skin whitening
Fair & Lovely — soon to be called Glow & Lovely — has long been criticized as racist for promoting light-colored skin as the standard of beauty in South Asia.
Unilever, Nivea, Garnier and Neutrogena are among the companies selling products that lighten skin.
A Malaysian skin-whitening ad is under fire for sending a misleading message about the connection between skin color and domestic abuse.
Takara Allen had the perfect response.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The pushback is heartening and well-intentioned, but misses what ought to be the real shame target: India. After all, despite being a country of almost a billion people, India has left it to America to crown the first Indian beauty queen who looks... well, Indian.