Why People Risk Their Lives To Bleach Their Skin | Shady | Refinery29
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- On this episode of Shady, our host, Lexy Lebsack travels to the Philippines to uncover the toxic reality of skin bleaching. This cultural trend is practicing world wide even with deadly side effects. Watch this week's Shady to understand the truth about skin bleaching!
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😢Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.😢
The luckiest people are those who don't care about how they look.
Yes i am a one of those who don't care how i look or duski skin ,i only care about how i make my heart,soul ,mind and smaile beautiful.
EXACTLY !!!
And the most financially stable.
It’s not lucky, they learn how to love themselves
The statement is a bit misleading imo. Actually everyone must care about how they look I mean how they are naturally, it is their body after all, treat it nicely (with good diet and exercise) as it is a gift.
Please don't stop this "Shady" episodes. They are very educational to people.
Lucia Katangolo true
Preaaachhh
Definitely. The stuff I’ve learned about in some of their videos is stuff I’ve never heard about from anywhere else
@@MemoryOfTheRose So true, for me would be the Indian children who work in the mines for the "shimmer highlight or make-up" ingredient. I was shocked
Lucia Katangolo that one was really disturbing
I am love my skin colour, but I now realize my skin color is a huge privilege, yet I see girls whiter than me paying thousands to get tanned every month. Everyone wants what they can’t have!!! But y’all are beautiful. Black skin is angelic, brown skin is angelic, yellow skin is angelic and white skin is too.
BS. White women want to have "tanned white skin" They never want to have "dark skin of black/brown people" these are totally different two things.
Facts
white skin isn't even good it doesn't protect from the sun if you are exposed to the sun a lot you can develop skin cancer but darker skin protects from an of things you can even disappear in the darkness 💀💀
anyway my point is we look like this because of our evolution every skin color has its importance
Hii superb its all truth ya alright👍🏻👍🏻❣️👌🏻
AMEN.
As a Filipina woman, I thank you so much Thony for your work. You deserve the recognition and amazing dedication to help the Filipinos.
Help them with what
😢Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.😢
@@Bennahr_Fettdid you not watch the video???
If your cosmetologist's face can't even move, it's indication you should run.
Her nose was the worst part tbh lol
Maliha Intikhab
Lol 😆
Exactly what I was thinking
😂😂😂
There was no cosmetologist mentioned in the video
Miss Asio I thought the half asleep eyelid was pretty damn awful and would for sure have me running away. I didn’t even get my boobs done by one dr because he had super chapped lips, if you can’t take care of something so simple or you fuck up something so simple (the ladies face), don’t trust that “doctor” to take any better care of you than they do themselves. This whitening stuff is crazy though, considering here we have people obsessed with being tanned
“Pretty but dark” that woman is so light skinned though.
40 lashes i think she lightened her skin but back then she hadn’t yet
you're not living in asia
She was explaining why she bleached.
She meant before. I was also always told that I was pretty but dark. It urged me to start whitening my skin, which shouldn't be a positive result -- we dark-skinned people (and fair-skinned too) need to be loved in order to love ourselves so that we won't have to change who we are.
In asia that would be considered dark. The word dark is highly subjective too😊
literally in Asia, being seen as poor and low-class by ur neighbors and be neglected by your society on a daily basis because ur skin is dark is an unfair feeling, it's not about the racism or any xenophobia, it's literally classism and colorism
"but why do people take these risks at all"
why because our society is messed up and thinks people are ugly with darker skin so people dont feel pretty and bleach their skin thats why...
In Asian culture , a Asian woman worship white people the women worship white men they have statues of white men they wouldn’t look at a black man there’s some Asian women that are different but in general that’s how they are raised white skin is superior 🤷🏼 , What ya gonna do? That’s there beliefs
it has always been that way. dark skin is associated with low class/caste/slaves in Egypt
I think a lot of it is pressure from cosmetic and drug companies
The "problem" isn't what society thinks, as "society" is just a collection of individuals who are entitled to their own opinions and u don't get to say otherwise.
The real problem is the people who try to confirm with any standard. Those who don't like themselves. Make up your own mind and stop blaming others.
It's really interesting how people are so dumbfounded when they hear of someone lightening their skin/desiring light skin, only for that same dumbfounded person to treat those with darker skin harsher and those with lighter skin gentler.
"The grass is always greener on the other side". While people in Asia are risking their lives for getting lighter skin, those in the West are tanning themselves to the point of skin cancer.
Maliha Intikhab LOUDERRRR❗️❗️❗️
Just think of the saying, "we always want what we do not have."
That hate and pain are the results of colonialism, white supremacy, pseudoscientific racism, genocides, eugenics, mass rape, concentration camps, war crimes, slavery, caste systems and methodic dehumanization. Nothing else. There is no inherent discomfort with personal looks amongst humans nor amongst other animals. Racism, hate and self hatred are poisonous seeds whose unrooting will take centuries, if not millenia, (if we have enough time left on the planet as a specie). Just as misogyny, ableism and other social schizophrenias and terrors. HATE SHOULD NEVER BE NORMAL. Violence and traumas are inherited when people don't try and break the cycle. Just as it happens with domestic violence, and transcidal and femicidal terrorism. When we see it as natural and shrug we assume our defeat and self-destruction, wheather we benefit from hate or are recipients of it and scapegoats. When we naturalize abuse, inequality and cruelty we support crimes and evil, wasting the time we have as individuals and as generations. Sanity, equality and compassion start with the decolonization of our own mindsets.
