Is this really necessary?
is anyone else bothered by the article in the latimes about how asian women are purchasing tons of skin-whitening treatment in hopes of attaining paler features?
"It seems tied primarily to colonial history, a fascination with whiteness," he said. "Dark skin gets associated with manual labor, agrarian communities, being less cosmopolitan."
The pursuit of white skin is all the more troubling because it appears to reinforce long-held prejudices in East Asia against fellow Asians with darker skin, Mimura said. Given the cost of whitening regimens, he added, maintaining that perfect milky glow seems reserved for women who can afford it.
"I think these women see skin-whitening very much along the lines of buying a Louis Vuitton bag," he said.
arrrgh!
"It seems tied primarily to colonial history, a fascination with whiteness," he said. "Dark skin gets associated with manual labor, agrarian communities, being less cosmopolitan."
The pursuit of white skin is all the more troubling because it appears to reinforce long-held prejudices in East Asia against fellow Asians with darker skin, Mimura said. Given the cost of whitening regimens, he added, maintaining that perfect milky glow seems reserved for women who can afford it.
"I think these women see skin-whitening very much along the lines of buying a Louis Vuitton bag," he said.
arrrgh!
2 Comments:
What bothers you? The fact that Asian women are buying skin whitening products or the article? I'm sure none of this stuff is news to you...
i think it's this need to be pale and the fact that they need to achieve this perfect level of paleness. i get bombarded with advertisements here in hk about that.
damn, asian women, go get some sun... it's not going to kill you.
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