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L’Oreal to drop words such as ‘whitening’ from skin products
2020-06-27
[NYPOST] L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics company, will remove words referencing "white", "fair" and "light" from its skin-evening products, a spokeswoman said on Friday, a day after Unilever made a similar announcement in the face of growing social media criticism.

Unilever and L’Oreal are two big players in the global market for skin whitening creams used in many Asian, African and Caribbean countries where fair skin is often considered desirable.

Unilever, in particular, came under fire for its "Fair & Lovely" brand at a time of worldwide focus on racial injustice following weeks of protests sparked by the May death of George Floyd, a black man, in police custody in the United States.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Speaking English is too white too. Mandatory Swahilï classes start ïn fall.

I would've expected Ebonics.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-06-27 14:14  

#6   I have no idea why lighter is skin is associated with higher status, but it is not just an American thing and has been that way for a long time.

In traditional economies, suntanned skin results from working outside in the fields. Only the rich can afford to lounge about inside, bossing around those who must do physical labour, and so the distinguishing mark of success is paleness. In the developed world, by contrast, the labouring classes for the most part toil indoors, in offices and factories. The small number who work outside develop farmer tans because they respect nudity taboos while working. Only the moneyed class can afford vacations to sunny spots where they can spend hours laying out in the sun in tiny bathing suits.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-06-27 12:24  

#5  I'm so old I remember when Michael Jackson was a little black kid.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-06-27 12:08  

#4  Michael Jackson is rolling in his grave.
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-27 11:16  

#3   But they're going to keep making and selling the products.

Well, sure. There is a demand for these products in brown-skinned populations, African and Asian. I have no idea why lighter is skin is associated with higher status, but it is not just an American thing and has been that way for a long time.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-06-27 10:55  

#2  Speaking English is too white too. Mandatory Swahilï classes start ïn fall.
Posted by: Crins Throlusing3119   2020-06-27 10:39  

#1  But they're going to keep making and selling the products.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2020-06-27 09:49  

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