The Savvy Sista: Video: Tyra Banks' Skin Bleaching Show
Before I start this message I'm not trying to preach to anyone one so dnt reply with crap like" who are you to say not use hydroquinone this is just my opinon on the way see things" thx.
this is for anyone who hasn't seen the tyra banks show skin bleaching issue please this seriously in fact watch it again if you have already seen it
I am lucky that I have not fallen in to the trap of bleaching with hydroquinone other topical steriods I was so close I went to the doctor I have got a fungal infection from using bio claire if you had adverse reaction of dy skin strecth marks and burning from bleaching when you started you had in infection and if youv'e been bleaching for years []your skin is damaged this is what I have been told by a experienced BLACK doctor , please bleach yourself safely yeah you may look all beyonce and ish now but if you get of skin cancer or if you get glucoma or even a broken viens u most definantely will regret it if any of you guys have kids would you wanna fuk up their skin like that crazy lady in this video ?I know i woudn't dream of it plese dnt carry this message that light is better sometimes I look at these boards and people are like praise lightness and want to erase everything and they think there light skin is more beautiul it makes very dark skin girls like me feel that I could be prettier if I was lighter and stuff like that I know ther are adults on this website and they should be setting a good example but u know one day I am going to aprecite how my skin tone looks after all skin lightning is'nt permanent unless its damaged. azelaic acid 20% which is recently studied to be as good as hydroquione 2% sometimes even 4% is a good alternative it is also avalible in the UK so it's a good option for me but for now I am gonna work on focusing on myself and stop being superficial and hopefully get good results with azelaic acid and maybe not bother using azelaic acid whats the point eh I dnt have money anyway lol all I know is never evr use harsh stuff.plse

N0help4u

I agree nobody can say ''who are you to say to me...''
It is important that people learn what works and what is a scam.
I am hoping somebody goes through all these posts and does a sticky of what is bad and what is reputable.

BrownDeceit

I think you should stop worrying about what other people do and what other people think. And focus on yourself. I know for a fact that skin color matters in this world. Because I have lived life as a dark skinned girl. And now I'm living life as a lighter skinned girl.... Same facial features. Different skin tone. The way I get treated is remarkably different. Do I think dark skin is beautiful? Hell yes. Does the majority of the world feel this way? No. Do SOME people feel this way. Yes. there are some people that can see beauty in all shades. And I wish that's how everyone thought. But unfortunately.... It's not. So. I'm forced to adapt. I'm a beauty queen and I'll do what it takes to win. And if bleaching my skin is part of the regimen. Then so be it. Plus men like me more this color. I suggest you do what makes you happy.

chocobrownie

Your post makes me want to lighten my skin "men like me more this color" u know what the only guys who holla at me r losers lol and all the sexi ones all go 2 lighter chicks or white girls i felt like i wanted to lightn mi skin for boys, boys so so stupid to but honest it's kind of riduculouslike my friend said to me "your lightening your skin for mandem your pathetic!" so Brownd did you lighten your skin just to be "prettier" and get attention from boys cos it seems like it by you metioning that you wer a pagent queen why could'nt you of one the competion being a dark skinned person I know society puts light skin on pedastal so thats probably why you lighten your skin but just because society says this doesn't make it right we can't let tis bullish go on any longer I know you think dark skin and light r beautiful it sounds your making it a double standard for yourself your and your specific life area needs. its a bit contradiction if lighten your skin to be beauty queen.

divaforlyfe

I agree with you to a certain extent, i know women who have bleached for years and damaged their skin, the problem is that some people don't know when to stop or get greedy with chemicals, it all depends. I personally hated that episode, because TYRA is a hypocrite, I sure she uses more NATURAL expensive bleaching products to keep her skin like that. If you notice most black stars even Tyra look way lighter now than they did before they hit big, why has she not talked about WHITE women tanning or even how she wears blond front lace wigs( i know she did a show on natural hair) but I have never seen her wear her hair KINKY, when you look at episodes that use an objective standard, she made her money by exposing and in my opinion exploiting BLACK women on that show, although she talked about the bad she did not talk about the good things that products can do for women who have like uneven skin, or darker areas that need toning, I liked her until I started noticing little subliminal things she does as far as the black community is concerned.

