Comments on: Racism in Asia: White skin and the Suntan

By: Alice Teacake

Alice Teacake — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:52:23 +0000

In reply to sam q. Very true. Very true Sam :( I'm gonna say it right here: love the skin you are in!

By: sam q

sam q — Wed, 03 May 2017 11:32:53 +0000

well the whitening craze is same in all over Asia or should I say all over the world..its a dream for majority of brown people..
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East, SEA, China, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Morocco, Africa..in fact more than 60%population of the world wants fairer skin tone..

Its a multi bullion industry in Asia..and people go to any length for fairer skin..some times in even risking their lives..

By: Alice teacake

Alice teacake — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:48:54 +0000

In reply to Lucas Rodrigues. The British population's fascination with being tanned is certainly an interesting one! I USED to put on fake tan but quickly realised I liked my skin for what it is...essentially, the bottom line is, love your skin, love yourself and don't judge anyone else for what colour they are!

By: Lucas Rodrigues

Lucas Rodrigues — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 07:34:01 +0000

That’s crazy, I hate the preference westerns have on tanned people and belive me I’m tanned I live in the south of Portugal 5min from the beach, but I don’t get it! I hate to see all the tourists from the UK getting sunburned just to get tanned or even worse, traveling to Portugal just to get some color! Smart people don’t give a sh*t about your color, grow up :D But I had no idea about this other side of the coin, thank you for letting me know, interesting post!
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By: Danial

Danial — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:34:30 +0000

I guess it’s true that humans can never be contented with what they have!

By: aliceteacake

aliceteacake — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:57:53 +0000

In reply to vanessa workman. Ha you're so funny! I never knew about Jodie Foster either >< Would love you to experiment on one leg: you could make money from that you know - scientific cosmetic testing and all that!

By: vanessa workman

vanessa workman — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:40:08 +0000

I would trade pasty white for golden tan any day, that whole whitening cream thing is truly scary. Colonialism ideals passed down from generation to generation I suppose. I stock up on tubs of normal lotions when I find them :D Although it might be tempting to experiment on one leg to see if it works.
Oh, did you know Jodie Foster was the original Coppertone tan icon? I think they even used her as the model for the logo. :P

By: aliceteacake

aliceteacake — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:01:58 +0000

In reply to Jen Joslin. Haha I love Alessio! He's a dude! Can't believe the tree story but am so psyched you're teaching in Korea! Yay!

By: Jen Joslin

Jen Joslin — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 06:13:34 +0000

This is so true, and a disheartening part of Asia. We were talking about trees in my first grade class yesterday and one of my Japanese students said that trees are for shade so girls’ skin won’t get dark. It was a serious WTF teaching moment. Who taught him that?!

Also had to comment because my friend Alessio shot and directed that Round Eye video. Love their stuff! Small world :)

By: aliceteacake

aliceteacake — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:07:21 +0000

In reply to Safia Miletus. Haha here's to drinking a lot of tea and eating a hell of a lot of cake! I absolutely agree with you that all of that money could be spent on an amazing adventure instead. Thank you for sharing your experiences in Egypt!