Ask Me Help Desk - Why do people lighten the skin?

Hello again:

I LOVE stirring the pot... But, I'm also curious. And, I don't mind calling a spade a spade, either, if you'll pardon the pun.

One poster talked about butt implants. I think black women do that because black men like big butts. If I'm right, do these same women also lighten?

You can tell me I'm wrong, too. I'll get over it.

excon

excon

You know your just putting more questions in my crazy haired head :)

I do have the question everything gene, it would be a askmehelpdesk first if you got an answer :)

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello again:

I LOVE stirring the pot... But, I'm also curious. And, I don't mind calling a spade a spade, either, if you'll pardon the pun.

One poster talked about butt implants. I think black women do that because black men like big butts. If I'm right, do these same women also lighten?

You can tell me I'm wrong, too. I'll get over it.

excon

Black men like big butts,is a racial generalisation. It has nothing to do with white or black but you seem to think so.

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Originally Posted by sohotitsscary

oh so Only darker people do this!!!
so thats why people was being so rude to me, i really didnt think asking about it would of cause so much bitterness, that doesnt excuse some people thou.

i have dark skinned friends should i ask them about skin lighting to get a better understanding?

I want to apologise if my post was rude, I guess skin lightening is very personal and we can be very defensive about it.

Mainly to do with how society looks at skin lightening, we are judged by both sides black people who don't lighten and white. I know we keep comparing it to tanning but if you come to AMHD, and noticed tanning section would you ask them why they do it? You wouldn't, as it is not frown upon, even though skin lightening is not a new practice.

The resons vary for everyone but for me it is not about self hate or to be accepted or about racisim, I never faced rasicm if I did I never notice ignorant people. I have good career etc

I started looking for something to even out my acne scar, then went all the way to the extreme lol

Most people start into this to even out and then they start wanting more or trying to fix another damge caused by fake product, and the cylce continue.

Anyway if you have more questions I am happy to answer, I am calm about it now :D

Oh can I ask you not to ask your black friends about this, they might come to the forum to have a go at us, how dare us changing our colour:D

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello again:

I LOVE stirring the pot... But, I'm also curious. And, I don't mind calling a spade a spade, either, if you'll pardon the pun.

One poster talked about butt implants. I think black women do that because black men like big butts. If I'm right, do these same women also lighten?

You can tell me I'm wrong, too. I'll get over it.

excon

Not all black men love big butts like not all men love big boobs, it depend on different cultures. It really vary I know certain culture a butt is a sign of beauty.

NO if's and's or "butts" I think this has ran its course,

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