No skin color should ever be seen as inferior and it sucks that this has to be said.

I saw a woman in the supermarket the other day with the most beautiful skin I've ever seen. She was very dark, like someone had sculpted her out of night, with the most beautiful sheen. Absolutely gorgeous. She told me no one had EVER complimented her on her skin before! Ok, now in NZ we don't have a lot of people of African descent (we do obviously have a lot of other skin tones from all over Asia and the Pacific Islands), but you'd have to be frickin blind not to see how lovely she was. Wouldn't it be funny if we could all change skin colour at will? I wonder what we'd end up with, because I'd currently be the colour of that woman.

It would be nice to know where is this story coming from.

Just as stupid are people who will lie down on sunbeds for fake tans. People with frizzy hair want it straight, with straight hair want curly hair. Some people will just never be content with how they look and who they are. I think the problem of bleaching skin should not be a problem for those who embrace their skin colour. I love all diversity of human looks. In the end? all our bones are white, and our blood is red. I am "white" but I love the colour of the ebony skin. Think of Paul McCartney's song: Ebony and Ivory. Let's celebrate the differences together!

I never knew skin bleaching was a "thing" - I guess I've grown up in a relatively culturally diverse country, where skin colour really doesn't matter to anyone. Only themselves as people matter. I'm so sad that people think they need to do this to themselves.

Keep pushing the envelope.

We are all beautiful in our own way

The agony portrayed in these images is chilling. The suffering humans inflict on each other and ourselves, because the majority of people still don't realize that we are all ONE race. One complex, interwoven race that is not to be assigned "proper" colors. The diversity among humans, both intricate and grand, is what should be celebrated.

What a powerful story told in just a few pictures.

❤❤❤❤❤ love who you are. No one will ever be you. There will never be another you.

It's horrible that people like him feel like they should change something so basic about themselves to 'fit in' or make other people like them. What makes it even worse for me is that black skin is so, so, so beautiful.. why would you change something so beautiful about yourself just so shallow people will look at you in a different way...

Skin color expectations are different everywhere, for example where I live in the US, I get looked down upon being a caucasian. I get made fun of too . I wouldn't ever imagine someone giving up their skin tone though, I have always felt that being too white is a problem. Same goes for body types and other body ideals. I have come to look at it as everyone is beautiful.

i am actually crying right now

hey if you're black and want to look white, more power to you ... if you're white and want to look black, you racist bastard lol

malt beverage, hoodie, spliff, signature hand gesture ...... glad that you're really thinking outside of the box on this race thing

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These photos are silly, amateurish and lame. Was this a junior high photo assignment? Are you familiar with Reddit and their sub r/im14andthisisdeep ?