Ese odio y ese dolor son resultados del colonialismo, la supremacía blanca, el racismo pseudocientífico, genocidios, eugenesia, violaciones masivas, campos de exterminio, crímenes de guerra, esclavitud, castismo y deshumanización metódicas. Nada más que eso. El auto odio étnico, por tono de piel y por cualidades físicas no es una característica inherente ni en nuestra especie ni en otras. El odio y el auto odio racistas son semillas venenosas que nos tomará siglos si no milenios arrancar (sólo si tenemos suficiente tiempo en el planeta como especie). Paralelo a la misoginia, el capacitismo y otras esquizofrenias sociales y terrorismos. EL ODIO NUNCA DEBE VOLVERSE NORMA NI COSA DE TODOS LOS DÍAS. Las violencias y los traumas se heredan hasta que alguien rompe el ciclo, como ocurre con la violencia intrafamiliar y los terrorismos feminicidas y transcidas. Cuando vemos al odio como algo "natural" y encogemos los hombros, es cuando asumimos nuestra derrota y nuestra auto destrucción, sea que nos beneficiemos del odio o seamos recipientes de este y chivos expiatorios. Cuando naturalizamos abusos, inequidades y crueldades es cuando defendemos crímenes y maldad, desperdiciando el tiempo que tenemos como individues y como generaciones. La cordura, la equidad y la compasión empiezan por la descolonización de nuestras mentalidades.
You cant say the west though. In Africa, for example, in many parts this is just as much of a problem. As for Europe and North America, these are some of the few places tanning is a thing. Which is also stupid. Luckily, it's usually looked down upon and mocked by most. Some celebrities are still praised for it though:/
And people in the west make fun of those who are tanned skin 🤦🏻♀️ smh
Honestly, I just want clear skin not lighter skin 😭
😂😂😂😂
moood
Same sis
Big mood 😷
Yap mood sis
We need people like these two, because us Filipino love to bargain when we cannot purchase the best, and this is what happens to a lot of us because we are so desperate to look classy. We need to accept what we are and who we are, nobody is ugly, we are all unique in our own way, and I hope we all learn that lesson, so nobody will get hurt!!!
Who hurt you 😬
It's such a shame that classiness and beauty standards equate to lighter/whiter skin.
Beauty fades but dumb is forever.
Amen😘🍃
For real we eventually all get old and wrinkly one day no matter what😂
dumb isn't forever. people wise up. beauty can last well into old age (physical beauty). look at tom cruise and so many leading men. yes women age like spoiled milk of course but still, some have been able to keep up like Jennifer Lopez. so you are entirely wrong Natalie
Calling people dumb for people feeling pressured to conform to beauty standards in order to be perceived in a more favorable light 🤔
Okay so, a lot of countries the standard is to be as light as possible, obviously they had a valid reason, they weren’t just following trends the culture in many Asian countries has been the way for centuries
"In a society that profits from your self-doubt, loving yourself is a rebellious act."
Shruti that hits different.
It’s so sad, I wanted to bleach my skin when I was younger and I’m glad my mom forced me out of it
Wow
preach
as much i hate this, you are right. i hope one day, humanity learns to accept people for who they are and not for what they are not
Haha makes BTS rebellious. I love it
“Who taught you to hate the colour of your own skin?”- Malcolm x
Society... Jugment...Racism...
@@stxphaniee8255 colonization?....
Gamerz Rioting everthing I guess 😥
BøbaSteph racism? I think it was just because of Asia’s past with pale skin
@@purrrmeow5323 asians aren't the only one bleaching
I live in the Netherlands and my ancestry is Pakistani. One of the biggest issues about Pakistani people even here in the west is that they’re obsessed with having white skin. Some people are not able to get married if they’ve dark skin and some guys who have naturally tanned skin prefer having a wife who has fair skin. I absolutely hate it when someone uses “you’re gori chitti”(you’re as beautiful as a white girl) as a compliment.
Damn that’s some weird words for compliment, we also praise fair skin in east asia, but I don’t think its a compliment to call someone looking like a white person. In fact in China alot of times it could be an insult.
Whole South Asia is wasted land
Yes, White girls have always been considered the most beautiful. There was a study done years ago cross culturally that asked thousands to pick out the most beautiful features and when they averaged up, they made a blond White woman
This doctor looks disfigured herself... scary
HAHAHAHA
Ms Jekyll and Hyde actually
But she's still professional and thinks about other people's safety
she's already at her 60's preserving her beauty, I think its normal for women at this age to look like that when they're trying to preserve their beauty.
@@maybemints yeah but we don't know their story so it's up to them.
“Treat it from the inside” hurts to hear people think that melanin is a some kind of disease
Right? And what's worse is that this stuff is taught. Babies aren't born wanting to be lighter.
jayoheye and these are medical professionals who are meant to strive for the wellbeing of their patients- guess ignorance overrides integrity 🤷🏾♀️
😢😭
@@andujsedjn4802 .
In medical ethics.. a doctor cannot convince his/her patient about one's principles or even sharing your principles (that is against of principle of autonomy)...
when the patient goes to the dermatologist office, they knew what it is that they are wanting to be treated/getting done for because the patient sees the skin tone as a dilemma. The doctor just provide options for patients to choose (principle of informed consent). And the patient would decide.
I have a skin complexion that is " sun kissed" and I find it funny that people with light/pale skin, spend hundreds of dollars trying to get tanned, by way of tanning booths, tanning lotions and tanning sprays to get our skin color! what can I say? The Sun Loves me! lol :) BTW~ I don't think it is a disease, I think it's a preference!
