fever, and goes to call bleaching , yellow fever...and all the other l kinds of fever sickness.




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Lyrics to Yellow Fever :
Different different fever na him dey
Different different fever na him dey
Different different fever na him dey
Different different fever na him dey

Malaria fever nko? (He dey!)
Jaundice fever nko? (He dey!)
Hay fever nko? (He dey!)
Influenza fever nko? (He dey!)
Inflation fever nko? (He dey!)
Freedom fever nko? (He dey!)
Yellow fever nko? (He dey!)

see continuation here : http://www.lyricsmania.com/yellow_fever_lyrics_fela_kuti.html

 

It's already too late. Beyonce has already wrecked her skin, and perhaps this is irrepairable.

http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/beyonce-blasted-with-skin-bleaching-allegations.php

Don't you think this hurts our relationships in the long term, if more people buy into colorism and bleach their skin? Then we can't really tell who's really a white woman and who has bleached their skin to appear as though they are a white woman although they are really supposed to be black.

This will really upset the black women who have no desire to bleach their skin, hurt our coupling (BM/WW), and this acts as a serious social issue/pandemic that will be difficult to combat if this is done on a mass scale.

http://www.entertainment.becomegorgeous.com/celebrity_gossip/beyonce_skin_bleaching_rumors-3840.html



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