26/08/2021
I had an awful experience yesterday over at Tiktok. I probably shouldn't have spoken up. Another small business was promoting their "Ultra Dark" tanning product. Which makes fair skin about 4 shades darker. Is this supposed to be "tanning"? Cause it didn't look like it from the videos or images.
I have been discriminated and been a target for racism due to my South Asian skin colour ever since I moved to Australia as a small 16 year old. But white people tanning and becoming our colour has become a trend and it is accepted by the society and praised as the ultimate "glow".
Is this fair? While POC gets hate for living the way they were born, white people gets profit, praise, fame and more for "tanning" and becoming basically our skin colour.
If you naturally tan it is not an issue. But when you put a product on your skin to become many shades darker than your natural skin colour or go to the sun and layout burning your skin until you have become "brown" it is an issue.
This is not just racism, it is also a health concern for those of you who do it. Have you ever thought how putting an oil on your body and laying out in the harsh Australian sun can fry and damage your skin overtime? What is this for? So you can look like the people you discriminate? So you can achieve the "glow"?
The world would be a better place if everyone was happy with what they were born with and respected others for how they were born. But it is not that simple these days. I have nothing against white people or person of any race, colour, religion, nationality. But I do have an issue with people who thinks it's ok to imitate other skin colours or cultures and call it their own without crediting the true owners of it.
Think again what we are teaching our younger generation. Is this the way we are becoming an example to them?
Special thanks to for having my back yesterday. Girl you are a queen and I admire your work so much! A true leader and a brilliant example of how we should be in the society. 💜