"If people one day woke up and became happy with themselves imagine how many industries would run out of business"
Underrated
I couldnt agree more
@@liz4885 they were reacting to it. That's why they put it in quotation marks.
@@liz4885 that quote is so old everyone who commented that here in youtube is not the original writer.
the hairstyler, the gym, these all products for clean or lighter skin, the dentist, the surgery, ALL the people working on it. wow
Growing up my extension nickname was "Negra" due to my Morena/brown skin. It definitely took a toll of my confidence and I was having hard time during my teen-age years. Couldn't be grateful that as I get older I learn to love myself ,my skin colour , and my uniqueness. ❤️
Brown skin is beautiful. There are many successful brown skinned women of many races/ethnicities. Screw the haters. Focus on what makes you happy.
Im fairly certain that nickname is a term of endearment but im not really sure
Many people do it because they are less informed or misinformed. No confidence or less confidence with themselves. In other countries, people pay money to get tanned skin or lay on the beach to get that tanned skin.
There are people who are bleaching their skin ,while others are risking skin cancer to become tan. Our society is all about vanity and nothing else . That’s pretty sad .
I was just looking this up because I was wondering how they do it but I couldn't finish the video because I was on the verge of crying
No matter what we look like, we are always told by marketing that it's not good enough or we need to be better/different somehow.
European and American men and women are dying to be brown..They envy my skin I am brown all year around,they asked,where tanning bedI went...I just laughed at them....
In the West, being tanned means being strong and athletic. In Asia, being pale means being rich and educated.
@@angelusvastator1297 yes yes
I'm half black and I live in the Philippines and i hate it so much when they say "you are pretty EVEN THOUGH you have dark skin" or "you are pretty for a dark skinned woman". C'mon! IF YOU ARE PRETTY YOU'RE PRETTY. PERIODT
Bruh im from philippines and im sorry you had to hear that >~
You're so pretty~
@@sy-zu4uz saan dito sa Pilipinas?
@@cjgallagher5289 thank you. So are you!
@@Call_me_pweety nandito ako sa cavite, and youre pretty.
Tony we need more people like you! Thank you for your incredible work and hopefully more people realise that what is deemed 'attractive' is just a construct, make your own definition of beauty and screw anyone who doesn't agree!
It's so shocking to know about this. Everyone says wisdom words like "BE YOURSELF AND ACCEPT THE WAY YOU ARE" still there are so many hidden things which are still under the surface due to society's insecurity and being unloving towards our bodies the way we are. This is an eye-opener for every human being. Thanks, Thony Kuya for taking a stand on something which is gonna cause a lot of problems that not everyone can understand or is less knowledgeable about it. Mahal din Kita from India to Phillipines! love and prayers to everyone reading this.❤
In the Asian country they like the “fair skin”
America pays hundreds even thousands for a tan.
🔥🔥
Very true
Thats the problem. The grass always seems greener on the other side
@Alex Akumei It is
They are different things. Being lighter is different than a being pale white westerner.
If you see my comment and you have a dark skin,just know you're beautiful no matter what they say.
Im light skin, am i still beautiful? :(
@@JJ_9642 D:
Rocket__ everyone is beautiful as they are. Do not hurt yourself to change to an ideal. That's the message that OP is saying. There is no prettier. All of humanity is beautiful. When we teach kids that one is more beautiful than the other, they grow up to do something like bleaching.
You're beautiful too girlie. Dont ever let nobody tell you your skin isnt. Your melanin poppin boo
Not everyone is beautiful in any skin tone. Actually beauty is a very rare human characteristic. Everyone is attractive to someone. Attractiveness is a preference, beauty is something objective. Babies as young as 4 days old can identify and get happy for seeing beautiful people (google that), it's not a social constructed idea. Preference is.
What really matters is that we are overvaulting beauty. Not everyone is beautiful. Not everyone sings well. Not everyone runs fast. Not everyone is very intelligent... Genetics is lottery.
We just have to value more what good characteristics we have and focus on bettering them. Beauty is overrated. We should start focusing in long term good characteristics.
this is more like a self esteem thing than anything. and the culture of lighter skin is beauty. now that i’m in the U.S i realize my skin is beautiful the way it is. they just need education and awareness
That ideology that white skin is associated with status (in philipines) came from spanish era because during those days, ladies with fair skin came from the prinicipalia or like elite families (and that status is usually achieved if you are mestiza or has spanish blood)
True it is a colonial thing not just because of wealth inequality
Meanwhile, us light skinned people are tanning and buying $400 airbrush tan kits.
so u have kits to tan? i tought all u needed was the sun.srry iam from Asia
@@EE-hk8iu yeah it's fake tan, you spray or rub it on skin like paint and it lasts quite a while
Ahm, sorry but that was trendy a decade ago..
ALISEA SKEVAS we always want what we don’t have.
not all of us, but I see your fair point
Why is no one talking about how someone did this to a baby 3:40. You wanna ruin your own skin, fine, but leave the children out of it. Truly sickening
The baby could have had skin contact with the mom after the mother applied it, babies have very sensitive skin. Either way it's irresponsible.
That actually what had happened
Coz the mother still do breastfeeding for her baby..that time she doesnt know yet the allergy reaction from the whitening products that shes taken..
@@panda24panda what does breastfeeding have to do with anything?
@@justsomerandombananawithin3705 perhaps she used the whitening thing on around her breasts idk🤷🏾♂️
A new mindset is needed. The skin colour you were born with is beautiful the way it is!
