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Posted: Tuesday August 16th, 2005 20:19 |
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@queen bee
Fair enough you want a nice, smooth, one-toned complexion, but is bleaching really the only way to do it??
But you know what each to their own. I just think bleaching will physically and mentally damage a person.
Then i went on to say...
"At the end of the day bleaching may seem like a good idea to those who are victims of white supremacy but you WILL just end up lookin like a washed up pale lookin person with dark spots and scaly skin."
let me explain....
A victim of white supremacy is a person who feels incompetant compared to a white person. They feel in order to succeed in life they must be as close to white ideals as possible. They aspire to be white or have white european features.
I was not referring to you when i said that. I was using "you" in a general sense.
In future you shouldnt be so hasty and so quick to attack me because you feel that we have different opinions. You will meet many like me.
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Posted: Tuesday August 23rd, 2005 18:51 |
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Most p-ple use skin bleaching because they have scars/blemishes/dark marks on their skin and they want to get rid od them. The problem with some of these products is that they don't state what there product does or how strong it is on the package.
For example, I was going through my mums things and I came across a lightening cream, I asked her about it and she honestly didn't know it was to bleach the skin, she was using it as a regular face cream. Some people find out too late the damage that these creams can do, because they don't realise how strong they are.
Go into any afro hair and beauty shops and you will see loads of lightening creams /soaps that are not behind the counter (where they should be) So people like my mum pick them up not realising EXACTLY what they are.
P.S - I am only stated one case of why people use these products, I am not stupid enough to think this is the only reason
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Posted: Tuesday August 30th, 2005 16:09 |
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Tammyboo wrote: If I go to a dermatologist it is going to cost alot of money. Those scars need to go. I would try to find out more about the health hazards but for right now bleaching those scars are the only alternative.
I don't know if you have the same products in America, but I would advise you to use 'Bio oil' or 'palmers scar serum'.
Bleaching might seem like the best opton now, but you will find out the hazards in the future, some of them are stronger than you think.
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Posted: Sunday September 11th, 2005 18:20 |
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I would never bleach my skin, but I like to wear sunscreen all the time because I don't want to get darker. I like my medium tone.
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Posted: Saturday October 8th, 2005 21:19 |
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you know what. i'm tired of listening to all this self-righteous crap you people are spewing. i mean really. you expect people to walk around with these marks and scars on their faces and bodies. why? because the solution is to lighten those marks using skin lighteners. to YOU it's wrong and so since blacks think it's wrong then people have to suffer with marks and scars on their skin because "you don't think it's right to lighten skin". screw that. how many of you so-called "true nubian sistas" are walking around with a headful of chemicals in your hair from relaxing it bone straight, or a texturizer to loosen the curl. why? isn't the nappiness a part of embracing one's culture no matter how hard you have to fight the comb? f**king hypocrites. i can think of worse things than what someone does to their own skin. i think that once blacks realize this, and stop complaining about what others want to do with THEIR OWN BODIES and THEIR OWN MONEY, but then turning around and doing things that aren't good for themselves(or their people) either, then maybe people of the other races would respect the black opinion more.
do any of you who are so quick to bash people who use skin lighteners have a better solution? go to a professional dermatologists to have the scars treated? okay. fine. And i assume that YOU'RE going to be the one to foot the $1200 dollar bill for them to get it done right?
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Posted: Sunday October 9th, 2005 00:31 |
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LadyMay wrote: you know what. i'm tired of listening to all this self-righteous crap you people are spewing. i mean really. you expect people to walk around with these marks and scars on their faces and bodies. why? because the solution is to lighten those marks using skin lighteners. to YOU it's wrong and so since blacks think it's wrong then people have to suffer with marks and scars on their skin because "you don't think it's right to lighten skin". screw that. how many of you so-called "true nubian sistas" are walking around with a headful of chemicals in your hair from relaxing it bone straight, or a texturizer to loosen the curl. why? isn't the nappiness a part of embracing one's culture no matter how hard you have to fight the comb? f**king hypocrites. i can think of worse things than what someone does to their own skin. i think that once blacks realize this, and stop complaining about what others want to do with THEIR OWN BODIES and THEIR OWN MONEY, but then turning around and doing things that aren't good for themselves(or their people) either, then maybe people of the other races would respect the black opinion more.
do any of you who are so quick to bash people who use skin lighteners have a better solution? go to a professional dermatologists to have the scars treated? okay. fine. And i assume that YOU'RE going to be the one to foot the $1200 dollar bill for them to get it done right?
