“I didn't have a problem with myself or my skin. I had a problem with the way people treated me because of my skin. They tried to define me.”

—Winnie Harlow

From BBC

The people fighting 'light skin' bias

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200818-colourism-in-india-the-people-fighting-light-skin-bias

From Good Morning America

People of color discuss the impact of 'colorism'



https://youtu.be/AIx131aaY6A

From Glossy: Unfair Podcast

'You'd be so much more beautiful if you were a few shades lighter'



https://www.glossy.co/podcasts/more-beautiful-few-shades-lighter-unfair-podcast-episode-1-skin-lightening-industry-johnson-unilever-procter-gamble-loreal-estee-lauder/

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