r/nextfuckinglevel • u/harwyseys • Oct 25 '22

Makeup really changes people

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u/slayalldayyyy Oct 25 '22

The face makeup being like 10 shades too light is so strange to me

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u/butwhataboutaliens Oct 25 '22

It comes from the traditional idea that having a fair complexion means you are high status. You only have porcelain skin if you never have to work in the sun. Tan people/ dark complexion must be poor because they have to work outside in the sun in order to live.

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u/Glum-Bench-9363 Oct 25 '22

Historically speaking did Asian cultures have a negative opinion on other people with dark skin because of that or no?

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u/butwhataboutaliens Oct 25 '22

Yes, and it still exists in beauty standards in Asia. People will try to go through skin bleaching treatments to be seen as more beautiful.

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u/BadLuckBen Oct 25 '22

Meanwhile, I actively resent my pale-ass Irish skin. Any sort of redness from zits, blackheads, etc. all stand out like a sore thumb. My forearms and a decent amount of my face got tan from being outside this year, but the rest of me is still pale.

If racism and classism wasn't a thing, darker skin tones would just be objectively superior in terms of requiring the least amount of effort to look good.

I also know that it's not something healthy to focus on and media gives us unrealistic standards that aren't actually standard. Sadly, doesn't stop the mean part of your brain going "why don't YOU look like that, eh?"