The age old self-disrespect topic of skin bleaching still linkers on after decades 
of african low self pride.
the sad part of the whole saga is ,why is it that our able and eminent african 
writers especailly those in the media business hardly say any thing about this 
very topical issue?
We easily see and read articles upon articles about POLITICAL MATTERS but 
hardly any thing concerning other related topics on socail empowerment about 
issues of pride and dignity.I am not under estimating the importance of proper 
democracy and the rule of law but our collective problem as a people is not 
just about politics but also about lack of pride and respect for our selves.

I always hated people who bleached their skin ,and i am not sorry bout it.but 
it seems to me that those involve in skin bleaching have an audience to 
satisfy and who are this audiences ?

Why is skin bleaching seen as respectable by those involved in it ? some thing 
even animals should be ashmed of is seen as some kind of status 
symbol ,why ? 
Two days ago ,a british tv station exposes the increasing rate of reported 
cancer related to Indian women doing skin bleaching .i was a bit surprise that 
fair coloured Indain women are into skin bleaching more than black women 
according the tv's statistics.And the cancer caused by skin bleaching is more 
dangerous to indians than blacks but still those women cannot just stop it.

Africa have seen and withnessed great pan-africanist leaders among us who 
preach all sorts of self-pride and the believe in blackism yet ,we cannot even 
convince some among us to stop humulating themself.

Why are the men allowing their partners to practise skin bleaching ,i am 
assuming the majority of those who bleach are women .of course some men 
do it as well .,
why would a man choose to marry a woman practising skin bleaching? it is sad 
that this shameful act is still prevalent among us ,and it make me sick.I don't 
know about the many of you out there but for me ,i will never comsume a drop 
of liguid prepared by a bleached person ,and that is my stands.
we cannot talk and write about racism whilst we ignored the reasons why 
some still believe we hate ourself because we aim to look like them in every 
way or form. how can we be respected if we allow our selves to be 
disrecpected? what is more disrecpecting than seeing a spoted black person 
trying hard to look otherwise ? .. i call on all men and women to stop this 
practise.it is shameful and degrading.i hope some prominent person can add 
his/her voice to mine .i feel sick writing about this.let men boycout marrying or 
having relationships with bleached women and vice vasa for women .if we  
keep telling a bleached person, i can't do this with you because you are 
bleaching ,it is bound to make an effect.even CNN is not ashame to advertise 
skin lighting cream using black women as the medium.the adverts goes 
like''marie clair make you lighter and gives you confidence'' .what on earth 
those that mean ? being black doesn't give confidence ? 
who gave the impression to CNN to keep on advertsing such cream on pick 
times ? 
please let us speak about our socail malfunctions ,politics is absolotely 
vital ,but some times we should take interest in unppalatable topics .

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