What is the big deal in black women lightening there skin?

Okay so basically..i c a big double standard.





Asians, indians, and even white people lighten there skin and it is just seen as another beauty regimen.





but when a black person lighten there skin it is a disgrace?





isn't it the same thing as whites wanting that golden tan?? SOme will fry themselves until it reaches that color..KNOWING that they will eventually turn back to the original color?





What is the big deal..?? Why is there such a stigma on black folks who lighten?





I'm black by the way..just asking out of curiosity??

What is the big deal in black women lightening there skin?
I agree with you honey. Its hypocritical. I am white and freckly and I use fake tan to even out my complexion (Its far better than risking skin cancer by tanning)- so if someone with darker skin wanted to lighten it, more power to them! Its like the saying 'We always want what we don't have'. Its human nature.
Reply:Whats the deal with caucasians tanning
Reply:WHAT EVER!!


HOPE YOUR NOT LOOSING ANY SLEEP OVER IT!
Reply:Hmm.. I never thought of it that way. I actually agree with you. I'd actually like to know that answer myself.
Reply:y would u wanna lave lighter skin.. ur prob beautiful the way u are... don't try to wreck ur skin of wut other ppl do
Reply:Whatever, I'm dark like chocolate and I'm loving. I would rather die than have my skin lighten.
Reply:This is my opinion . I'm not saying is right.


People always want to be different. Dark people want be lighter light people want to be darker.


People with curly hair want it straight . Straight want curly.


Why can't we all be proud of how we born . beautiful and natural.
Reply:The big deal is that it stems from the wrong sort of thinking that darker skin is less attractive or somehow hideous. In India, it is kind of a controversial thing among some people, because they understand that it is problematic thinking. Even though the skin-lightening cream market in india is huge, some people see that it is kind of sad that darker people feel that they have to go to such great lengths to be "more beautiful." People should just be who they are.





Also people who tan do not usually tan to a "chocolate brown" color (dark skin ) it is usually just that tan, orangy, light brown color. And this is something that is considered to be a more healthy look.
Reply:- Actually I find any person of color lightening their skin a disgrace, not just black women
Reply:uhhh i dunno....lol
Reply:im black and there is no way on the world i would ever lighten my skin... im proud to be black.
Reply:Honestly, it is the exact same when a dark Eastern Indian woman, Mexican, etc feels pressure to darken their skin. Why would black ppl be exempt from this behavior? It is stemming from an overall global emphasis on the value placed in being of European decent. Either way, ppl are denying a part of who they are to change for some outside pressure.
Reply:Sure... some black women lighten their skin to be "lighter"... but most lightening creams are supposed to be used for blemishes. Whenever I get a pimple and it heals, that spot stays dark for MONTHS!! I used to use a lightening cream on those spots only, but now I don't even bother. Because of the increased melanin in our skin, cuts and pimples and crap like that leave dark spots. Also, our elbows and knees can get darker for some reason. Of course, we'd like to be the same color all over! I think that's the whole intention of the lightening creams in the first place... no women I know use those creams so they can be lighter in complexion. I know that happens, but I think its rare. But that's an interesting point your bring up when you compare it to tanning... I never even thought of it that way.
Reply:Good question.It all has to do this low selfesteem.


Some black women think that if you are "lighter" you will do better in life...since they probaly always see the media displaying light skinned women.But,they need to realize just because you are light or dark skinned,you are still counted as black.





This is the same thing for the tanning question.They see stuff on the media and get discouraged for who they are.Yes,the tan is not going to stay forever,so what is the point?





Well,to sum it up...people should just accept who they are.It is what makes us all diverse and unique.
Reply:well i do not know many people from different cultures but i feel that when someone who is black lightens him/herself as in bleach out as in no melanin/// they want to be white and wanting to be white is holding on to the days of slavery when white people were seen as 'better' and in many cases gods.





apart from that many chemicals that Jamaican women use are very hazardous and will not only damage skin but breathing. bleaching makes us more vulnerable to skin cancer and some people bleach and have to wear umbrellas all day and thick layers of makeup to prevent their skin from rolling away.





i mean you an use lighteners to make ur complexion more even because many times we have spots and sometimes our faces are darker than the rest of us but totally whitening your body, black women is going too far.
Reply:Well all I have to say is, it would be odd if someone is against "colorism" %26amp; for lightening their skin. I would hate for that to become more of a trend, considering all the dark complexion girls (%26amp; boys-yes-believe it!) already with self-esteem problems. Is that really the solution or should we introducing the appreciation of the beauty of dark skin into our culture. This is already a problem in some parts of the world.


http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primec...


Plus when you have children they still are going to come out your original skin color. At what age should a parent start bleaching their children's skin? Then where does it stop? Trying to marry different races or ethnicities to lighten your gene pool? There are already ppl like this now. I don't see how its not a self-esteem issue, but I'm sure many disagree.





As far as tans go, I always thought it being such a big part of caucasian ppl's culture was odd, being that the world mostly follows a caucasin standard of beauty. Maybe darker complexion caucasians like Italians are seen as more attractive or something. Tho to me they look really similar to Latinos sometimes.
Reply:well whites tan becuse they think its more attractive..and im sorry to say but most men Black and white perfer light skin black wemon..i myself have always had a thing for black wemon.and both light and dark ones are sexy in there own way
Reply:As you probably already know, the skin lightening potions came out of the Asian countries and made their way to Africa and the Caribbean. The Japanese, in particular have always had a fondness for very white skin. While many of those countries seem to find the skin lightening process acceptable, black people generally have a sense of shame about it. Many black people who lighten their skin won't confess to it because they are ashamed to let anyone know that they have caved in to the European standard of beauty.





Black people have never been traditionally shown as beautiful. Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that many blacks are more attracted to lighter skin. It is the standard of beauty they have been exposed to. That's why it seems perfectly normal and acceptable for white people to to get a tan, since they can choose to revert to their light complexion as they choose. Once you are born black, that's it and you have to deal with all the prejudice that goes along with it. As a black person, I, too, would be ashamed to ever consider lightening my skin. It would seem like a betrayal, and an insult to people of African heritage. Be who you are and accept the fact that every race has its own beauty.

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