Posted on 06/27/2020 12:08:36 PM PDT by PROCON
Industry-leading French cosmetics company L'Oreal announced they will be removing words like "whitening" and "lightening" from their products after a number of beauty brands received backlash for their skin-lightening products amidst ongoing protests for racial equality.
"The L'Oreal Group has decided to remove the words white/whitening, fair/fairness, light/lightening from all its skin evening products," the company said in a statement.
The move signals a shift by beauty giants to stand up against racial stereotypes. L'Oreal's skin brightening creams are amongst the most popular on the market and are targeted towards Asian, African and Caribbean buyers who face a cultural stigma where lighter skin is perceived as more desirable.
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Baking soda, salt, flour, rice, bread, baking powder, talcum powder, white sales-—oy vey!
“This stuff is driving me to drink “White Lightning”.”
Or White Russians. Or White Wine.
Let me know when they start burning Bing Crosby Records.
I’m dreaming of a Whi…, never mind.
BTW, I remember listening to the Average White Band...
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