Their natural sunkissed glow is so mesmerizing. This breaks my heart. Beauty standards suck.
Sooooooooo nobody's gonna talk about that lady who lightened her sons skin??
I don't think she whitened his skin but maybe she was breastfeeding him so her condition transferred to the kid as well? I just don't want to think otherwise.
Refilwe Tsalaile That's not what happened. I'm Filipino and I saw this on the news. The woman tried the cream. She held her son for just a few minutes and that was enough to get the stuff on him. She and her son were diagnosed with a type of dermatitis.
@@rumblefish9 ooh OK. Thank you for telling me☺
@@ayloshmono OK thank you for telling me☺
@@rumblefish9 that's still fucked up wtf
I hate how she referred to darker skin as something that needs to be treated.
It’s disgusting sis, like it’s some type of disease .. It’s tiring
People in Asian and non-Western countries have to stop accepting white western models to advertise the products in their countries. Stop applying these harmful Western beauty standards in your country! Promote your own local people whose color is most similar to majority of the population as models. That is way, people will learn to love and be proud of their own ethnic identity!
I really apologize for them. I’m Asian and the sad part is that if you have light stin you’re automatically attractive but yes, I still am disgusted.
I said the same thing! Like my melanin doesn't need treatment, but that mercury overdose will....LOL
Tbh that’s how the mindset of ppl here in philippines
I have pigmentation on my face and I really really understand these woman's struggle.
In the US most people want to get a tan or the orange spray on tans. I have had family members that have had sun cancer spots removed because they wanted to be darker. I think we are all beautiful!
Curly hair: wants straight hair
Straight hair: wants curly hair
Light skin: wants tanner skin
Brown skin: wants lighter skin
Thin: wants to get curves
Curvy: wants to be slimmer
Suffice to say, I think the issue is that self-acceptance is a battle we all undertake
Well of course. How would the beauty industry operate & continue to be worth something over 1/2 a trillion dollars globally if they didn't convince everyone they needed these things to be accepted? Almost everything people are shown every day is to try get them to part with their money & make sure it gets to a corporation.
Bad breath wasn't a thing people ever worried about until Listerine convinced people they had halitosis & that people wouldn't like them if they didn't take care of it. With what? ...why, Listerine, of course. It's been like that with almost every insecurity people now have. People weren't insecure until they were convinced they should be & they were only convinced because someone wanted to sell them a cure for that insecurity.
South korea Japan China they already have pale skin the women there want to look whiter
@@luisphilipdioneda206 To you, but to themselves they are not, it's all about subjective feelings towards themselves.
I understand totally, i carry a strong pale skin gene, I'm very white, I always want to tan up but I burn in the sun, my lack of melanin makes it hard to be in the sun..I always want tanner skin
I love everything about me and would never want to change my look. It makes me sad that people thing that they have to.
I don't see many comments talking about Thony. This man is literally out here dedicating his life to protecting the public from these harmful products! And did you see how happy he was when he walked out the meeting? Thank you for all your hard work Thony. Wish there were more people like you.
🙏🙌🙌
Amen
Really appreciate his effort
ikr bless him
Bless you Tony! all the love.
As a woman of Irish descent I've always been made fun of for my pale skin. The irony is over the top. Fortunately for me I embraced my pale skin and I never tried to amend it thus damaging it. The funny thing is when I get a tattoo that has white parts in it, my tattooist never bothers using white ink. He says you're white enough
Still I'm trying to find out the fascination with place skin. Especially as they age
Love pale skin!
@@freedomsong9747 It's phycological. They may call white people white but they're not actually white ofc, they're more of a pinky kind of complexion and pink is associated with femininity. While it is true that white skin tends to age worse than darker skin (Irish white in particular), men are not interested in chasing 40 year-old + women so that prize is somewhat moot At 40 years-old, you're either set up or you're on your way to becoming a cat lady
@@userre85 then the man in the sun is really healthy
You will be worshipped in indonesia if you have skin that white lol.
Every beauty standard is a lot of money going on and is sick and dangerous for all society’s. Now is even worst with the social media. Fortunately in now days many brands are embracing the naturalism but we still have a long way to fight this issue
I hate that the doctor says “treat” as though having darker skin is a illness that she can cure ugh it’s sad and sick
omg she didin't mean to say that, look her up, she's a respectable derma here and she condone and a believer that color defines who you are. She just do that because the people wanted to. They could do what they like to the skin as long they don't pass judgement and thinks that the other color is bad.
@@paulinogalias5067 You are sick as her
@@sollll3767 woah i never had a reply for so long that was so dumb and they actually think they made a point :0
She's doing her job people..stop hating on her
And also she didn't meant using the word "treat" as though having dark skin is an illness
This world is trash. Skin is literally just an organ. We are mistreating each other over an *organ*
Pathetic.
IKR!
Its called evolution. World is fucked up, nothing has changed since the beginning of time.
@@ILikesexalot It's actually called colorism, a byproduct of racism. Evolution has nothing to do with it.
@@juratory8876 Its not really racism, considering it has nothing to do with race. In history those in asia who have dark skin were considered working class(tans from working in sun), while those with light skin were the wealthy class. If you look there's almost no inter marriage between classes. The wealthy typically mate with those most fit(traits that are associated with beauty are those of fitness in evolution). You can look at western civilization similarity-- its almost impossible to find a blonde with a good face and body from a poor family(at least generations of poverty). These ideas are somewhat complex to write in less than a few pages, but trust me in that it is entirely due to evolution.
