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A thread with articles on Asian skin bleaching and colourism in Asia, curtesy of my friend Tzvi.
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When it came to employment, the colonial government tended to favor fairer-skinned Indians over darker ones. An analysis of a government scholarship program found that 100 of these women were unable to gain employment because of their dark complexion. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/skin-lightening-south-asia-why-we-have-anti-blackness-problem-ncna1233549
“Dark skin has long been associated with working in the fields and, therefore, rural poverty. On the other hand, pale skin is associated with living a more comfortable, cosmopolitan life indoors, out of the sun. Skin color is thus a sign of social class.” https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/where-does-the-asian-obsession-with-white-skin-come-from
“the longer-term question is over how much consumer tastes will change in many parts of Asia, which accounts for more than half of the $13 billion global whitening product market, with China comprising 40% of sales in Asia, Japan 21%, and South Korea 18%” https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Asia-s-skin-whitening-market-reckons-with-global-antiracist-push
“Per a recent World Health Organization report (WHO), half of the population in Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines uses some kind of skin lightening treatment. And it's even higher in India (60%) and African countries, such as Nigeria (77%)” https://www.vogue.com/article/skin-lightening-risks-asian-beauty-market
