On my way to work, I sat across a woman who was frantically trying to apply white make-up on her face. I wanted to tell her that all her efforts at face whitening were doing her no good. But better judgment prevented me from doing so.
I am just disturbed that Filipinos equate beauty with whiteness of skin. Filipinos spend thousands on gluthatione, methatione and cosmetic procedures just to look whiter and more " beautiful ". Being in a tropical country, consciously whitening one's skin will only make one susceptible to skin cancer. In effect, like smoking, skin whitening is a slow and sure process of killing one's self. Besides, being deathly pale or white like Sadako is far from being beautiful. It is interesting to note that Venus Raj, 4th runner-up in the Miss Universe and Danica Magpantay, Supermodel of the World 2011, are dark skinned.
Lastly, Filipinos' obsession with skin whitening supersedes the need to be beautiful from within. When Filipinos should be more concerned with being helpful, compassionate and loving to others, many prefer to devote time and money to buying the latest gluthatione and methatione products available in Mercury Drug. Perhaps, it is time for Filipinos to define what true beauty is. And leave the white faces to Kabuki where it is expressed as an art form.
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