Texas.Cowgirl:


Shut up. You think hating light skin ladies translate to a strong african mentality?
You're just as worse off as another asshoe hating darkskin ladies.
Africans come in every shade, loving them all is mandatory for our self-identity.

Orikinla: Ghanaian divas are advertising themselves on Nairaland for Nigerian guys, because we are hotter than their guys.

Orikinla: Ghanaian divas are advertising themselves on Nairaland for Nigerian guys, because we are hotter than their guys.

Texas.Cowgirl:


So that you can have a free pass to insult that ethnicity?
Nah dawg.....

CAMEROONPRIDE:

You should at least give us one ethnicity? Or you weren't listening in class? I think light worship is in Asian culture not African.

shymexx:

I doubt that. Perhaps, they were alluding to African Americans and Africans in the new world. And obviously, that's understandable.

However, pre-colonial Africa never had that mentality. The use of black make-up et al also prove your assertion wrong. You need to understand that most of these anthropology books were written by racists to intentionally mis-educate people. These were the same people who wiped Africa and its achievements off the history books. And that's more reason why we need more unbiased books about pre-colonial Africa.

CAMEROONPRIDE:
, are u all right?

nnenna.1:
In Nigeria, pretty much all the major ethnic groups favored light skin and/or thin facial features.

I am typing from my phone and can't copy/paste studies.

nnenna.1:



There were surveys conducted in several west african countries such as Senegal and Nigeria.

Also Cameroon, Somalia, Kenya. Can't recall specific groups.

Congo is one of several countries though were darker skin and fuller facial features were favored prior to colonialism.

Texas.Cowgirl:


I'm also tired of seeing Nadia's thread on FP.
The Mods have now realized that like Tonto's threads, Nadia's threads are getting unnecessary attentions.
Believe it or not, Nadia has now become a NL household name.

Texas.Cowgirl:


Don't question me before I have a cup of my coffee, boy!
In 20 mins.....

CAMEROONPRIDE: lmao, I won't stalk you , but I'm sure we will meet on another thread. don't have time to stalk people, lol talk less about stalking them on a faceless forum

CAMEROONPRIDE: you need 20min to drink a cup of coffee? Wow

Texas.Cowgirl:


Doesn't explain why the likes of Omotola are married more than the likes of Genevieve.
Gene with her think features and dark skin finds it hard to pull men, unlike the likes of Omotola with her light skin and thick features.
Yea yea, there are other extraneous factors.

Texas.Cowgirl:


Yea, it's that good. Gotta savor every drop.
You gotta try it.


OFFTOPIC: I wonder why the western media don't emphasis on non-african traditional cultures who darken their skin as a form of power and beauty. Mehn, these European turkeys really damaged worldwide beauty perspective.

Texas.Cowgirl:


Who said she was white?

You think we take classes without books like in Nigeria?

You want to start this mental slavery nonsense shoit with me again?
Bring it on......

CAMEROONPRIDE:

Are they recent? Because she said the study is in his anthropology book, also can you provide a link? And what were the questions?

Because if you show me a beautiful white girl and an ugly African girl, I'm not going to pick the African girl for the sake of it.


Also white are object of curiosity in some remote parts of our countries, so one can pick a "white" not because he favors white things/people but because he is curious and it is his first time to see someone/something different.


And I don't think Cameroon was involved ,never heard about that survey

nnenna.1:
The surveys I read were dated in the 30's-50's, to be honest.

nnenna.1:



There were surveys conducted in several west african countries such as Senegal and Nigeria.

Also Cameroon, Somalia, Kenya. Can't recall specific groups.

Congo is one of several countries though were darker skin and fuller facial features were favored prior to colonialism.

Rossikk:

Oh what colour was she then? Care to share?

Save your dumbness and stupidi.ty for your siblings on your level. I read a Masters degree in the UK and they were hardly any books as such used for lectures. Book are old hat.

If you wish to perpetrate mental slavery by white skin worship bordering on your lies and inventions of lecturers' supposed claims, be ready to be spat on here.

CAMEROONPRIDE:

I don't drink coffee.