@@juratory8876 like take an example. Think about if you were 1000 years ago. You see that all the workers are dark skinned, and you want a pale skinned person to marry because that's now the big new fashion. Well say that skin color at one time doesn't corelate with fitness. But now after the several generations have gone by the genetics of light skin have mixed with the high survival genes of the wealthy. Now you have transferred a phenotype that had 0 correlation with fitness, to a phenotype that is a direct correlation with fitness. Thus making this phenotype further attractive.
I am a filipina and I used to be so insecure with white fair skin but as years goes by I learned to appreciate my brown skin.
big thanks to sir Tony who never doubt make a move for a valuable eye opening, so great job
dark skin is beautiful, pale skin is beautiful, tan skin is beautiful we just live in a judgmental world
People are inherently judgmental. That is what has allowed our species to survive in such harsh conditions. But in this new world we should become aware of our judgement and then work to judge the things that truly need to be judged
Preach
@@jimmyfallon2484 but let's face it, the one who judge other people it's not the real problem, but the one who think they're being judges is the one who has a problem
Who's judging? People who want fairer skin simply find themselves more beautiful in fairer complexion...not the fear of being judged.
What about My skin?
Big shoutout to Tony for working hard to remove those harmful “products” from the street!
Unfortunately his work is like taking a drop of water out of a sinking boat... he’s trying to make a difference but it’s really hard to do so (also I find it laughable that there’s “controls” on mercury in products where in many Asian countries they dump tons upon tons of mercury into the waterways every day and clearly that’s going into their taps and bodies).. the change has to happen at the demand level, not the supply level (no demand = no supply)- but as they mentioned no price is too high for lightening to these ppl (so possible massive skin damage is a risk they’ll take)... it reminds me of the Ganges where scientists post water contamination results daily (including ridiculously high levels of fecal matter in the river and other frighteningly dangerous levels of other contaminants) and yet many ppl go into the river every day to bathe, do some sort of “religious” ceremony, wash clothes, and even drink straight from it! 🤮 it’s a mindset in which you have to have ppl who are open minded enough to listen to facts and reason (eg the risks from these low quality skin lightening products is not worth the possible rewards and is ridiculously dangerous)... but there aren’t- heck if ppl did things that were good for them, there wouldn’t be smokers - for centuries cigarettes have been known killers and yet ppl smoke all the time- even now in countries that have all sorts of graphic disturbing images and warnings about the effects of smoking have tons of smokers 🤮 how smoking isn’t illegal is beyond me (China even thought about banning smoking to reduce carbon emissions and estimated that doing so would have a significant reduction in their carbon emissions- but you got to give the poor slaves something, so they didn’t do so)
Emily Elizabeth Yes and it is great that there is at least someone like him who cares enough to do it instead of turning a blind eye to it all.
Im filipino and I would say im a little dark but I never got discriminated for the color of my skin or at least I've never noticed
I am from Madagascar and we have the same issue related to skin tone, although I don't think that skin bleaching is that popular there. Madagascar has a very mixed population and a large part of our population looks like Filipinos and those are usually the beauty standard. I was the only one with a darker skin tone when I was in elementary school and one of my biggest dreams was to have straight hair and light skin. And I think it is one of the consequences of western colonialism and we tend to value lighter skin more and associate it with beauty. Now I love my skin and hair. Filipinos are beautiful, dark skin is beautiful. Learning to love yourself and change the beauty standards so dark skinned girls can grow up in
If you were born with a specific skin tone , that is what suits you best .
rose water crystal true!!!!
true
Thank you for this comment
@DaniLovesArt12 Dim That's a shame. Hopefully one day you will learn to love your skin.
That is true, many darker skinned people that force themselves to be "lighter" don't look healthy at all, they look sickly and tired.
Healthy skin is always the better option, if you don't like to tan is ok, but the moment you start to use products to bleach your skin to an unnatural tone, 99% of the times you look pretty bad.
Pretty much all the people interviewed, aside from the model(who probably already had paler skin) look bad and not healthy at all.
It's a shame that colorism has touched so many countries and cultures around the world!
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Yep. Colorism has been around everywhere for like forever.
Yes, so much.
Colorism is a reality in every culture, all around the world, EVEN in anglo countries, just when you think someone is very “white”, they are still not white enough. Queen Elizabeth would paint her skin with Venetian Ceruse to be EVEN WHITER. Colorism is not exclusive to anyone group of people
In Ireland, where I’m from, it’s almost the opposite. On nights out it’s considered the done thing to tan, and some girls will even tan so that they are about four shades darker than your regular skin tone. You should see how strange it looks when they’ve super pale faces and super dark necks😂 It’s not so popular once people reach their thirties, but in the teenage years and early twenties young girls will almost always wear fake tan if they’re going out. It’s strange though, it’s only when going out, whether it’s a nightclub, teen disco, wedding or date night. You’d be considered a bit odd if you fake tanned all the time.i guess it’s kind of like putting on heavy makeup. It’s considered super cute, but not for everyday.
We need more ppl like Thony and his team around
More than seizing and banning, we should educate. So long as society equates fairness with beauty and employers hire based on looks, this problem will never go away.
