[oneofsix]

So I seldom watch talk shows but I caught a clip of Tyra this week, it was all about those who bleach themselves to be lighter. Am I the only one thinking these people are out of their damn minds? And really, bleach your kids too, are you insane, isn't this neglect??

[Jenn]

I would think bleaching your child is neglect. If an adult wants to do so that is one thing. If I had a young child who was pretty pale and wanted him or her to be darker I would not be allowed to take that child to a tanning salon.

Lighting ones skin has seem to become a fad. Perhaps you have seen commercial on youtube for a product called Fair and Handsome. A few days ago I read a news story on yahoo news. It was about Vaseline having some sort of lighting product. I posted this over on the BPA twitter. It seems either people feel they are too dark and want to lighten themselves or they are too light and want to darken themselves. The later does not get as much beef but in the end its the same thing, someone not accepting themselves as they were meant to be. If someone who is dark was meant to be lighter then they would be. If someone who is light was meant to be darker then they would be.

If only people could learn to accept themselves for who they are and were meant to be.

All skin colors are beautiful.

[NotMixed]

I have to agree that it's crazy, the lengths that people are willing to go to. Some poison themselves with mercury, others will kill themselves with skin cancer. Both are insane.

Any parents caught doing this should have the kids taken away.

[Malvice]

And as long as we place so much emphasis on appearance, clothing, nails and hair, things are not going to get any better.

The media bombards us with what the current trends are; infomercial offers loads of stuff to take weight off, products to make you look younger and others to increase body tone.

If we don't draw the lines in our households and focus on things that are really important, than our kids are gonna be dragged into the same mindset.

[kristina]

OMG! I had not heard of this at all. Why would you do that and especially to your children? Shouldn't it be a child's choice when they are old enough to make that kind of decision?