Jackson tastic
No, I am not making a crack at alledged paedophilia or the way you seem to be able to buy yourself out of a prison sentance in America.
Nope. I am talking about skin lightening cream (not that jacko used it, no siree bob).
The news this morning talked about complaints being laid against a bollywood star for starring in an advert for skin lightening cream. Apparently is some asian colours a lighter skin denotes a higher caste, pretty muchin the same way that in some western cultures a darker skin showed that you could afford a foreign holiday and were therefore richer.
Is there anything to complain about?
No one is being forced to lighten their skin. Just as no one is forced to buy fake tan products. Yes, it's being agressively advertised in the hope that people will buy the product. No, this isn't a crime.
Adults should be able to make a decision. If they are gullible to believe that lighter or darker skin will gain them something, fine. If they feel better with lighter or darker skin, also fine. I look better with a tan, let's face it any IT dungeon dweller would. Pasty white skin isn't a good look. I don't buy fake tan because I find it a little weird for guys. I don't lay out in the sun because this is England and quite frankly we don't get enough. Plus I have the attention span of a spider monkey.
Anyway, I don't see the problem. People always want to look different. If you frown upon one method of lightening the skin you have to reconsider tanning products, implants, liposuction, slimming products, hair dye, the list does go on!
Are these complainers saying that we are who we are and thats your lot? Not a bad sentiment but it'd be nice if they would allow the rest of us to choose whether we wich to follow their philosophy.
I feel that if you have the cash and the desire, you should be allowed to do whatever the hell you like with your own body. I include putting whatever you like in it, drugs, cake, tea, booze. Our bodies are one of the few things we own totally. Providing we don't mind being charged to fix them up it's up to us to treat them how we like.
I do think that the NHS should charge people extraif they don't look after them. Someone who looks after themselves should be charged less than a herion taking, chain smoking, pie eating, kickboxer.
Anyway this whole issue seems to be a bandwagon waiting for idiots to jump on it. Those idiots had better not be dying their hair or even wearing makeup is all I can say!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it's good to be back!
Nope. I am talking about skin lightening cream (not that jacko used it, no siree bob).
The news this morning talked about complaints being laid against a bollywood star for starring in an advert for skin lightening cream. Apparently is some asian colours a lighter skin denotes a higher caste, pretty muchin the same way that in some western cultures a darker skin showed that you could afford a foreign holiday and were therefore richer.
Is there anything to complain about?
No one is being forced to lighten their skin. Just as no one is forced to buy fake tan products. Yes, it's being agressively advertised in the hope that people will buy the product. No, this isn't a crime.
Adults should be able to make a decision. If they are gullible to believe that lighter or darker skin will gain them something, fine. If they feel better with lighter or darker skin, also fine. I look better with a tan, let's face it any IT dungeon dweller would. Pasty white skin isn't a good look. I don't buy fake tan because I find it a little weird for guys. I don't lay out in the sun because this is England and quite frankly we don't get enough. Plus I have the attention span of a spider monkey.
Anyway, I don't see the problem. People always want to look different. If you frown upon one method of lightening the skin you have to reconsider tanning products, implants, liposuction, slimming products, hair dye, the list does go on!
Are these complainers saying that we are who we are and thats your lot? Not a bad sentiment but it'd be nice if they would allow the rest of us to choose whether we wich to follow their philosophy.
I feel that if you have the cash and the desire, you should be allowed to do whatever the hell you like with your own body. I include putting whatever you like in it, drugs, cake, tea, booze. Our bodies are one of the few things we own totally. Providing we don't mind being charged to fix them up it's up to us to treat them how we like.
I do think that the NHS should charge people extraif they don't look after them. Someone who looks after themselves should be charged less than a herion taking, chain smoking, pie eating, kickboxer.
Anyway this whole issue seems to be a bandwagon waiting for idiots to jump on it. Those idiots had better not be dying their hair or even wearing makeup is all I can say!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it's good to be back!
posted by Student at 8:38 am
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