tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post4090198299323914958..comments2024-03-10T07:41:47.604+01:00Comments on Witoxicity: Chasing Snow White's BeautyWitoxicityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-15643651097743950462011-01-15T00:04:40.937+01:002011-01-15T00:04:40.937+01:00@LiisK
Thanks for your input, LiisK. It's the ...@LiisK<br />Thanks for your input, LiisK. It's the same fair vs tanned issue, in reverse! I do wish everyone would just feel comfortable in their own skin, in this case, literally! But unfortunately, it's a slow process of change. Occidental......that's a much more inclusive and appropriate word indeed! :)Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-34051466647624722802011-01-13T15:16:47.216+01:002011-01-13T15:16:47.216+01:00I've always been the snow-white. And I live in...I've always been the snow-white. And I live in Northern-Europe. <br />Here we have a different problem: "everybody" wants to be tanned and "beautifully brown". The way white folks try to change race is simply ridiculous (btw, how many white folks you know who tan beautifully? most of them go red like lobsters and the resulting tan has a strong red tint too - not pretty!).LiisKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004717870737757625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-65159931951586880432010-02-03T08:24:49.011+01:002010-02-03T08:24:49.011+01:00@Linda
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences...@Linda<br />Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I'm very pleased you enjoy my posts.<br /><br />You are beautiful the way you are (and I'm not only just saying it) and you have such lovely skin (thanks to good genes and Kanebo, among others!). So, there is absolutely no need to feel unhappy with how you look! I'm glad that you're now accepting of that. And if you ever Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-405498089138151902010-02-03T00:04:21.980+01:002010-02-03T00:04:21.980+01:00I just came across this post and I understand what...I just came across this post and I understand what you mean! When I was younger and wanted to play out, my mum was like 'Don't play out for too long, being dark isn't good'. LOL. I'm quite tanned compared to the rest of my family and everyone assumes my sister is prettier etc because she's fairer than me and I always get criticised by many Orientals (No offence intended) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-22750990534677075332009-08-02T14:53:45.735+02:002009-08-02T14:53:45.735+02:00@Asami
This is so interesting! Yes, I quite agree ...@Asami<br />This is so interesting! Yes, I quite agree with you. It does seem that the respective bonds that you have with your parents may have had a strong influence in the polarised views that both of you have on the fair/tanned issue. Thanks for sharing this! :)Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-77104841501376724902009-08-01T01:07:26.384+02:002009-08-01T01:07:26.384+02:00My sister and I are half Japanese, and it's fu...My sister and I are half Japanese, and it's funny how she went one way on this topic and I tend to go the other. I wear sunblock if I'm going to be hanging out by the pool but most of the time I'm indoors. My sister on the other hand, tans constantly and actually applies tanning accelerator in place of sunblock. <br /><br />Our Japanese half comes from my mother, and I think it's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-88488185002546661712009-07-31T14:10:42.821+02:002009-07-31T14:10:42.821+02:00That's good to hear, Gail! This topic had been...That's good to hear, Gail! This topic had been playing on my mind for a long time. Having lived both in the East and the West, I thought the stark contrast in the 'sun culture' too obvious to ignore. Until I started this blog, I had no avenue through which I could describe these observations. Thanks goodness for blogging! :)Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-28255717547689115532009-07-30T19:30:47.087+02:002009-07-30T19:30:47.087+02:00what an interesting post, I often wondered about t...what an interesting post, I often wondered about this but never felt equipped to address it. XXGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640390178468446621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-76701199104917826372009-07-30T15:57:35.664+02:002009-07-30T15:57:35.664+02:00@glitteryeyesxx
