The beauty tip for all women that works 100%
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MJ actually had a legitimate skin condition for which there is no treatment - vitiligo. He didn't try to lighten his skin to look white; his skin condition was causing splotchy patches of "caucasian" on him (it started on his hand, which is why he started wearing the glove). On people with darker skin, you can kind of end up looking mottled like a cow. As the disease destroys skin pigment, he figured the best way to avoid the mottled look was to wipe the rest of the pigment away so that he would at least have an even, consistent skin tone. He wasn't trying to look lighter, just trying to look not-vitiligo-y.
While that's an interesting point, I am not sure that it is valid. This belief has nothing to do with the occupation. This belief that fairer skin tones are superior has sprung up because of cultural and historical factors -
- The first race to live in India were the Dravidians. Then came the Aryans who rode in horses and used iron weapons. They came in from the north and drove the Dravidians south. And unlike the Dravidians, the Aryans were very fair.
- In the Hindu caste system (link - http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp), the topmost caste (called "Brahmins), were very fair. Brahmins served as the middlemen between God and men. They were the guardians of temples, and were the most excellent and the most intelligent of all created beings.
- Later in history, India was ruled by the French, the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British who were all fair.
- Finally, all Indian actresses are very fair. If they are dark, they are given villainy roles. It is very hard to find a dark-skinned actress having a meaningful role.
All these factors have created a perception that people who are fair are endowed with some sort of superiority. And that belief seeped into families and into marriages. Today, at the time of marriage, parents ask for "fair brides" for their sons. I can show you numerous advertisements on the classifieds asking for brides that are "tall, thin and fair". Sadly, some people practice it even in my church!
Wow. I am guilty of making fun of MJ because he changed his appearance. But I didn't bother to find out the reason behind it. I apologize for my numerous thoughtless remarks on his change. Thank you for sharing this information.
- The first race to live in India were the Dravidians. Then came the Aryans who rode in horses and used iron weapons. They came in from the north and drove the Dravidians south. And unlike the Dravidians, the Aryans were very fair.
- In the Hindu caste system (link - http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp), the topmost caste (called "Brahmins), were very fair. Brahmins served as the middlemen between God and men. They were the guardians of temples, and were the most excellent and the most intelligent of all created beings.
- Later in history, India was ruled by the French, the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British who were all fair.
- Finally, all Indian actresses are very fair. If they are dark, they are given villainy roles. It is very hard to find a dark-skinned actress having a meaningful role.
All these factors have created a perception that people who are fair are endowed with some sort of superiority. And that belief seeped into families and into marriages. Today, at the time of marriage, parents ask for "fair brides" for their sons. I can show you numerous advertisements on the classifieds asking for brides that are "tall, thin and fair". Sadly, some people practice it even in my church!
Wow. I am guilty of making fun of MJ because he changed his appearance. But I didn't bother to find out the reason behind it. I apologize for my numerous thoughtless remarks on his change. Thank you for sharing this information.
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That reminds me of the shock i got when i watched some sermons an apparently very famous woman preacher was giving on youtube. She was so beautiful and perfectly wrinkless you'd have thought you were watching an actress or something rather than a preacher. Then she mentioned her son-in-law that got me alarmed. I googled her and found she was in her late 50's! I had to think i might be judgemental wondering how a representative of God could stand in a packed stadium spreading God's words with a face and everything so obviously plastic surgeried. More disturbing was this woman was recommended by one of my christian penpals and also looking at the mass of women that filled the stadium, it was obvious none of them resented the fact, which made me feel i must be wrong judging from appearance (i still have doubt on this) rather than from content. Am i too old-fashioned? Am i being judgemental?
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Ive never tried false eyelashes or hair extensions..however ... . I watched a false fingernail flip into a dinner plate one time and the poor woman it came off of was humiliated ...naturally I started laughing while I about choked trying to hide my laughter in my dinner napkin...she started laughing at my disorder while I was laughing at hers.. I dunno Theres a lot of laughter that comes with such things .. I talked with a woman one time whose false eyelash was part way on and she didnt realize it... her conversation was pretty heavy and her face was so serious... I grabbed her by the shoulders and said "listen youre going to be laughing again in no time , lets go to the bathroom.. she looked in the mirror and laughed so hard she cried... so such things can bring crazy humor at much needed times.. i think loving people no matter what is attached to them is the bigger picture...
