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[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, Jamaican here. Everyone is black, but there's a huge problem with "bleaching" where people are whitening their skin color, as they perceive it to be of higher status.

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think skin bleaching might be a rampant issue. iirc Africans and Asians also do it. Everyone seems to want lighter skin. Wonder if it's due to Western influence.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

Isn't tanning a form of "skin darkening"

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At least some of it comes from outdoor workers being darker from sun exposure and then cultures associate "dark = laborer."

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I still think it's funny that tanning salons are so popular in the US, to look like you have free time to lounge in the sun.