Host: oh so it’s four times the legal limit
“ *it’s more than. 42,000 times the legal limit* “
Host: *_SHOOK_*
Me: shook
LMAO IM WHEEZING
Also how are the people who used that alive?
she literally flinched lmao
Same tbh
The doctor looks really scary. Her skin seems to be damaged and she looks super unnatural
Update: skin bleaching just ruins the way ppl look lmaooo. We need melanin in our life
D Ari she’s just old
D Ari she just looks like she got bad plastic surgery
Cant deny tho that she's a really great doctor and her skills are impeccable
Her name is Dr.Vicky Belo.Shes 63 years old.Shes a good doctor & well known in the Philippines.Shes married to a 39 year old guy also a doctor.They have a daughter together. She was born out of surrogacy.If Im not mistaken shes 4 or 5 years old now.I think its too much surgery or fillers but I think She looks beautiful for her age to think Shes 63 years old.
Shes the best doctor here in the country.... and the most expensive
I'm so glad that beauty standart is mostly subjective where I live
Good work making the world a more beautiful place Tony.
it makes me so sad how they think having dark skin isnt beautiful:(
1zeldarulez dark skin means you work in fields and lower on the socioeconomic scale.
Same and theres people out there that loves dark skin people and there ashamed of it
sarai silva that was rude. they were only saying what dark skin is seen as in asia. it’s sad and wrong though
1zeldarulez well it's not as beautiful as light skin
@@devinpeirce7152 thats why they are bleaching there skin cause of What you just said😡😡 re-read your comment
Its crazy because I would consider half the people they showed "light skinned"...
She didn’t put very many who lighten their skin
exactly -_-
Well, the lighter your skin is, the further you get. So the lightest ones get the high paying jobs.
here we prefer pale skin..it isnt just LIGHT skin
my thoughts exactly
Thank you Tony!!! ❤🎉
It's so sad that people can't love themselves
Missing the point completely. “Skin tone isn’t just about skin, it’s about class”. This has nothing to do with loving yourself and everything to do with unrealistic and unachievable societal beauty expectations.
@@laurenwetzel6090 thank you, I like your point, I once had vitiligo last year but i came across Dr Iyhere on TH-cam which i used his herbal medication and it cured me completely from white patches
They don't need whitening creams but self-esteem boosters!
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@Hit That HateR They should whiten their vision
I live in an asia country it pisses me off when they say shit like "wow you'll be so beautiful if you have whiter skin!!!!!!!!!!!" or "they're so pretty even though they have dark skin!!" like shut the fuck up holy shit these people here are so dumb. Theres nothing wrong with having different skin color, you can still look beautiful and it shouldn't matter that much. I wish this beauty standards would be left to dead.
Talking is easier than doing tho 😩
I mean, how can people being confident in the situation that he or she get bullied all the time because of their dark complexion?
I am asian with pale skin but my sister have dark skin like my grandma and she was bullied since she studied in kindergarten to highschool.
Moreover, people compared my sister and me like "why don't you look like siblings? One has very pale skin and one has dark skin like a coal" and laugh 😟
nowadays, she still has low self esteem about her skin, her face, her weight, etc. My parents try to boost her confidence and it usually doesn't work.....
P. S. I'm thai btw
Javan that’s easy for you to say white boy
In Asia, tanned skin is associated with labouring, outdoors in the fields.
In the West, tanned skin is associated with exotic holidays and leisure activities 😨
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You are right, but there is a difference between sun tan and natural brown skin.
Let's not also forget that In the Philippines whitening was encouraged due to spain and america's colonialism which conditioned the population to aspire to western ideals of beauty
Yes and it’s so disgusting how white girls in North America tan darker then most blk ppl yet blk ppl still get treated like shit/ degraded
Exactly that's why not that long ago white skin was also a beauty standard for the Europeans. Only the rich could afford to have pale complexion. The women back then used even crazier things like lead and other poisonous chemicals to whiten their skin. This should absolutely stop happening in the 21 century.
In Australia if you have a special event coming up it’s usual to have a spray tan so you can look browner (healthier) & more attractive- our Sun is often too harsh to get a real tan so we opt for sprays
A SNAPPY SALUTE TO YOU SIR THONY.!!!🙏🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 May you exist sir! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
In Asian countries the whiter the skin the more high class. Being fair represents the less outdoor work you do. However darker skin represents more labour work you do. In western countries, the tanned skin shows you have the money and class to go on vacations at beaches. Skin whitening is a concept that is drilled into our minds since birth and most probably will never stop.
The same logic was present in the west before too , it changed just in recent history .
Light means you're rich or well off being dark means you're a labourer of some sort
So true
I have extremely light skin and I don't understand why people want this,because it is so hard to maintain and doesn't change you
It is really a sad truth
“Skin tone isn’t about skin tone it’s about class.”
In a lot of Asian countries the idea is that pale skin is associated with wealth, while darker skin is associated with a poor lifestyle
That is the result of brainwashing.
@Konan agreed...
Yeah they do. Usually pale white skin means wealth to some of them
@@learningtime8544 yeah , brainwashing that was brought by colonization
@@mintaellectual1149 This has nothing to do with colonization. Maybe instead of blaming Europeans for everything you should rather educate yourself. Lighter skin is desired in Asia because it has always been a sign of wealth. People who were poor had to work outside on the fields and had the sun shine on them their whole life which made their akin darker. People of higher status could stay inside more which led to their skin staying paler
It's sad that discrimination is tied to the industry. The industry plays to the illusion with ads. And the poor who can't afford the treatments,
are fighting for the crumbs. But I believe times are slowly changing. Especially with the influence of darker international celebrities.
We need more people like Tony!
The dualism of being a Filipino:
We are proud of being Filipino, but are ashamed of *looking like* a Filipino. There's no other way of saying it. It's absolutely disgusting.
