We Need To Talk About SKIN BLEACHING... | Jackie Aina
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- Hey guys...I filmed this video about a week ago when the topic was super heavy on my heart. It's frustrating to have to even keep addressing this as a problem but I felt like a keep it real girl talk was needed. Let me know your thoughts but please keep it respectful. Thank you xx
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Changing the standard of beauty, one tutorial at a time :)
Phil 4:13 - Jak na to + styl
Actually it flopped in nigeria,there was a heavy protest here in nigeria and thank God for that .
Thank you Lord!!!!!
That’s sooo good to hear! 🙏🏾
So proud of my Nigerian brothers and sisters for that 🇳🇬
Thank God people are aware of this mess 🙏🙏
isimi taiwo thank goooddd 😩
My neck hurts from nodding/agreeing with you.
Melanie Helo lol 🤣😂😂😂
Same
Same😂
MOOD
"there's nothing offensive about calling me a horseface when you look like a bowl of clam chowder" -Jackie Aina
I DIEDDDDD HAHAHAHA
Vicky Moore, that was the best part 🤣🤣🤣
Ppl who say that are jealous
Angel Gray Fr sis
That was BRUTAL and true LOL
I loved that line so much-
I'm Asian, and i'm light skinned. Some of my classmates in school always asks me "Ugh, i want to be light skinned like you, how do you stay pale/light , and don't tan?" and i always reply with "just don't go out enough, so that's why i don't tan." And after watching this now i regret saying that instead of encouraging them to embrace their skin cause they still look beautiful no matter what skin color they have. Definitely not gonna repeat that again.
💖
an important lesson
I'm light skinned too but I experience the exact opposite thing with my friends at school - "Why are you so light?Your skin looks like snow lol". I don't really mind it but it's funny to think about how different cultures are. I come from a sunny European country so I guess it's normal to be a little more on the tanned side. But if you look a bit too tanned for the standard they poke fun at you,thankfully not constantly,but you're probably going to hear people make comments about your skin.
i'm a light asian too and ngl, i always wanted to be darker
mostly because sometimes i feel like asian isn't cute (it honestly is, but i just put myself down for things i shouldn't)
i live with my "dad" who's black...not really my dad but he and my mom were together when i was born
my mom is asian and mostly isn't able to care for me and my 2 other brothers she actually had with my dad
maybe i want to be darker so people don't call me white or ask if i'm adopted 😞
Sapphire Mae you don’t need to explain just say No i’m not adopted don’t say anything more , and you don’t need to be darker to fit the mold
“I’ve never been called unattractive by someone who looks better than me” YASSS MS JACKIE 👏
Just Justice that whole part was completely valid!
I don’t think y’all understand how important Jackie is. She’s taking her title of influencer and actually using it to influence and speak on important subjects such as skin bleaching and colorism. Jackie we thank you for standing up and giving beautiful black women a voice against the hate and discrimination 🧡 Miss Jackie is THAT chick. PERIODT.
Nikitas Gerakios EVERY word of this!!! ❤️
I think we do.
Great passionate platform.
big facts 🙏🙏🙏
She's the bom digity Jaca Jackie yeah
As a south asian woman, skin bleaching has been pushed on my since I was a kid. All the way when I was NINE, and I didn’t understand what colourism was, my mom would make me use Fair and Lovely (prominent skin bleaching product for south asians). She always discouraged me from playing outside in the sub. And my dad said things like “yellow and white clothes don’t look good on darker skin like yours”. I had to get educated to understand just how brainwashed our colonizers made us, by making us hate the colour of our own skin.
I used Fair and Lovely when I was younger too :( :( .I'm disgusted now......
Same. I genuinely felt like my skin was "ugly" because it was darker than your typical white girl. I also used Fair and Lovely when I was a kid. I feel better about my skin now that I understand colonizers tried to suppress our gorgeous skin to make themselves seem superior. I'm not going to let that happen again.
Agreed. Also the fact that they only renamed fair and lovely doesn’t do shit. Smfh.
