In Asia there is this 'trend' of ladies wanting to have white skin. Most pop singers look something like this:
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White!
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In China they also love to take pictures with white children and sometimes adults, like me. I thought they were just confusing me for David Beckham at first, it's easy to understand though. It's odd to see them mob a couple with a child, they will just swoop in and pose with the child while their friend snaps the photo. It's as if the child were a famous actor or something.
In Viet Nam just about EVERY body/skin related product has "whitening" in it.
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Deodorant for Men, with WHITENING!
Who doesn't want whiter arm pits!?
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Whitening Shower Cream
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Whitening Body Lotion
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And just for reinforcement, these ads (found online):
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Yes ladies, dream of white!
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White or wrong?
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-Jason
There was a story on this just last week on CBC. It is wrong, and also sad as it speaks to a global imbalance economically and culturally. White is still affluent and powerful, non-white is still considered a handicap.
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