Heidi
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Post by Heidi on Jul 17, 2004 14:54:57 GMT -5
I am 1/2 japaneseI play waterpolo everyday and I have very tan skin. Darker than all of the the white people on my team. But naturally I have very light asian skin. Asian skin tans so quickly. I really do prefer white skin over dark skin because people think I am philipino when I am dark , but when I my skin is white they know I am japanese.
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Heidi
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Japanese Italian
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Post by Heidi on Jul 17, 2004 14:55:29 GMT -5
I just want to look the race i am.Thats why i prefer lighter skin.
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Post by akeon on Jul 17, 2004 15:21:36 GMT -5
I just want to look the race i am.Thats why i prefer lighter skin. Look your race? Well...You are half asian and you play waterpolo, your complexion reflects not only your originies, but your activities as well...Why asking for more? ;D
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Post by akeon on Jul 17, 2004 15:48:23 GMT -5
And why WHITE ? Anyway...
To me it's all in symbolism, I don't think it can be clearly explained why white - the color itself - is assimilated with everything that is good, pure, healthy and clean. Of course, we all know unconsciously why, and this is probably one of the oldest heritage we got : this faculty of associating colors and moral values.Why Asians prefer light skin, why European used to prefer light skin,why many other people on earth prefer light skin...Surely for the same reasons. We should go back to the past at the very beginning of the human race, or even before..To know the originies of that fact..
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Post by TeeHee on Jul 17, 2004 17:15:30 GMT -5
*hugs* kids dont know any better. ive said stuff like that i didnt really think of it at the time but i feel guilty yeah. btw teehee you are really beautiful. My my have you blossomed lol This shows how ingrained this belief is in asians. Many years ago didnt women in japan use white face paint. This kinda contrasted with the blackening of the teeth. White face black teeth. eugh. *hugs back* thanks jeymi hmm, that image you just described..are you referring to geishas? whatever the case, i'm with ya on the 'eugh'
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hilaw
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Post by hilaw on Jul 17, 2004 19:29:41 GMT -5
Quit tip-toeing around the race issue like a bunch of politically correct wimps. Light skin is a sign of racial superiority (Western Europeans and East Asians) vs. dark skin (Africans, Australian aboriginals) and various gradients of color in between. In economics, it's called the North-South divide. Countries in the Northern temperate zones have all attained higher levels of economic, social and technological development than Southern tropic countries. I don't think I really need to illustrate this fact with examples. The percieved beauty in light-skin is simply evolutionary instinct. Just as animals in nature want to breed with partners of equal or superior genetics, humans also follow the same guidelines. The light-skin is simply an indication of the individual's genetic superiority. We basically are attracted to those with light-skin because we are simply following our evolutionary instinct to breed with the those with the best genes. BTW, can you swear here?
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Post by grindx on Jul 17, 2004 19:58:43 GMT -5
It's OK with me, but I don't make the rules Sean.
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Post by Flanders on Jul 17, 2004 20:41:20 GMT -5
Wow, Hilaw...is that signature pic you? Korean charecteristics combined with Caucasian skin, and eyes. Pretty amazing combination, in a good way mind you!
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hilaw
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Post by hilaw on Jul 17, 2004 20:47:44 GMT -5
Hello Flanders-who the hell is Korean? I am flip like you, dawg.
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Sojc
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Post by Sojc on Jul 18, 2004 4:56:06 GMT -5
*hugs* kids dont know any better. ive said stuff like that i didnt really think of it at the time but i feel guilty yeah. btw teehee you are really beautiful. My my have you blossomed lol I concur, those kids were stupid. I bet if you met them all now the girls would be jealous and the guys would be kicking themselves in the nuts ;D I know what ya mean about developing a complex though from stupid kids when you are young. I was always short as a child and was bullied alot by the "cool" people for being a short nerd. Thankfully I had a miracle growth spurt in the last 2 years that sent me from short to over 6'0" (6'2" in lugz ;D), I still remember and sometimes relive the complex I got from being short.
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nvthispinay
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1/2 Polish American 1/2 Filipino and 100% TROUBLE
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Post by nvthispinay on Jul 18, 2004 16:33:26 GMT -5
I'm half asian (Filipino/Polish) and I can be fair skinned especially during the winter. I do not like being pale in anyway. Many will tell me that I am still "tan" but to me I am not..
If I have to I will on occassion go to the tanning salon to keep up my sun kissed look...
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Post by EA Observer on Jul 18, 2004 18:58:19 GMT -5
Perhaps it's the case of familiarity breeding contempt in my case, but living in a country where the whites are the majority, I do NOT find the pale-skinned Northern European stocks to be too attractive. But, then, maybe it's also because I have very light skin for an Asian, so I find the tanned people more attractive.
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Post by kleindeutchland1 on Jul 21, 2004 9:31:59 GMT -5
Don't worry my currently confused friend, if this is the largest concern you have you are doing fine.
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Post by kiwichikkie on Aug 19, 2004 17:49:39 GMT -5
I don't think the sole reason for asians wanting light skin is because of racial superiority. It's self preference and simply means they want to look younger and more beautiful. Because if your're dark and yellow it is associated with the uglier older ladies 'yellow face lady' as they would call it. It's also associated with beauty trends...and the pale in asians are totally different to the pale in caucasians...asians have yellow tone which makes it less pasty than the pink undertone on caucasians..
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Post by DivaDancerLara on Aug 20, 2004 7:35:24 GMT -5
I don't think the sole reason for asians wanting light skin is because of racial superiority. It's self preference and simply means they want to look younger and more beautiful. Because if your're dark and yellow it is associated with the uglier older ladies 'yellow face lady' as they would call it. It's also associated with beauty trends...and the pale in asians are totally different to the pale in caucasians...asians have yellow tone which makes it less pasty than the pink undertone on caucasians.. Come on deep down society still thinks causian is the standard for attractiveness.
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