November 09, 2009

PROUD AH BLEACHING

LISA HYPE

BY: STAR APPLE
Colonialism is a bitch to hell. We cry for independence yet we do so many things which only slave masters would unto a slave. I had the unfortunate opportunity of reading an article in a trash daily. Proud Ah Mi Bleaching was the caption. Proud Ah Mi Bleaching? What the hell!! In this day and age with so many “enlightened” people, no pun intended, we here on the rock are bleaching like sandfly pon beach after sundown. What the hell!!
Anyway back to my point, apparently, Empire artiste Lisa Hype has done a song with the same repulsive and puzzling title. Proud ah mi bleaching. Surely there are other topics to write about or have we become so base and starved of creativity that we had to resort to write that rubbish. We have artistes writing about bleaching – encouraging it and now a woman, writing, espousing and deejaying a song about this destructive practice.
A quick look at Wiki Answer provided a summary of the harmful effects of bleaching:
Skin bleaching destroys the black pigment found in the epidermis (top layer of the skin). Exposure of the dermis layer, underneath the epidermis layer, to the harsh weather will increase the incidence of skin cancer. The dermis cannot compensate for the absence of the epidermis and coupled with the hot sun… one will get a higher risk of cancer.
Thus we can see that despite having fairer skin as desired, skin bleaching is also damaging to our skin.
What I would like to know is how we have degenerated in a nation of damn nonsensical persons. We exclaim to no end that we are proud to be black, Black represents strength and so on. So why do we feel the need to bleach.
I did a survey of some Jamaicans and both men and women felt that it made them more desirable; since men and women prefer light skin person. Kiss mi neck back wi really lack self esteem down here.
To add insult to injury, Lisa Hype has gone on to say that she nuh know who nah bleach out here. I would like to know which self absorbed world she is living in.
Even with knowledge, the mere lack of reasoning ability and lack of self esteem have really done us over. Slavery could not have done us that badly, since we have some outstanding Jamaicans across the globe and not for criminal acts committed.
Families and communities are bleaching. Schoolers are bleaching. Like seriously, when are we gonna get comfortable in our own skin and out of many one people. Thank god for artistes like Queen Ifrica, cause not everyone wants to look like a purple dragon.
Why is it that Jamaicans like to take on the more scarring practices of other cultures? Are we spiraling downward and refuse to see it or just don’t wish to see it.

36 comments:

  1. Could you write in english? I am Jamaican and find it difficult to read american ghetto chat. Maybe you should spend more time constructing your thoughts, review them before posting...

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  2. totally agree with the author. J'cans dont have a mind of their own. when somebody say jump they ask how high. Dem sing seh bleach dem start bleach, like come on ppl these talentless artist are corrupting the island...uugg!!

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  3. We are suffering from low self esteem. The back men are always looking for light skin girls. One - not so good looking himself-wrote on his blog about ugly girls. maybe he meant black girls as he claimed that what he saw at night was not the same in the daylight.I thought he was above that, but then again did he not sing the daggering song. They all need to get a good education and get over their ignorance and self importance.

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  4. What everybody says about the topic is cool, but this is a multi-faceted problem. Education is important, but I've seen educated women bleach their skin. It is the unfortunate nature of our society - their is a prejudice against darker-skin people. Of course, there are other factors that affect perception (e.g. money, physical attractiveness, personality, etc.), but given all are the same among 2 people and the fairer skin one will generally be more appealing. So we should examine the social issues and focus on uplifting our culture and race; not single out individuals. I can actually picture Lisa Hype apologizing for this mentality years from now when she is taught better. So let's just focus on educating and uplifting our culture---whoever else waan go bleach...bleach!

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  5. proud ah mi bleachin...vybz kartel ah your song dat dow....raaaaaayyyyyyyyy

    pffftt...this is what some of us come to? sicknin

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  6. I think this bleaching thing is getting out of hand. We need to be proud of the colour we are whether light or dark skinned is. God made us all in different images for a reason its so sad that people feel this way I am dark skinned and people proud and would never use a bleaching product on my skin it insecurity. As black people we need to learn to love ourselves the way we are.

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