*Thank you for doing this.* Hopefully we can learn and appreciate what we have and improve how we are instead of changing how we look.
Tama.
Paolo Ariedo I absolutely agree with this!
you look so cute just wanted to say
Edward Avila
I work with a lot of Filipino and u guys r always kind ,sweet and beautiful ❤️❤️
Looking at this dermatologist's face that can barely move because of the botox, gave me goosebumps. She doesn't look like someone I would trust to touch my skin. Sorry.
phrdt rgrpl exactly!!
She looks really different from when she was younger. She claims to have suffered bullying because of skin problems at a young age, and now she's one of the biggest reasons for colorism. I think she's vile for profiting from people's insecurities, which she helps aggravate.
She is senior past 60 yo
yea deadass saw her in person not a difference
Belo touches ur skin .lol
From what I understand (I can't recall where exactly I learned about this), the association with beauty and wealth with lighter skin was simply because the royalty and ultra rich rarely were outside and exposed to the sun compared to commoners who work in the fields and are darkened by sun exposure
What the heck? I didn't even know why I ended up here. My advice is to just love yourself. You are a beautiful human being.
Aren't beauty standards stupid? Here in the West most white girls want a darker complexion. Some places in the world they want to be lighter. Why can't we all just be happy with who we are.
It's difficult for a lot of Filipinos, especially the ones in impoverished areas. The Philippines has been under colonial powers for centuries that it is deeply embedded in our brainwashed mindsets already. Im still heavily disappointed that the Philippine media isn't doing much about this situation. I believe they are the primary reason why colorism is still prevalent up until today :(((. I really wished that they had more morena (brown-skin) representation
@@miriii_6066 I hope you all get some more representation too because your natural skin tones are beautiful and you all should represent!!
@@miriii_6066 glad girls like kathryn bernando dont follow this stupid beauty standards
@@weirdairportdude7215 yup!! But i dont get it why she opted to do a ponds ad where it talked abt skin whitening 😔 but honestly if she wants to do it, its a bit disappointing for me
Filipinos have beautiful light brown skin, that’s soooo unique and beautiful.♥︎
This dont just happen in phillipines, but in other asian countries too. Asians are obsessed with fairer skin
That's really sad
yea like India I've been so insecure about my brown skin tho.. I 've seen so many how to bleach your skin videos even tho its unhealthy its starting to become an obsession I need to stop but I can't stop thinking about it. I would be so much prettier white tho...
thats so true. I've been shamed by many Asians for having a darker tone.
@@lilcinnamonroll9577 no girllll stop your skin is BEAUTIFUL the way god created. Don't bleach your skin PLEASE brownskins are pretty.
@@miraculoussimpson6785 you're skin color is BEAUTIFUL. don't listen to others. Periodt.
Mostly Filipino men loves whiter skin for women those kind of appearance its called beautiful for them😊😊 sad to say I was bullied on my younger times. Until now I won't apply those beauty products probably for skin lighter. When I work abroad my skin became lighter because of climate not being exposed to a hot place. So when I come for vacation in Philippines it doesn't bother me my skin change to dark😍😍
It's important to recognize that beauty standards are often shaped by societal norms and can be oppressive to women of all races. Rather than placing the burden on individual women to have more confidence, we should work towards dismantling these harmful beauty standards altogether.
Men have to go through it aswell
This is so normalized in the Philippines you forget it's even controversial
Right? It's sad
They where brainwashed
I was exposed to skin whitening since I was in 6th grade to the extent of me using a soap that burns my skin but skin bleaching is still normal here in our area in Mindanao
chimdoll hating yourself to the point where you damage yourself completely shouldnt be normalized.
I remember going to my hometown 2 years ago and they immediately told me that my skin wasn't as 'flawless' and 'white' as it did before, they even told I was fat when all that happened to me was that I grew up. I have scars because I played a lot when I was young and I couldn't even see it now. It's just a sad fact that morena beauty isn't praised enough.
I'm dark skinned and honestly, i just want a flat stomach lololol
🤣 Me too
Sameee
Same cuz I’m bloated sometimes
Drink lots of water
I'm tall like really tall but really skinny, if you looked at me from far away you'd think I was a stick standing in grass.
All skin tone are beautiful. Its better to practice manner, behavior, elegance, cloth choices, Hairstyle, or even simple thing like how you smile or talk. There is so much thing you can do to become more beautiful.
I have never heard of that before, that's insane and awful some people are compelled to do this to secure their future. On the other hand if you were actually already in a sound economic position there's absolutely no need to bleach your skin. It's so incredibly stupid, and these priorities are so twisted beyond meaning.
I find it interesting how people with naturally fair skin strive to be “darker” or “tanned” & people with darker skin strive to have “lighter” skin
Beauty standards confuse me
shannon whitely we will always want what we don’t have as a society. It is how we have advanced to present day.
@@elvenafae Agreed
The reasoning is economic/financial. For whites, being tanned means "having the money to: go on exotic beach holidays/ not have to work inside in an office all day
My theory is that it seems like you’re so close to your ideal. Like, “If only I had THIS, then I’d be beautiful”. It’s a lot easier to fantasize and idealize something you don’t have than to be thankful for what you do. Once you get it, you still want something to yearn for so you move onto something else you don’t have.
is not the same.
In asia light skinned shows wealth not needing to work laboriously out in the fields. In the west tanned shows wealth, affording a vacation
I m Asian and i am not at all white.its does not mean that at all.and whatever it is skin colour can never be a factor to decide someone's life
The documentary is about "skin bleaching" not "skin color"!...know the difference!
