I am going to be doing a lot of posts that has to with things I am learning/experiencing in Thailand concerning the fashion scene. One thing I have noticed for the past week and half weeks I have been here is that there is a lot of division between Thai people based on fairness of the skin. Usually Light skinned people (who look almost white) are considered rich and the dark skinned ones are considered poor. Skin color even reflects on were people are most likely to find a job. I have a seen a lot of Ads on T.V. that are mostly for bleaching skin, which shows that most women here do not appreciate the beauty of their own skin color. I would love to meet a pretty Thai woman who accepts her skin color the way it is.
These are some of the products that women in the far East use to lighten their skin in trying to be accepted in today's society. There is still a long way to go in teaching women of color to embrace their beautiful skin color instead of damaging it by trying to be something they are not.
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