I agree here. Some people tend to blame the product, not the person using the product w/out thinking. I'm pretty light but have used bleaching creams in the past on my knees and elbows to help w/dark spots. Shoot, I know white people that use it. I also agree w/what someone said about having the stronger creams behind the counter only.
Some people misuse things and it's the thing that becomes the perp intead of the individual. It's pretty sad when society feels like they need to take things away from ADULTS like they're the parents taking away a harmful substance from a small child w/no self-control. I hardly call these women the downfall of black society, maybe their image, but not the black image (that's the media) If people who lighten their skin have such an influence on the average black psyche than why are most of us spouting off against it? If anything, it seems to be a shameful practice looked down on by most blacks, according at least to the overall sentiments of the posters of this topic.
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Posted: Friday June 9th, 2006 20:35 |
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skin bleaching doesn't REALLY change your skin color that much at all, it's pretty much harmless. It just keeps you from becoming anymore darker in the hot summer monthes... what's wrong with that? I know from first hand, my friends use 'em, they're most east indian though and it works for them very well, we see no problem with it as long as it's used properly, it's not like using it is gonna turn you in a white women, it's mostly used to keep the skin from becoming MORE dark... that's all, it's not bad as these people are making it out to be, many asian women around the world use it and so do lots of white people, it's not dangerous or else so many people would'nt use it. 
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Posted: Friday June 9th, 2006 20:36 |
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| also, skin bleaching is also used for getting rid of stretch marks that occur on the skin.
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Posted: Friday June 23rd, 2006 20:00 |
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There is confusion generally around the use of skin bleaching creams and treatments, not to mention if they are even safe over long periods of use. The major concern is if a person is using it to fade very bad scars and such or just to keep from "getting darker". That's pretty vain to use skin bleaching treatments from fear of getting darker. Getting darker (i.e. melanin production) from exposure to sun UV rays is a natural process for people that make sufficient amounts of melanin to prevent cell damage. The process of bleaching is working against that process and purpose.
People won't understand that having color is beautiful until they understand what melanin is and the benefits of it. In fact, many people in this world are trying to get darker or to simulate "color", spending billions of dollars annually....yet people with color are attempting to aquire or hold on to some shade of "lightness"? What is wrong with that picture? It takes more effort to get lighter than to get darker.
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Posted: Friday June 23rd, 2006 23:39 |
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| Sorry everyone, but don't mind if I say this but I do love a darn good deep Tan !
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Posted: Saturday June 24th, 2006 00:40 |
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lilsoulful1 wrote: Sorry everyone, but don't mind if I say this but I do love a darn good deep Tan !
Why be sorry for saying that? Are you white or something? The average "black" person is literally darker than tan. I know what you mean though. Nothing is wrong with loving that. Have you ever seen sweat glisten upon melaninated skin?There is no other skin quite like it.
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Posted: Saturday June 24th, 2006 20:19 |
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HLF wrote: lilsoulful1 wrote: Sorry everyone, but don't mind if I say this but I do love a darn good deep Tan !
Why be sorry for saying that? Are you white or something? The average "black" person is literally darker than tan. I know what you mean though. Nothing is wrong with loving that. Have you ever seen sweat glisten upon melaninated skin?There is no other skin quite like it.
lol ! No i'm not white i'm black... lol ! I just said it that way because some people metioned in the thread how they think blacks tanning is stupid. And yes, that gorgeous glow that black people get when we tan is amazing. It's just radiant, and shines so heavily. There really isn't any other skin like it and If I was white I would be so darn envious of that, like they are !
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Posted: Sunday June 25th, 2006 05:54 |
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I personally have no interest in tanning as I like my honey beige complexion just fine the way it is -- but even outside of that, tanning really isn't good for the skin, it coarsens it (does it to my skin, anyway) and can cause premature wrinkling.
@TheresaMarie
Instead of bleaching cream, try using a sunblock with an SPF of 40 or higher before going out on sunny days.
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Posted: Sunday June 25th, 2006 11:38 |
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Jolie Soie wrote: I personally have no interest in tanning as I like my honey beige complexion just fine the way it is -- but even outside of that, tanning really isn't good for the skin, it coarsens it (does it to my skin, anyway) and can cause premature wrinkling.
@TheresaMarie
Instead of bleaching cream, try using a sunblock with an SPF of 40 or higher before going out on sunny days.
