Whats so wrong with bleaching your skin to become lighter?

its like if your parents smoke marijuana and condemn their child for doing meth... i understand that one is worse BUT they are both illegal...bottomline.





Why can we do things to ourselves to change or alter our features but only to an extent? If a black person wants to bleach their skin...how is it different from tanning? I dont think anyone should be stopped from altering their features into what THEY believe beauty is (whatever the hell they feel it is).... im talking about little things like mascera... to make your eyelashes longer than what they naturally are, or lipstick, even hair extensions... to me they are all equivalent to bleaching. i believe people living in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.

Whats so wrong with bleaching your skin to become lighter?
There's nothing wrong with it, a lot of people do it, there are a lot of skin lightening products out there. It's just that people with dark skin are the minorities, so it seems like you're being racist, or pulling a Micheal Jackson, if you want lighter skin. It's not true, though.
Reply:its wierd.


Go watch some t.v and eat a PB%26amp;J and relax, stop worrying ad thinking about this stuff who cares.
Reply:I think it's more of a not accepting your race thing.


Tanning doesn't make white girls look brown/black, a lot of girls just thinks it makes them look healthier.


In most cases (I know I'm generalizing, and I'm sure that some people somewhere do this for these reasons) it's not because they want to look like they are Black or any East Indian race.
Reply:Erm, it's kind of odd. I mean, that's just my opinion, because it's something, that I wouldn't do, most likely. I mean, sure, I'm all out for the chrome teeth, and everything, but bleaching my skin? Not something I'd do. I heard it's unhealthy for your skin, that it takes nutrients and stuff out of your skin, that makes it rough and everything. But that's what I heard.





But if I were you, I wouldn't do it. Just make some popcorn, and watch a movie. Chill, don't worry about it. One hint if you want to be white. Don't go out for a couple months. Aha. You'll be white all right. Aha.
Reply:There is nothing WRONG with it... but I don't get it.





Dark skin is beautiful
Reply:skin lightening, skin tanning, or any skin or hair care regimen all have the same objectives - better self esteem or aesthetics, better health, or to correct body issues.. they're no different from each other..





although skin lightening is more criticized in the US, a bronzed white would be less noticeable in an asian country than a fair-skinned woman.. the only difference lies in one's cultural tradition and preferences.





so each other's needs or wants should be respected.

oyster plant