MadamePapillon
Fear my Niftyness
- 1 Jul 2007
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A little bit of a misleading title but this is a thread about the quest for white skin in Japan (and the rest of Asia).
There are several articles around the internet on the issue about (mainly women) going to extremes to keep their skin pale from something as simple as avoiding sunlight to more risky methods like buying skin whitening products.
http://goldentriangleboutique.com/loreal_white_perfect_face
http://uniorb.com/ATREND/asianwhite.html
Even the celebrities have their skin photoshopped so white it's unnatural, in fact, in all the time I've seen Japanese pop/rock stars I can't recall a single one who wasn't photoshopped ghostly pale or at least a few shades lighter than the average Asian person (I don't think I've ever seen a dark J Idol). It seems to be sending the message that white skin = beautiful/ successful/ better (take your pick), especially towards females.
Example ...
So what your thoughts or experiences with this beauty ideal? What's the deal with the ghostly photoshopping? Is white skin really that important in Japan?
There are several articles around the internet on the issue about (mainly women) going to extremes to keep their skin pale from something as simple as avoiding sunlight to more risky methods like buying skin whitening products.
http://goldentriangleboutique.com/loreal_white_perfect_face
http://uniorb.com/ATREND/asianwhite.html
Even the celebrities have their skin photoshopped so white it's unnatural, in fact, in all the time I've seen Japanese pop/rock stars I can't recall a single one who wasn't photoshopped ghostly pale or at least a few shades lighter than the average Asian person (I don't think I've ever seen a dark J Idol). It seems to be sending the message that white skin = beautiful/ successful/ better (take your pick), especially towards females.
Example ...
So what your thoughts or experiences with this beauty ideal? What's the deal with the ghostly photoshopping? Is white skin really that important in Japan?