ethnic people all over the world are trying to bleach and lighten their skin to look white.
I have seen many questions on these boards about people wanting to lighten their skin
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhTaO4dwbP2PU6pZlpnh46FJBgx.?qid=20060908104323AAd6Ggu
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkYY1yuVq9sXuCfCe12bb6xJBgx.?qid=20070323172825AAirnIF
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhJyPWv5DzslmpMZxz3C3tlJBgx.?qid=20070116105636AAZ5PUD
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkVdW6nuHwkk2goHzHIjDcZJBgx.?qid=20061230185919AARJ2RU
and there are websites dedicated to this as well.
http://excoboard.com/exco/forum.php?forumid=65293.g Bright Skin Forums
Indian,other Asian women and some Black women have a particular obsession with skin bleaching which is extremely dangerous and can have disastrous results. But, this desire to lighten the skin is only as a result of the Western ideals of beauty !!!
2007-03-24 02:40:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
People want to look white as it is shoved down our faces all the time that to be successful, beautiful, wealthy you have to be either white or fair skinned ethnic - e.g Beyonce, Alicia Keyes, Haillie Berry, Ashwarya Rai, Shilpa Shetty.... etc
How many really successful dark skinned WOMEN are there in the movie industry - Angela Bassett, Whoopie Goldberg.. not that many!!
2007-03-24 02:43:21 · update #1
P.S I am mixed race and am fed up with people admiring me for having fair skin - Asian, Whites and Blacks do this and it is a warped sense of worth!!
2007-03-24 02:45:44 · update #2
PLEASE READ THE QUESTION!! Ethnic minorities bleach their skin for acceptance and because White people notice skin shades so they want to be accepted by you. If you need proof of that take 2 people - one fair skinned and one dark skinned and put them in Russia or some parts of Eastern Europe and see who fairs best!!!..
2007-03-24 02:48:50 · update #3
There is no comparison between White people tanning and ethnic people bleaching. White people don't tan to look Black they do it to look healthy, but ethnic people do it to look more white!!
2007-03-24 02:58:07 · update #4
I don't know why they do this. Like being white is anything to be proud of. Im mostly Spanish, and that aint much to be proud of either, according to the history books.
2007-03-24 10:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mrssandi…Your answer is the stupid one. You have absolutely no idea about the perceptions and ideals which ethnic minorities are exposed to day in and day out. Each time I go abroad it is white people who go on an on and on about skin shade and colour [and not their own colour] but ethnic minorities colour!
Only someone with no concept of race could come up with such a truly ignorant and uneducated answer as your own!!!
2007-03-24 03:03:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know why any person would ever bleach their skin everyone has beautiful skin. It doesnt come from us though. I guess people just have an issue with how they look. To the uncertain bleaching skin is like plastic surgery
2007-03-24 02:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
funny, cause all the white people want darker, tanned skin. Personally I'm happy just the way I am and think other people should be too.
2007-03-24 02:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're talking about putting a dark skinned person in a countries that racism is strong and solid. If they want to do bleach their skin let them. They aren't harming you. It's like why do you style your hair? why do you wear nice clothing? To be you. Let them I say..
2007-03-24 03:39:49 · answer #5 · answered by Spring loaded horsie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why should white people care about other peoples skin colours? many whites like to darken their skin with suntan
I think it is racist to suggest that its a result of the Western ideals of beauty.
2007-03-24 04:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by thunor 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a stupid question!!!
Why are white people to blame for darker skinned people having no confidance in themselves! Its rediculous!
Western ideals of beauty are not about being pale, if they were, why the hell do all pale people spend a fortune trying to get tanned!
An absolutley stupid question - you are clueless, totally bloody clueless!!!!
Zippy is spot on, another person trying to make an issue when there isnt one!!
2007-03-24 02:58:56 · answer #7 · answered by mrssandii1982 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
There is the notion, of course, that the people who are lightening their skin are choosing to do so. No one is compelling them to do so. No one is holding a gun to their heads.
2007-03-24 02:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
People are responsible for their own actions.
Being white, I don't see why I would possibly have to answer to people bleaching their skin. I would never suggest such a thing.
2007-03-24 02:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
More fool them!
Sophie Okinado
It was not so long ago that mixed race people were complaining they didn't fit in anywhere! I think you're finding problem where there aren't any
2007-03-24 02:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