Me Thinks

 

I see dozens and dozens of whitening products at every store I step in here. It is sickening and sad. Last night I was at a pharmacy picking out a gift for a friend, and I had a hard time finding a product that did not have some kind of whitening label on it. There are billboards with pictures of women who have light skin around town and it makes me angry. Why are white skinned women perceived as more beautiful? I know there are long-held cultural beliefs that mixed race is beneficial, and colored skin represents working under the sun, but I wish there was a way to reinforce, especially to young women that the women of the Philippines are gorgeous and they need not change to become what they think they want to look like. The teens watch American movies and idolize American stars. They are bombarded with ads and products and are led to believe that to be attractive they need to have lighter skin. Not true.