Isha Biswas it really does 🤦🏽♀️ our parents need to teach us to be proud of and love our skin color instead of change it bc of beauty standards
@@sreoshibhaumik5891 I used to literally compare my skin colour in skin colour scale they use to give with the cream? I feel disgusted doing it!
You should be a motivational speaker. Specially for young black girls.
👏🏽👏🏽 excellent suggestion... She could talk anything, motivation, business, beauty, career!!
She already is, she does through makeup. Her having this platform is already generating the conversations young black women need to hear.
Yes girl! She should go on tours in both unsaturated and saturated black communities. One to motivate young black women and two to educate those outside of the community.
Yes Jackie... I think you could maybe write an interesting book... About... Advice for women. Women our age, women who love makeup, women who want to be businesswomen, black women, women of color, etc.
Women who've been divorced (me too!).... You're a wealth of knowledge that I think could sell out some theaters.
AGREED
“I’ve never been called unattractive by someone who looked better than me” whewww chyleeee that read went over some folks’ head, yesssss QUEEN 👑
Trixy 0930 - I love that ‘read’ - funny but so so true😂😂
This legit happened to me the other day. Busted looking guy too. The nerve, lol i was so angry not cos he called me unattractive on sight, but cos he wasnt even on my level! HE WASNT ON MY LEVEL. LOL
“I’ve never been called unattractive by someone who looks better than me.”
Amen.
Preach!
Whew! That was a read!
The facts in this statement alone... chile
i have
hello, I would like someone to explain to me the meaning of the sentence, please. ('im French, I thing I don't really understand the meaning) ou si un français pouvait m'expliquer ;)
African leaders should come to agreement to ban those types of products.
It won't work. In south Africa they banned them and yet almost every street vendor sells them. If the demand is there they will never stop pumping that stuff into the countries
Many African countries have but like drugs, the black market exists.
no they wont coz they cant coz most of the bleaching agents are manufactured in the US
They are banned in South Africa but there's always a black market
They're wives probably use it 💀💀
I've oftentimes been told:
"You're pretty for a black girl."
"You're beautiful, but you're dark skinned."
I'm often times left to wonder where the compliment is...👀
I’ve been told that too. Sometimes it’s just like, don’t even bother complimenting if it’s that backhanded.
They say exactly same things to overweight /obese girls or other races in general.... It hurts
Your skin is part of what makes you beautiful :)
That’s super gross. I’m sure you’re lovely. Period. ❤️
It’s not a compliment it’s an insult.
The sad thing is that these type of insecurities are being passed down to children. It needs to stop.
This happens in the Middle East too! I am darker than most in my family and entire extended family and was using face bleaching products as a kid not realizing what they were. When I was old enough to understand i was like "NOPE" and started to truly be comfortable in my skin
For real
LifeAsKia I agree with this 100% small girls see this.. We are all responsible for how our little women grow up.. We need to be promoting self love.. Im proud of Jackie
THERES NOTHING OFFENSIVE ABOUT CALLING ME A HORSEFACE IF YOU LOOK LIKE A BOWL OF CLAM CHOWDER
-Philosopher Auntie Jackie 2091
Lol🤣🤣🤣😃
this need goes up fr🔝🆙
2091 lmaooo
The shade!!!! Epic!!!!!
YASSSSSSSSS
I wanted to bleech my skin but Jackie made me realize that just because I'm dark I'm still beautiful in my own way
I love what u doing and u should carry on with it
Thx boo
Love ya
And the ads in between the video are so not worth it
Dont bleach it. You are absolutely PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL just the way you are❤
Congratulations my love💜💜💜💜
I’m proud of u for deciding not to do it!! Dark skin is absolutely beautiful! And so are you!💕🍫
Yes we stan a qween! I'm so happy you decided not to; you've made my day. Your brown skin is beautiful, and dark skin is beautiful. We are all rooting for you; love ya!
"Iv'e never been called unattractive by someone who looked better than me" ... Lets take a moment to process this level of savagery for a sec...
