THE BEARING: One good reason why people bleach

Download here   Ever called someone blacky, dudu Osun, too cute to be black? burnt offering, Yellow fever, yellow paw paw, oyinbo pepper?   As Nigerians, at some point in our lives, we’ve made such derogatory and discriminatory statements about our skin tone or someone else’s. NIGERIA DAILY: Uncertainty Looms As Election Holds THE BEARING: Should […]

THE BEARING: One good reason why people bleach

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Ever called someone blacky, dudu Osun, too cute to be black? burnt offering, Yellow fever, yellow paw paw, oyinbo pepper?   As Nigerians, at some point in our lives, we’ve made such derogatory and discriminatory statements about our skin tone or someone else’s.

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What impact do these statements have on the individuals concerned?

In this episode on the Bearing, we look at society’s attitude towards light and dark skin tone and its booming effect on the bleaching cream industry.