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Parallel discourses: leveraging the Black Lives Matter movement to fight colorism and skin bleaching practices
1Public Health Institute (PHI), Liverpool John Moore's University, UK.
Objectives:
The 'Black Lives Matter' (BLM) movement in 2020 exemplifies efforts to counter prejudices and the colourist narrative. Harmful use of topical skin lightening agents continues worldwide despite interdiction or restricted use under domestic, European and international regulations.
Study Design:
Commentary.
Methods:
Narrative review.
Results:
In this Short Communication, we consider the significance of societal perspectives of skin colour, glocalized whiteness, efforts to attain self-esteem and social mobility through skin lightening practices, and the role of cosmetic products in fuelling this phenomenon.
Conclusions:
Addressing the inadvertent (or indeed conscious) vehicles of systematic racism and sustaining of skin colour prejudices and stereotypes of fair skin beauty by cosmetic companies is warranted. Targeted health messaging is an imperative.
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