Redd Bull This person is not lying. As an Asian myself, I can confirm that it is their subconscious viewpoint. This is not even an Asian-exclusive view; Africans were also influenced by European powers. It is same with beauty standards in India. White=power, or at least the perception of power. It’s the illusion that you can be poor but at least look rich and beautiful which may open more opportunities for them.
Redd Bull they aren’t “lying” as an American this is how we view skin color, to most of us we honestly think all skin colors are beautiful the tanning products always say something on the label like “Malibu sunset” or “beach days” and stuff so ya that person was telling the truth
@Redd Bull this "skin whitening" very much effects the countries of southeast asia. I honestly don't know if whitening effects in the other parts of Asia
Singapore was the same. Tons of whitening products. Love the skin you're in. Your skin is beautiful, treat it well.
SICK WORLD WE LIVE IN..SAD! SELF- HATES RUN DEEP!
*I just want no acne, not making my skin lighter.*
Have home cooked food, stop having gluten, coffee, sugar and deep fried food. Have lots of fresh fruits and veggies. You acne will be gone. Also if possible do yoga . If it worked for me, it can work for anyone as I had really bad acne and had zero confidence levels. Trust in yourself and make small changes to your life style and you will have no acne at all.
Sri Kulkarni thank you! I’m going to try it out.
Army 💜
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Vanhmingliani Tochhawng H O W
For us brown skinned asian females. The words "It's ok I'm dark as long as I'm sweet" (Revering to chocolate) and "We're lucky to have this skin color, many foreigner sunbathed for hours to achieve this kinda look" has become a trend to counterattack tasteless bullies.
I swear this is so true
Also you're less likely to get skin cancer, and less likely to sunburn easily
It also makes your teeth/eyes seem whiter
And you age better than those of us with whiter skin!
Most of this bleachers are insecure mfers lol
when you love someone you accept the person with it's quality and bad side
I am white and I remember trying to find face/body lotion and deodorant in Thailand and it was so hard to find ANY that didn't have skin bleaching ingredients in it.
The doctor at the beginning says she "treats" dark skin, like it's a disease or something 🙄
It is a diesease, dark skin is grossed
Dude stfu you are racist dumbass
@@This_tub its not, dark skin and pale skin are both beautiful, do not live only in your little world, humans are all diferent, seriously, grow up
@@This_tub Its not a disease, its a chemical found in our skin that protects against UV light, thats why in african countries people tend to have darker skin in order to resist the intensity of the sunlight over there, compared to Scandinavian countries where the sun intensity is greatly reduced resulting in people with less melanin which is why they are lighter skin
@Trump supporter
If anything you’re the disease
That’s right it’s spelled *disease*
So yeah we can see you are uneducated
*makes sense*
I love my dark skin. I love my melanin poppin' 🙋🏿♀️
Yess queen 👑QUEENNNNNNN
AS YOU SHOULD!!!
Yes! Because it’s beautiful!
That’s right 👌🏾🥰
My new hero
Thomy is a hero actually. He’s doing a wonderful job, trying to ban a harmful chemical being consumed by people who are so vain. Having a dark tanned skin is the envy of white skinned people.
I live in the USA but I was born in the Philippines, from the northern region. I have a fairly light skin (not white) but apparently, there’s a common perception that I should have darker skin because I come from that region.
As a redhead with blue eyes (the lightest person ever) I can’t understand people not being happy with what they have. Myself included. I stopped using self tanner a few months ago and just embrace what I am, after years of trying to be more tan.
We are all different and that is what makes us beautiful. I hope these women stop feeling like they have to be lighter to be beautiful. They are beautiful how they are.
To all my dark skin Filipino Sisters You Are Beautiful!
Agree with you ❤❤
mergirl2000 Dunne agree!!! I love my morena skin!
Tired of being jewed of course I do ❤️
Tired of being jewed As a nurse, I can tell you the healthiest skin tone is yours. Darkening your skin can expose you to chemicals or uv damage that cause cancers. Lightening your skin can lead to mercury toxicity, allergic reactions, and loss of the outer skin layers. All healthy skin is beautiful.
Its not dark it's just skin
That dermatologist is so annoying I lost it when she said her motto is to make the Phillipens the prettiest place in the world SMH🤦🏽♀️
Same I felt the same way
Why? Because bleaching is have alot of money dude
She want it , one bleaching treatment about 100$ 😅
I feel sick look at her , it mean brown or chopper skin is fucking ugly ?
If she want philipina beautiful , please respect they natural colour
In indonesia we have same problem , it make me really sad
Yeah especially because her eyelids are all fucked up because of all the shit she's done 🤦♀️
Ikr
She was so creepy too, literal crypt creature ass face.
Tbh I would do it too. The social advantages are clear whether we like it or not
Welcome here in Philippines...SHADY.. mabuhay..🤗❤️
You know it’s bad when your cosmetic surgeon is botched herself 😂
She's 64 years old
Maddie Norwood right looking like jigsaw
Shouldn't this be a wake up call from those who has been influenced and brainwashed.
@Bubble Buster very scary inside out....
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The doctor looks like she's a victim of side effects of these products.
Yesss wholly shit totally!!
She looks like a messed up lion....
Hahahaha shuta 😆😆😆
right!! she looks like she's dying omg
Ur comment made my day LmAO
Wow.... I'll just keep aging naturally and be grateful for that privilege.