theres something abotu having dakrer skin that shapes the way one moves in life
- represented as poor, dirty, ratchet, the bad guys in movies, straight from the boarder
- The video focusses on colonisation and slavery and how that could possibly relate to why there is colourism and beauty standards. Relating to who is working out in the fields and whose in the house, also how the rape of slaves produced those called Milatos (half tone/mixed race).
- if you're lighter you bettering the race (Dominican republic)
- Felt ugly of being of the darker skin, and tried to lighten themsleves culturally
- Korea made her feel foreign, as a women came up to her mum asking why her daughter was dark.
- You're really pretty for a dark skinned girl
- 3rd grade she used bleaching creams her mum bought her (fair and lovely), she got dark patches on her body, it was painful and it hurt and gave her bad rashes, her family didn't say anything.
- change starts with providing more diversity and people that looks like you
This video highlights the personal problems people have faced (being interviewed), and the ways they have faces colourism. Watching this video Highlights how I want the outcome to be relatable for the spectators of my final outcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXr9uSHj1M
"Dont let dull dark skin rob you of romance" - from skin bleaching product
"I never felt pretty being dark skinned"
"burnt skin"
"I couldn't do normal daytime acitivites, go out in the sun and do sports because she needed to get fair
- ambi - fades dark spots for even natural skin tones (innocent packaging)
'perfect white' the name of a packaging shocked the presenter about this slogan.
wiping the essence of who you are
- looks at the packaging and messages on packaging for skin bleaching packaging
- this is our armour and out shield (our skin)
This video looks at the slogans used in skin bleaching products, and involves the discussion of team members from Buzzfeed to talk about their personal opinion of colourism and the use of skin bleaching.
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