Titled: Heavy Cost of Light Skin.
The use of bleaching creams to lighten complexions seems to have reached epidemic proportions in Mali, despite widespread education campaigns. Women who refuse to bleach often find themselves regarded as second class citizens.
A woman who did not bleach her skin said she is often not offered a chair at baptisms, and is asked to make herself scarce when group photographs are taken at marriages.
How does everyone feel about this…being that it's a huge issue nowadays?
Just sad that any society would have a perception like that.
The video below is a scene from Spike Lee's film School Daze which does a great job satirizing the issue (colorism).
AJEEB · " Life is tragic for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." Well I do both…so, where does that leave me? I guess we'll find out!