Chasing fair skin, Ivorians ignore whitening cream ban

[Janelle2002 3,865]

He found Nicole Aniston and lost track of time.

I don't blame him.

She's a real Aryan queen

She is beautiful. Did you find what was considered beauty to Google for a black or brown woman? Because when I searched there were no brown or black women for beauty on Google. There were no Asian women either.

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wait wait - it's the black men there that are causing this problem !

come on, refocus on the black men there - the root cause of the problem !

I know, right? There's a tonne of products sold in India as well.

specifically for Ivory Coast, it's the mens causing the problems !

You're missing what Janelle is trying to tell you. People all over the world are conditioned to believe that white is right, no matter what the situation. Black or darker skin women are almost forced to straighten their hair and bleach their skin because we've been taught since the beginning that straight hair and fair skin is considered beautiful. Look at Japan, their entire beauty industry is filled with nothing but white women. They don't even advertise their own people. I saw this when I was stationed there. In India(AJ put me on this one) when a baby is born, they wish it to white. That's considered a good thing. In Africa, a country that has more dark skinned people than anyone else, they use white skinned models and put bronzing cream on them.

Look at movies here. Even when you have a movie that takes place in Egypt, white people are used. Aloha, which was filmed in Hawaii, didn't have any native actors. Just white people(Emma Stone claims to be 1/4th Hawaiian). The Lone Ranger cast Johnny Depp as Tonto, even Kung Fu with David Carradine used to be a Bruce Lee vehicle, but they thought an old white guy doing martial arts was more believable than the Chinese dude who basically invented his own style.

Even recently, the Afro is gaining prominence in the world of style. But guess who they chose to highlight it? White women. Because it only looks good on a white woman, not the women who invented it. That's what black women are up against. Not just the men, but an entire planet of people who are constantly telling them they have to look more white to be considered beautiful.

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She is beautiful. Did you find what was considered beauty to Google for a black or brown woman? Because when I searched there were no brown or black women for beauty on Google. There were no Asian women either.

We must be using different googles.

[Darnell 8,478]

You're missing what Janelle is trying to tell you. People all over the world are conditioned to believe that white is right, no matter what the situation. Black or darker skin women are almost forced to straighten their hair and bleach their skin because we've been taught since the beginning that straight hair and fair skin is considered beautiful. Look at Japan, their entire beauty industry is filled with nothing but white women. They don't even advertise their own people. I saw this when I was stationed there. In India(AJ put me on this one) when a baby is born, they wish it to white. That's considered a good thing. In Africa, a country that has more dark skinned people than anyone else, they use white skinned models and put bronzing cream on them.

Look at movies here. Even when you have a movie that takes place in Egypt, white people are used. Aloha, which was filmed in Hawaii, didn't have any native actors. Just white people(Emma Stone claims to be 1/4th Hawaiian). The Lone Ranger cast Johnny Depp as Tonto, even Kung Fu with David Carradine used to be a Bruce Lee vehicle, but they thought an old white guy doing martial arts was more believable than the Chinese dude who basically invented his own style.

Even recently, the Afro is gaining prominence in the world of style. But guess who they chose to highlight it? White women. Because it only looks good on a white woman, not the women who invented it. That's what black women are up against. Not just the men, but an entire planet of people who are constantly telling them they have to look more white to be considered beautiful.

None of that matters, as the research back in post #1 is very clear about the root cause.

Sorry.

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Darnell sweeps the legs and Marvin's down! Ow that was painful to watch.

In India(AJ put me on this one) when a baby is born, they wish it to white. That's considered a good thing.

They wish it was light skinned. Not necessarily white. If it was born white they'd think it was defective or something. Where'd the melanin go? Sheeyut, must be defective.

[Darnell 8,478]

Did you do it? And if so, what were the results of your Google search on beauty please?

for me, this was the first foto that popped up.

[TBoneTX 43,018]

Did you do it? And if so, what were the results of your Google search on beauty please?

No, but the results were:

1. Blondes

2. Mrs. T-B.

3. You.

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No, but the results were:

1. Blondes

2. Mrs. T-B.

3. You.

Jannelle, on reading your post:

[Darnell 8,478]

They wish it was light skinned. Not necessarily white. If it was born white they'd think it was defective or something. Where'd the melanin go? Sheeyut, must be defective.

in many areas o India, it's related to caste level - the darker you are, the lower the caste. light skin? higher caste.

so when the lovelies are trying to bleach a bit, it's mostly because of the 'caste' situation. At least thats what I learned, ages past (and remember, I'm verra olde) .

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in many areas o India, it's related to caste level - the darker you are, the lower the caste. light skin? higher caste.

so when the lovelies are trying to bleach a bit, it's mostly because of the 'caste' situation. At least thats what I learned, ages past (and remember, I'm verra olde) .

You must be, because 'olde' is 19th century. What's your secret?

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None of that matters, as the research back in post #1 is very clear about the root cause.

Sorry.

Um, if these people are Ivorians, why are you calling them black men?

Darnell sweeps the legs and Marvin's down! Ow that was painful to watch.

They wish it was light skinned. Not necessarily white. If it was born white they'd think it was defective or something. Where'd the melanin go? Sheeyut, must be defective.

I'm still standing. Takes more than two sentences to knock me down.

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Um, if these people are Ivorians, why are you calling them black men?

......... because ivorians are black?

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......... because ivorians are black?

Nope, there's a distinct difference. I'm a black American, not an African American.

[Darnell 8,478]

Um, if these people are Ivorians, why are you calling them black men?

I invite you to reread, in it's entirety, the stuff back at post #1. Thanks so much, and Thanks in advance ! [increase screen font size if'n you left yer readers back in N.M.]

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I invite you to reread, in it's entirety, the stuff back at post #1. Thanks so much, and Thanks in advance ! [increase screen font size if'n you left yer readers back in N.M.]

I did, Ivorians are Africans. Not black men.

I have 20/10 vision kid. I can see very clearly.