How many times have you heard that comment where a person's attractiveness is linked to the shade of their skin?
What skin tones are allowed to be described as beautiful or attractive? Why do we even care about skin tones? Why, within a race, do we apply value to a person based on their skin tone? What does it mean for the kids you are raising?
In this episode, Nina talks about colorism across Brown and Black skin tones, the skin whitening epidemic in Asia, the shame/desirability factor and how far we've come. With a cameo from Dr. Ebele O, we remember Delta Girls and ask ourselves if that much has really changed.
For a detailed view of the concerning ingredients in these whitening products, have a read of this article on our website.
We've spoken to people as we look to launch VOUEE, our skincare brand for melanated skin tones, and we had numerous views on this topic of skin whitening.
We invite you to continue the conversation with us on IG - @voueeskin.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit everyshade.substack.com
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