And good point, but they(Western medias) are not going to promote what they are not , you don't except Nigerian media to promote Cameroonian culture etc so the question should b what are we doing to promote ourselves, our features, etc ....the funny part is when you speak about promoting African features, the people putting you down are African they even call u racist blah blah ..so

Rossikk:

SHOW US THE STUDIES LET US SCRUTINIZE THEM. WE DO NOT ACCEPT YOUR CLAIM WITHOUT EVIDENCE.

Texas.Cowgirl:


Understandable.

Why Africans bring down black/dark skin women is oblivious to me. I think you're guilty of it too, but correct me if I'm wrong.

Hating light skin does not make you more African.

We come with every shades.....dark, light, caramel, inbetween, blond hair, brown hair, etc.

One African hates light skin and another hates black skin, ultimately hating ourselves in the end.

Makes no sense.

CAMEROONPRIDE:

I guess you aren't done with your cup of coffee.

CAMEROONPRIDE:

I guess you aren't done with your cup of coffee.

Anyway I don't hate anyone, I love African girls regardless the shade of their skin.

If you care to know, I have dated more dark/Brown than light skin .

I don't bring them down, lol, if you go by my online rants I don't discriminate , I put down dumb African women esp feminist(which means dumb) .regardless the color of the skin

[size=14pt]Nigeria's dangerous skin whitening obsession[/size]

Nigeria has the world's highest percentage of women using skin lightening agents in the quest for "beauty".

Lagos, Nigeria - After carefully washing her face, legs and arms, Taiwo Solomon vigorously rubs cream over her body. She is meticulous and makes sure she covers her entire face. Soloman, 32, is bleaching her skin. She believes fairer skin could be her ticket to a better life. So she spends her meager savings on cheap black-market concoctions that promise to lighten her pigment.

This has been a daily routine for the past 15 years. Now several shades lighter she says her new skin makes her feel more beautiful and confident.

“Bleaching just makes me feel special, like am walking around in a spotlight,” she told Al Jazeera. “I am not seeking to be totally white, I just want to look beautiful. I cannot stop using the lightening agents,” she adds.

Solomon is not alone. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 77 percent of women in Nigeria use skin-lightening products, the world’s highest percentage. That compares with 59 percent in Togo, and 27 percent in Senegal. The reasons for this are varied but most people say they use skin-lighteners because they want "white skin".

In many parts of Africa, lighter-skinned women are considered more beautiful and are believed to be more successful and likely to find marriage.

It's not only women though who are obsessed with bleaching their skins. Some men too are involved in the practice.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/20134514845907984.html

[size=14pt]Africa: Where black is not really beautiful[/size]

'I don't like black skin'
The World Health Organization has reported that Nigerians are the highest users of such products: 77% of Nigerian women use the products on a regular basis. They are followed by Togo with 59%; South Africa with 35%; and Mali at 25%.

Studies have found that men are also beginning to bleach their skin
South Africa banned products containing more than 2% of hydroquinone - the most common active ingredient in in the 1980s. But it is easy to see creams and lotions containing the chemical on the stalls here. Some creams contain harmful steroids and others mercury.

While skin-lightening creams have been used by some South Africans for many years, they have become more common recently with the influx of people from countries such as Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo, where they are even more widespread.

In a bustling African market in the centre of Yeoville in Johannesburg, it is skin lighteners galore.

Walking through this community is like walking through a mini-Africa: you can find someone from any part of the continent here.

I notice that many of the women have uncharacteristically light skin faces while the rest of their bodies are darker.

Some even have scabby burns on their cheeks from the harmful chemicals used to strip the skin of pigmentation.

They don't want to speak openly about why they bleach their skin, or even have their pictures taken.

Psychologists say there are also underlying reasons why people bleach their skin - but low self-esteem and, to some degree self-hate, are a common thread.

But skin-lightening is not just a fascination and obsession of women. Congolese hair stylist Jackson Marcelle says he has been using special injections to bleach his skin for the past 10 years. Each injection lasts for six months.

"I pray every day and I ask God, 'God why did you make me black?' I don't like being black. I don't like black skin," he tells me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20444798