Skin whitening — the use of cosmetic products or services to reducethe amount of melanin in the skin to make it appear lighter — is amulti-billion dollar global industry.
The practice is fueled by colorism, the discriminatory narrative that“lighter is better” and being darker-skinned makes you“automatically ugly,” “inferior” and “less influential.”
These are the words used by CNN readers who responded to arequest to help us paint a picture of the pressure people feel tolighten their skin around the world. Read more at www.cnn.com
