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Africa: Where black is not really beautiful

By Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg

South Africa is marketed to the world as Mandela's rainbow nation, where everyone is proud of their race and heritage. But for some black South Africans there is such a thing as being too black.

A recent study by the University of Cape Town suggests that one woman in three in South Africa bleaches her skin. The reasons for this are as varied as the cultures in this country but most people say they use skin-lighteners because they want "white skin".
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as i glanced at the title of your thread, i was hit with a touch of anger that one would think that any of "us" would be ashamed of our blackness. yet, reading the article, it made me think of the devisive views of blackness within the black community--the rivalry between some dark-skinned blacks and some light-skinned blacks. it was especially bad in the new orleans area for a long time. however, bleaching one's skin doesn't make one a better looking person, physically. being a dark-skinned brutha, and proud of it:), i've never had a desire to be anyone but who i am...or any other way that i am. I AM IN NO WAY ASHAME OF MY BLACKNESS. but i do acknowledge that there are those, even young girls, who struggle with it. i don't know why that is...but we need to get to the root of that problem...especially where our young ones are concerned.

*pondering*
 
as i glanced at the title of your thread, i was hit with a touch of anger that one would think that any of "us" would be ashamed of our blackness. yet, reading the article, it made me think of the devisive views of blackness within the black community--the rivalry between some dark-skinned blacks and some light-skinned blacks. it was especially bad in the new orleans area for a long time. however, bleaching one's skin doesn't make one a better looking person, physically. being a dark-skinned brutha, and proud of it:), i've never had a desire to be anyone but who i am...or any other way that i am. I AM IN NO WAY ASHAME OF MY BLACKNESS. but i do acknowledge that there are those, even young girls, who struggle with it. i don't know why that is...but we need to get to the root of that problem...especially where our young ones are concerned.

*pondering*

however, bleaching one's skin doesn't make one a better looking person,:wave:

There is a discussion on the BBC concerning this same article. I am a black woman and never had felt uneasy with my colour. Not only is this a negative type of behaviour, but the damage that is being done to the skin. Imagine 1 out of every 3 women in South Africa use bleaching cream...that is a staggering statistic. 77% of Nigerians, more than three quarters of Nigerians use these creams on a regular basis..All I can do is SMH. The sad part is the people making the money from the sales of these creams are from Europe..Go figure.:( People need to emancipate their minds from mental slavery....having a mindset that white IS BETTER...so sad. I agree with you that the young ones need to be educated.
 
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