Rappler: The tyranny of tisay beauty (in Tagalog, tisay means a white-skinned woman)
A Rappler article that asks how to teach a Filipino daughter to survive in a country where brown skin is less desired than white skin.
A Rappler article that asks how to teach a Filipino daughter to survive in a country where brown skin is less desired than white skin.
In Australia, a 22-year old Black woman describes how skin whitening creams are widely used by girls as young as 14 in her Melbourne community. She says African mothers encourage their daughters to use such creams “to become more beautiful”.
The trailer for ‘Dark Girls’, a documentary about skin color, and a must-watch for everyone.
An Al Jazeera news segment about the problem of illegal bleaching creams and their effects.
Dozens of research studies have shown that skin tone and other racial features play powerful roles in who gets ahead and who does not. These factors regularly determine who gets hired, who gets convicted and who gets elected.
Watch this riveting documentary about how ethnic Asians and Africans living in the UK are seeking to change their facial […]
During the Renaissance period, an ideal beauty meant a white face with reddened lips and cheeks. But as a pure white complexion is impossible for a healthy person to attain naturally, women then used creams and other methods to whiten their skin.
View this incredible short documentary on skin bleaching in Jamaica. Highlights: A boy started bleaching his skin since he was […]