News: Thai ad 'white makes you win' lambasted for racism - Page 4

Hooligan

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Originally posted by Callisto.

I'm sorry Asian colorism is so funny to me.
It's not even a subconscious thing.

They will tell you your soot coloured skin is disgusting and throw bleaching creams at you in public and not feel bad about it.

#Oop

Corsola

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Originally posted by getback

oh, what about gingers getting **** for their skin? if you don't fit in the beauty standards, you will get **** for it

saying beauty standards in Asia are wrong then maybe you should check the beauty standards in western countries again

each country, each race has their own beauty standards so don't use yours to judge others

simple as that

Nobody said that was right?

I've never understood this logic of ''you can't say X is bad because Y is also bad''. Like... okay? We're not discussing Y but if we were then we'd agree that it's wrong too. I don't even understand what you're trying to say with the last sentence. Don't use your beauty standards to judge others? But didn't you say we were SJWs if we thought that it was wrong to shame someone for not fitting into a standard?

Why is it so trendy to call someone a SJW nowadays? You say it's wrong to shame somebody's skin complexion and suddenly you're an evil, dreaded, SJW. Give me a break

Priyanka Chopra

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Originally posted by MP2K

I'll keep in mind to avoid East Asian countries on my travel list

Thailand is in Southeast Asia. You're going to have to avoid all of Asia. Latin America too.

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Originally posted by Damien M

Asians (not to generalize, but) have such weird issues with skin color lol. And i thought the lightskin/darkskin thing in the black community was funny, but nah, theirs takes it to a whole new level.
I know Asian girls who walk around Miami w/umbrellas bc they don't want to 'tan'.

That's what umbrellas were originally invented for in India and China, not the rain.

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Originally posted by Repo

No one knows exactly where white supremacy started, but it is known that both European and Asian countries to a "Lighter skin is better" mindset.

No, lighter skin is traditionally accepted as more appealing everywhere. As for white supremacy (as in the race), that's definitely a Western European idea that started in colonial times and used as a justification for invasions/violence.

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Originally posted by Austin

Oh no I'm definitely not denying racism lol, I'm just saying the Asian quest for pale skin is not dissimilar to the (current) European/American quest for tanned skin. I think in this case its more about the social status of being tanned/pale than a simple racism thing.

I think the western quest for tanned skin is a beauty/sex thing, but the Asian quest for fair skin is more of a status thing. People automatically think you're more amazing/beautiful/special/worthy with lighter skin. And western people subconsciously think so too about lighter Asians.

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Originally posted by Flanders

But honestly isn't paleness in many parts of asia more related to the class system where rich people would be whiter because they didn't work outside in the sun? I thought I read that somewhere. Not saying it's a fact or anything it's just what I've heard

It's all of Asia. And that explanation is really simplifying to just a class thing. People automatically think light skin is beautiful, sweet, innocent and worthy.