I think it depends on what people consider "tanning". "Tanning" as going to a tanning booth maybe, but by just being outside, I don't have a problem with that. It all depends on how much melanin the person produces. Honey Beige, that is fairer than a medium pigmented brown. If sun exposure causes your skin sun damage, unto the point where your skin may be sore, then by all means sunblock is okay. I don't have any issue with fairer pigmented people that produce melanin wearing sunblock, it is better than a whitening or fade cream that can still get one "dark" if not "darker". As for brown and deeper pigmented people, what is the point of fade cream if it isn't for fading some very visible scar mark? What is the point of sunblock when through scientific research it proves that melanosomes, which produces melanin, absorb harmful UV rays, preventing DNA damage and rendering the UV rays harmless? Brown people burning in the sun is a rarity. It would only suggest the use of these products for melanin-rich people is for vainity, the fear of getting darker. I'm not new to hearing, "I'm black, I don't want to get blacker!" statement. That seems like a unresolved issue of not being comfortable in one's skin for some black people.
I have observed a man who is in his late 50's who worked outside over 50-60% of his life, he doesn't have wrinkles and he is of the average brown complexion! Understand that melanin paired with vitamin C, which helps produce collagen that keeps the skin elastic, is what mid to darker brown-pigmented people need to ward off any signs of photoaging.
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Posted: Sunday June 25th, 2006 12:13 |
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***If this turns into a 'Benefits of skin bleaching' thread, (and I use the term benefits loosely!) it will be closed.
We do not condone bleaching here, nor do we support any bleaching methods or praise such practices.***
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Posted: Sunday June 25th, 2006 15:48 |
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BlackBeauty wrote: ***If this turns into a 'Benefits of skin bleaching' thread, (and I use the term benefits loosely!) it will be closed.
We do not condone bleaching here, nor do we support any bleaching methods or praise such practices.***
I'm in disbelief as to why anyone would try to see the "benefits" of this foolishness 
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Posted: Sunday June 25th, 2006 17:46 |
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Soulstarr wrote: BlackBeauty wrote: ***If this turns into a 'Benefits of skin bleaching' thread, (and I use the term benefits loosely!) it will be closed.
We do not condone bleaching here, nor do we support any bleaching methods or praise such practices.***
I'm in disbelief as to why anyone would try to see the "benefits" of this foolishness
NO ONE is saying there are benifits to this, but don't be ignorant to the fact that their are also black people that do suffer or have very serious pigmentation problems where these creams can be applied and help to even the skin. I understand that these creams are full of self-hatred and it's sickening, but we can't feel animosity towards someone who has maybe used the cream on a paticular area to help relieve a skin problem, as their are blacks who may have used them for that small reason. I'm not talking self hatred blacks who apply it all over their bodies to look light, i'm talking people with medical issues. Personally I know other ways that people can relieve skin problems WITHOUT the use of any of that crap and STILL retain the natural skin colour. I don't support that rubbish but i'm not going to slander blacks who use it for medical reason.
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Posted: Friday July 7th, 2006 13:20 |
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Is this a UK thing?
I haven't heard any of this in America.
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Posted: Tuesday July 11th, 2006 12:21 |
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What's wrong with skin bleaching? So many blacks make fun of each other by saying, "you're so dark, omg here comes midnight." It's not whites fault blacks bleach, it's our fault for mocking and laughing at very dark people which makes them insecure about their darkness. Now you know what causes it stop doing it.
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Posted: Thursday September 21st, 2006 05:23 |
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Posted: Tuesday September 26th, 2006 17:42 |
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| I'm totally against this skin bleaching nonsense to the point I have a poem called cookies n cream to do with the subject in the poetry segement of the forum.
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Posted: Tuesday September 26th, 2006 19:43 |
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I couldn't believe my eyes. An entire fourm (like Blacknet) dedicated to skin bleaching called "Bright Skin Forum".
http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=11263&category=20721
Am I out of line to call the whole membership of such a forum (unless there to ridicule) pathetic to say the best? Hmmm...I wonder if I have found some hideout spot for some of the Blacknet ladies.
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Posted: Tuesday September 26th, 2006 19:50 |
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| WTF????? Are they kidding me???
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Posted: Tuesday September 26th, 2006 19:51 |
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Shemsi en Tehuti wrote: I couldn't believe my eyes. An entire fourm (like Blacknet) dedicated to skin bleaching called "Bright Skin Forum".
http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=11263&category=20721
Am I out of line to call the whole membership of such a forum (unless there to ridicule) pathetic to say the best? Hmmm...I wonder if I have found some hideout spot for some of the Blacknet ladies.
Are you saying men don't bleach?
And why are you promoting the site?
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Posted: Tuesday September 26th, 2006 19:56 |
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BlackBeauty wrote: Are you saying men don't bleach?
never met or known one.
And why are you promoting the site?
Promoting? Come on now. I am only showing how prevalent this is for discusion. I didn't know it was that serious for us.
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