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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Explorer: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Freehand: I do see menin's point as do you though. That societal standards are, well, passed on socially and by anyone and women do compete.[/QUOTE]I don't profess to know the psych of Black American women, but in Africa, as the article -- that meninarmer himself posted as the intro -- correctly notes, those women who bleach their skins, primarily do so, because they think it increases their sexual appeal to the opposite sex. These individuals are not the norm of the society, there are a great many other people who do not bleach their skins. No doubt, there is observation amongst sections of some cosmopolitan areas of Africa, bombarded with "western" marketed or influenced skin & hair products and entertainment concerns, wherein some perceive that there is a trend in African men going for lighter-toned females than the darker ones or favoritism towards lighter-toned females in the very industries [marketing industries/concerns for cosmetics and clothing, not to mention the entertainment industry itself] that promote aforementioned products, and so, some turn to unhealthy means to supposedly rectify this, by seeking artificial skin lightning and hair straightening products. Considerably light-toned people are not the norm in [b]predominantly[/b] dark skin African societies, and so, it makes no sense, to perceive this as "peer pressure" competition amongst women of said societies; if anything, they'd be frowned upon, because they are a minority...likely, dismissed as outcasts of 'white-person' wannabes, if it were simply a matter of women doing it for other women, as opposed to the few who do it, as a means to augment their sexual appeal or worth to the opposite sex or industry (usually there as "western manufactured" product outlets) that are largely controlled by the opposite sex. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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