Thanks for posting this. This is a personal grooming habit to which
I was unaware. Having read it, I am speechless. Avoiding the sun due
to skin cancer is one thing; whitening is something else.
George
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Said Kakese Dibinga
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> now, uh, this is interesting...Said
>COLUMN ONE
>Beauty and the Bleach
>Some Asian American women spend thousands pursuing the traditional
ideal of whiter skin. Others see a dark shadow of prejudice.
>By Jia-Rui Chong
> Times Staff Writer
> July 26, 2005
>
> For many Southern Californians, summer is the season for beaches,
chaise longues and the quest for the perfect tan.
>
> Not for Margaret Qiu. She and thousands of other Asian American
women are going to great lengths to avoid the sun fighting to
preserve or enhance their pale complexions with expensive creams,
masks, gloves, professional face scrubs and medical procedures.
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