Inside the �yellow bone� frenzy :: Mmegi Online

The divisions of decades past are re-emerging and ours is a society where increasingly, light-skinned black women are deemed better looking and desirable over their dark-skinned compatriots. “Light is right, black get back”. Staff Writer, BABOKI KAYAWE looks at the debate, colourism and the so-called “white skin privilege”

The pressure is real and fast-paced. Though not all-dark toned black women are part of it, there is a race to acquire lighter and fairer skin.

There was a madness in the 1980s when many dark-skinned sisters would use anything to make their skins lighter. From soaps, to creams and various washes with hope-inducing names and properties, many fell to the temptation of trying to “wash away” the blackness. Many fell victim to dangerous chemicals, preparations and processes of skin bleaching and many still walk the streets today, scarred.

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