This terrible Thai skin whitening ad is a symptom of a larger problem

A televised commercial in Thailand for a skin-whitening product stirred controversy and was eventually withdrawn after a backlash against its perceived racism. The commercial for Thai cosmetics firm Seoul Secret featured a popular model and singer talking about the merits of having light-colored skin. "Before I got to this point, the competition was very high," says Cris Horwang, […]











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