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The model in the ad is also Nigerian . So if we're keeping score it's 1 Nigerian woman against , and one Nigerian woman in support . Is that right ?The tweet in the OP is from a Nigerian woman.
The model in the ad is also Nigerian . So if we're keeping score it's 1 Nigerian woman against , and one Nigerian woman in support . Is that right ?The tweet in the OP is from a Nigerian woman.
Yes, of course. Basically blackface.Are spray tans racist, too?
The model in the ad is also Nigerian . So if we're keeping score it's 1 Nigerian woman against , and one Nigerian woman in support . Is that right ?
Yes, of course. Basically blackface.
Saying those ads are comparable to skin-lightening ads is disingenuous because it ignores the history of PoC bleaching their skin permanently. Getting tanning lotion for a temporary tan is not the same as putting your body through irreversible damage.Thank you for ignoring my question. I still have no idea what you are talking about.
Glad I could help you answer your own question though.
Saying those ads are comparable to skin-lightening ads is disingenuous because it ignores the history of PoC bleaching their skin permanently. Getting tanning lotion for a temporary tan is not the same as putting your body through irreversible damage.
Do they have the kind of marketing and language as in these "natural fairness" ads?
Yes, but reading this thread, I understand your confusion.Sarcasm? I'm genuinely lost here.
Then compare to tanning beds ads, because tanning beds are definitely not healthy at all. They are on their way to get banned.Saying those ads are comparable to skin-lightening ads is disingenuous because it ignores the history of PoC bleaching their skin permanently. Getting tanning lotion for a temporary tan is not the same as putting your body through irreversible damage.
I thought it was fairly obvious but basically racist and colonialist language where fair is "natural" and white beauty is the ultimate goal. People destroy their body to achieve whiteness. It's been indoctrinated in certain nations that were colonised especially South Asia that whiteness is the best. People still when looking for a marriage partner will go on about their requirements that someone is fair, then you have the whole classist caste and regionist systems on top of it.What kind of marketing? What kind of language? That's all I asked.
noThese nivea creams bleach permanently? Really? Wth? Didn't realize at all.
The tweet in the OP is from a Nigerian woman.
It's rare to see dark-skinned people in marketing, TV, movies and other media in South Asian countries. Nearly everyone has fair cream on.
I thought it was fairly obvious but basically racist and colonialist language where fair is "natural" and white beauty is the ultimate goal. People destroy their body to achieve whiteness. It's been indoctrinated in certain nations that were colonised especially South Asia that whiteness is the best. People still when looking for a marriage partner will go on about their requirements that someone is fair, then you have the whole classist caste and regionist systems on top of it.
Get better at making points then ?Not the point I was making.
They are advertising to an existing market. Ok
But #revealyourglow is straight up racist
I am not really sure what you are trying to do here.The model in the ad is also Nigerian . So if we're keeping score it's 1 Nigerian woman against , and one Nigerian woman in support . Is that right ?
Get better at making points then ?
But don't you see, they aren't true to their origin. /sPeople wanting a different skin tone is pretty normal right? People Tan, people in Japan prefers to have a lighter skin as well. They wouldn't make an ad out of nowhere if there wasn't any demand for it.
Nothing wrong some darker skinned people wanting lighter and light skinned wanting darker/tanned skin. As always with these.kind of threads it's an american problem and the need to find something "racist" just for the sake of it. Why do peole feel the need to force their standards of beauty on somebody else?
Nothing wrong some darker skinned people wanting lighter and light skinned wanting darker/tanned skin. As always with these.kind of threads it's an american problem and the need to find something "racist" just for the sake of it. Why do peole feel the need to force their standards of beauty on somebody else?
But don't you see, they aren't true to their origin. /s
But in summer everyone sunbathes as they try to get a darker skin.It's the wording. The ad is straight up telling you your dark skin isn't up to standards.
Saying those ads are comparable to skin-lightening ads is disingenuous because it ignores the history of PoC bleaching their skin permanently. Getting tanning lotion for a temporary tan is not the same as putting your body through irreversible damage.
Ive heard that whitening soap is super popular in south East Asian countries. Wonder if thats true.
Nothing wrong some darker skinned people wanting lighter and light skinned wanting darker/tanned skin. As always with these.kind of threads it's an american problem and the need to find something "racist" just for the sake of it. Why do peole feel the need to force their standards of beauty on somebody else?
Its one thing to avoid sun like its radioactive.
Interesting point. I would love to hear from someone in the region to provide some insight into the matter. Is it an aesthetic thing or is it a "white is right" thing?
Eh, goes both ways.Yes it is true. Advertisement everywhere in Thailand for example. Also people asking me if they can touch me cause I am really really white. Was quiet the experience. Has to do with men not wanting women with browner skin so the women try to lighten themselves up.
Exactly, 'a' Nigerian woman.
Anyway I've seen this kind of ads since I was a kid (here in SE Asia) and still see them now. So people are still buying them.
We've had threads on this before and there is no reason for outrage.
If you go to a grocery store in Asia it even Asian grocery stores in the west you will find many of these products. It is no different than white people wanting to be darker.
This ad is advertising what many people want to do to their skin. Don't attack Nivea for being one of many companies putting a product out there that millions of people use. Maybe you should tell the darker skinned people who use these products they are the racist ones if you think it is so wrong.
Nothing wrong some darker skinned people wanting lighter and light skinned wanting darker/tanned skin. As always with these.kind of threads it's an american problem and the need to find something "racist" just for the sake of it. Why do peole feel the need to force their standards of beauty on somebody else?
Black Africans were bleaching before Euro contact? Due to what, Arab influence?
Is this really racist? They're catering to an existing (and booming) market.