thecrushgroovin: thegreatest: seanscheidt: thedailywhat: Culture Shock of the Day: Vaseline India has launched a “skin-lightening” Facebook app aimed at men, which invites users to “transform your face on Facebook with Vaseline Men.” From AFP: In 2005, Indian cosmetics giant Emani launched the first skin-whitening cream for men, called “Fair and Handsome”, 27 years after the first cream for women. Since then a half dozen foreign brands have piled into the market for men, including Garnier, L’Oreal and Nivea, which promote the seemingly magical lightening qualities of their products in ubiquitous advertising. In 2009, a poll of nearly 12,000 people by online dating site Shaadi.com, revealed that skin tone was considered the most important criteria when choosing a partner in three northern Indian states. [arbroath.] most of me is repulsed by this…but then again..is it really so different from darkening your skin by tanning or using fake tans? Oh hell naw.  I guess filipinos aren’t the only one. Listen up guise (by that I mean, MGA KABABAYAN KO), brown skin is hot.  Why do you teh white peoplez risk skin cancer to tan up.  Keep it real. smh. seems like the lighter a person is, the darker they want to be and vice versa. People cant be satisfied with themselves.. smh

thecrushgroovin:

thegreatest:

seanscheidt:

thedailywhat:

Culture Shock of the Day: Vaseline India has launched a “skin-lightening” Facebook app aimed at men, which invites users to “transform your face on Facebook with Vaseline Men.”

From AFP:

In 2005, Indian cosmetics giant Emani launched the first skin-whitening cream for men, called “Fair and Handsome”, 27 years after the first cream for women.

Since then a half dozen foreign brands have piled into the market for men, including Garnier, L’Oreal and Nivea, which promote the seemingly magical lightening qualities of their products in ubiquitous advertising.

In 2009, a poll of nearly 12,000 people by online dating site Shaadi.com, revealed that skin tone was considered the most important criteria when choosing a partner in three northern Indian states.

[arbroath.]

most of me is repulsed by this…but then again..is it really so different from darkening your skin by tanning or using fake tans?

Oh hell naw.  I guess filipinos aren’t the only one.

Listen up guise (by that I mean, MGA KABABAYAN KO), brown skin is hot.  Why do you teh white peoplez risk skin cancer to tan up. 

Keep it real.

smh. seems like the lighter a person is, the darker they want to be and vice versa.

People cant be satisfied with themselves.. smh