Golden_Girl

Thanks Chocobrownie for your post. WoW, I didn't know they can cause infection, what kind of infection and what did your Dr. tell you how to fix it? Now bio claire is really becoming exposed more and more...and I'm beginning to hate it now. You say azelaic acid 20% can work as good as hydroquione 2% or 4%?

I know how it feels to not be light and being mistreated over the years because I'm brown, what was said and done to me was not fair nor was it right. It discusted me on how many of the black men treat the brown and dark brown women and praise lighter tone women. Why not treat all the same? It discusted me to the point that I became permanently turned off with most black american men because of how I was treated and how shallow they were. So, I nolonger have anything to do with them to this day. Even after I had lightened and the tables turned for me and they treated me differently, I was even more turned off with them...I know all are not that way..but Most definitely are. And many may think how dare I think that way.

When I had lightened, how I was later treated was also completely different and that it had caught me by surprise. It is very sad on how colorism affects the community and our self-identity, and is more like a silent dictator. Yes, all shades are definitely beautiful. Many of the light try to get dark and many dark try to get light is proof to show all colors should be embraced. This was my personal choice, I would never advice anyone that they should lighten their skin. Everyone has the right to be happy and we should find what that happiness is.

It is the same with relaxing/perming the hair and bleaching the hair, all textures are beautiful. But, society strongly discriminates what they can not understand. I agree, I liked Tyra Banks as a model, but when she opened her mouth and had shown how shallow she really was my view changed. I agree Divaforlyfe, Tyra definitely makes profit from exposing the weaknesses of brown people but does not expose everyone's weaknesses because she know she would go bankrupt. It is true she had 2 rhynoplasty nose jobs, wears blond straight remy lace wigs, and has lightened her skin so she is a big hypocrite...the evidence is in the photos. If someone wishes to avoid these things they have my respect. People should not judge a book by it's cover, but unfortunately they do and not only do they judge they persecute too. This is a challenging topic. Chocobrownie if you wish not to lighten, you have my respect and I understand your choice as you should embrace your decision and the skin your in. It does take a very strong person to avoid these things so I will not admit I am the strongest, I have my weaknesses too.

chocobrownie

yes i agree diva 4 life tyra is a hypocrite the focus isn't supposed to be about how much of a sellout she is its about the black community and these false ideolgies of lighter skin. who cares what tyra is doing with herself she a fool lol , lke most people who r famous exploiting blacks n embracing whites light skin people r light skin people and you r you this mesage goes to anyone trying to be something there not if you really had confidence then would try and be you if your whole apreance is a lie then it can never be true , I think everyone in the lightning board should opt for natural skin lightning instead of killing our pigment away lets live fufulling and prosporous lives and live longer and stop this inhuman mental self absorbing practice (for people with no skin disorders)

Golden_Girl

Yes, natural is much more safer, I use a mix of both right now as I am still searching for quality products that will work, affordable, and won't give me bad reaction. But either way, lightening is still lightening either way we see it, naturally or unnaturally. It is still embracing the fact to lighten and alter one's skin only in a safer way. Unless one's goal is to only remove scars, blemishes, vitilago, etc. But if the goal is to lighten in shades, the main purpose is still the same...to change and alter one's original appearance. But, if you are able to find something that really works, natural, and affordable definately let me know.

BrownDeceit

All that I am trying to say is that I think brown skin is BEAUTIFUL. But society doesn't. And yes. I do want positive attention from guys. And that's what they like. I won't deny that being one of the reasons. I also want to win beauty pageants. And sometimes being lighter helps sometimes it doesn't. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. But it makes me happy. That's all that matters.

BrownDeceit

You're being so honest. In every single way. And I used to LOVE the Tyra banks show. Until she started becoming so hypocritical and judgmental. And it is true, she does profit off of the insecurities of black women (so does Tyler Perry.....But that's for another topic). And yeah. About black men now being attracted to me now that I'm lighter and I have curly Indian Remy hair sewn into my head. It's kind of sad. Because my features are EXACTLY the same. They just wouldn't give them the time of day because they were in dark skin. I once went out with this guy that said he wouldn't have dated me if I was darker than him.....I don't know about African American men sometimes. It's like I worked so hard to be considered beautiful. And now that I've reached beauty.... In their eyes.... (Light skin)..... I'm beginning to realize that the majority of them were not even worth it in the first place.