To understand it better all you have to do is walk around in a big Japanese city and look at the print ads (or hell just watch some of the commercials)... it still perplexes me to this day
This is not the same. It does not come out of a fascination with westerners and is a much older bias. See my other comments for an more detailed explanation.
I forgot about ancient Egypt where it was looked down upon if a woman was dark (it looked as if she worked the fields during the day). It was alright for men though (since they have to command slaves/troops day or night)
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This market is not really new... It seems a lot of E/SE Asians got cosmetic eye lid surgery to look more Western
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/1101020805/story2.html
To understand it better all you have to do is walk around in a big Japanese city and look at the print ads (or hell just watch some of the commercials)... it still perplexes me to this day
This is not the same. It does not come out of a fascination with westerners and is a much older bias. See my other comments for an more detailed explanation.
yeah you're right
I forgot about ancient Egypt where it was looked down upon if a woman was dark (it looked as if she worked the fields during the day). It was alright for men though (since they have to command slaves/troops day or night)