It's so nice of you to drop by...@glitteryeyesxx<br />It's so nice of you to drop by. <br />Wow, you could enrol for a tanning membership in school?! The after-effects of your tanning experience sounds excruciating painful. I'm sure glad you're fine now! :)<br /><br />@Jennnn<br />Thank you for sharing your story! Walking under the shade of an umbrella on a sunny day is a normal thing in East Asia. I was at times Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-48602675318867131512009-07-30T07:34:09.352+02:002009-07-30T07:34:09.352+02:00Interesting post~! For myself, I was never into ta...Interesting post~! For myself, I was never into tanning or whitening. Only recently had I discovered whitening products after joining the blog community. Though I must say I never liked getting darker.. only reason being is that it differed from my natural skin colour. After realizing that there were products out their to reverse the sun's effects, I jumped the bandwagon! I have yet to find Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-55507195215608467202009-07-30T03:20:08.352+02:002009-07-30T03:20:08.352+02:00My mom was always telling me not to play outside t...My mom was always telling me not to play outside too, and I tan easily. I think my natural skin color if I don't go outside for a while is pretty tan for an asian (but my parents are vietnamese-chinese so they weren't that crazy about me being snow white, they used to call me "black chicken" in chinese when i got dark, haha)<br /><br />Actually when I went to Beijing last Jennnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083212779245923489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-13775829595647182522009-07-30T02:39:08.242+02:002009-07-30T02:39:08.242+02:00Oh, whoops. What I meant by suffering to become ta...Oh, whoops. What I meant by suffering to become tanner...<br /><br />yep. You guessed it. I enrolled in a tanning membership club in high school. I blistered and couldn't move for a week but all in the name of vanity and beauty. :(Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237936209441150848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-24520564076083740192009-07-30T02:37:56.628+02:002009-07-30T02:37:56.628+02:00Im actually quite glad you did an entry about this...Im actually quite glad you did an entry about this. Like you, I've also pondered at this issue. It's weird, my family praises me for my white fair skin but at the same time, when I am with my friends (especially since this is the U.S., we're talking about)...I get made fun of. They call me "Casper the ghost", "cracker", etc etc. I actually have suffered for beauty Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237936209441150848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-3959592129650971602009-07-29T17:36:45.952+02:002009-07-29T17:36:45.952+02:00@Rosamond
You're welcome!
Yes, I've read o...@Rosamond<br />You're welcome!<br />Yes, I've read of cases where ladies' faces become severely scarred from using cheap, poor quality whitening creams. So, instead of reaching for their dreams (of a better life/career), they descend into this irreversible nightmare. I guess the moral of the story is that if you really wish to whiten your skin, then use high quality products from Witoxicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840068842090199600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-82173291025207192422009-07-29T14:49:18.303+02:002009-07-29T14:49:18.303+02:00darling you just made a good speech!!! My mum said...darling you just made a good speech!!! My mum said the some thing to me when I was little (she still says the same now), “don’t go to beach without any protection.” She meant that I have to wear clothes that cover all my body, oh my god! I can’t believe I did that!!! I glad that happened when I was little girl who didn’t know anything and didn’t care how did the beach people looking at me. hahahaYihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062569305478779418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-14463768999134272252009-07-29T00:57:18.064+02:002009-07-29T00:57:18.064+02:00My background in education is art/art history. We ...My background in education is art/art history. We were taught, as students studying Asian culture/arts, that people were Asian and objects, oriental. I thought it interesting to mention because of your beginning paragraph. <br /><br />Interesting post, in a good way! I tan easily too but stay clear of the sun for health reasons. Although, I don't use any whitening products, I've noticed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041387505585999599.post-73132871480866130272009-07-28T23:39:52.145+02:002009-07-28T23:39:52.145+02:00I agree with you. Having healthy skin that helps u...I agree with you. Having healthy skin that helps us radiate confidence is alot more important. I believe that in some countries women would get such terrible skin reactions to trying on the whitening creams that left scars all over.<br /><br />P.S. Thanx so much for your sweet comment about my photos. ^_~ <br /><br />Take care,<br />RosamondRosamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925648054084835483noreply@blogger.com