The story of Marcia, a Jamaican woman, is articulated in this video, where she tells us about her physical and psychological scars associated with a long history of skin bleaching.
From the video it is also clear that the illegal trade of skin bleaching products to counties and communities of Colour is significant. Despite banning the sale and resale of skin bleaching products in Europe, they are still widely available for purchase. This is because the production of skin bleaching products in Europe is allowed, as long as it is sold outside of Europe. This has led to the exportation of skin bleaching products to countries without bans, and their subsequent disguise and re-exportation to Europe, where they are sold illegally.
You can also view Tyra Banks’ 40 minute video interviewing black American women about their practice of skin bleaching of self and their children as young as four years.
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skin bleaching // February 26, 2009 at 8:13 pm
They can make illegal stuff out of everything. This is so strange and sad.
Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade // June 13, 2009 at 1:02 pm
We MUST CAMPAIGN AGAINST BLACKS BLEACHING! WE AT “BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!”(yeyeolade.wordpress.com) are doing just that! Write more articles showing dangers of bleaching, more videos against it! I used some of your entries on our blog ! KEEP IT UP! BLEACHING IS DEADLY AND CAN ONLY END IN SKIN CANCER, MONSTER SKIN AND DEATH!