03-23-2021, 12:31 PM
** 23-Mar-2021 World View: Pale skin
My conversations with people I've known over the years certainly
confirm what you've written. The other issue is that, even among
blacks, light-skinned blacks are considered better looking to one
another than dark-skinned blacks, as shown by the number of African
women who go through horrific skin bleaching processes. However, many
Americans, including Asians, also resort to skin-lightening, which
adds to what you've written.
https://www.byrdie.com/skin-bleaching
https://www.webmd.com/beauty/skin-lightening-products
https://www.vogue.com/article/skin-light...uty-market
(03-23-2021, 06:39 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: > Many white people appalled at the prospect of one of their
> offspring marrying a black person have far fewer qualms about
> their beloved son or daughter marrying and having children by an
> Asian or Asian-American. Very pale skin is commonplace among
> Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese.
My conversations with people I've known over the years certainly
confirm what you've written. The other issue is that, even among
blacks, light-skinned blacks are considered better looking to one
another than dark-skinned blacks, as shown by the number of African
women who go through horrific skin bleaching processes. However, many
Americans, including Asians, also resort to skin-lightening, which
adds to what you've written.
https://www.byrdie.com/skin-bleaching
https://www.webmd.com/beauty/skin-lightening-products
https://www.vogue.com/article/skin-light...uty-market