My absolute most favorite Jackie moment EVER!
hey guys, first of all thank you for watching this video. something that I want EVERYONE to take away from this is that this isn’t about just ”loving yourself”, that’s a very easy thing to say when you aren’t in the other person’s shoes. We don’t know what people go through daily and or hear daily to see themselves as less than. Instead of ONLY pointing the finger at the person, let’s continue to challenge our traditional media, our entertainment industry, the people on social media who perpetuate negative images of being dark. Let’s challenge people who continuously use their platforms to degrade being dark while uplifting those that are light/mixed. A lot of people TRULY are in this fight alone, and don’t have people in their corner telling them they are beautiful which is why they subject themselves to this. Everyone needs a bit of positive reinforcement at times. Even me! Obviously there are people out there who truly just hate themselves and there are different unique cases, but I just thought I would reiterate this.
Jackie Aina yes auntie Jackie
Jackie Aina ❤️
HI Jackie
Jackie Aina yesssss!!!
I’m not dark skinned but my mother is and I love my moms complexion. Dark skin is beautiful to me, so I 100% agree with how you feel about the skin bleach thing. They tryin it!!!
"There's nothing offensive about calling me a horseface when you look like a bowl of clam chowder" GIRL STOP 😂😂😂🙌🙌
this made me cry. I used to think of bleaching but now thanks to people like you I can see the beauty within myself as a dark skin girl. everything about this video is important and effective. The supportive comments too.
Makayla Wortham don’t ever think about bleaching please !! you are beautiful just the way you are , don’t make the society or anyone effect the way you see yourself 💕
May God bless you sister!
I've seen documentaries how bleaching skin is pushed in a lot of Asian countries. I'm super white, can't tan, and a lot of white people try to darken their skin. I've been called ugly for being so white. It's ironic. The beauty industry profits off of insecurities and putting people down.
PS: love your voice it is so soothing!
It's disgusting honeslty, that should be changed
No matter what culture you come from. The “attractive” skin colour is the one that is near impossible to obtain.
Same!
Same, people always make fun of how pale i am and tell me i look ugly.
dracarys 👁👄👁 youd be considered a goddess in my country
Bruh. This video is so powerful. I was JUST talking about how a Nigerian company took my photos to advertise skin bleaching. And as a person that is so vocal about dark skin in international beauty (I use a lot of Asian products in particular so I hear a lot from those with darker skin in Asia) I was so offended. It was so weird and funny in a sad way. Also, I always thought that bleaching your skin makes you look like sausage casing. Not a look. Love your skin regardless.
Edit: the top is fire!
Kennie J.D. Kennie omggg love you
Kennie J.D. lol @ sausage casing 😂
Kennie J.D. girlllll now I’m going follow you
KENNIE ILY 💕💕💕💕
Love your channel
“I’ve never been called unattractive by someone who’s prettier than me “ FACTS 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Akorede Bamidele big fucking facts 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Facts af
"those who are neutral in times of injustice have chosen the side of the oppressor."
I have chosen the side of myself. The side that keeps me safe and happy.
@@simoneoliver7379 Me too. "ALWAYS". But i get the gist of her comments. Kinda' the truth tho' huh?
Darker skin no matter what race is beautiful! You are so right this is very serious. Dark is so beautiful!!!!
Nothing wrong with being light-skinned or pale. The problem is that the lighter skins are very heavily promoted, while certain cultures/societies prop these light skins on pedestals, thereby messing with people's self-image.
“A bowl of clam chowder”😂💀 get on her sis!!!
That was funny as hell!!
"I've never been called unattractive by someone who looked better than me" 😭😭😭😭😭 I posted that and my friend called dibs for it to be his yearbook quote. I should have moved faster
All skin tones are stunning. Dark-skinned women are some of the most beautiful. LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN DARK-SKINNED WOMEN?? They're gorgeous.
"you" being people in general
Especially those dark DARK skin tones *chefs kiss*
Except all man wanted a blonde hair blue eyes girl >.>
Not all of them
@@nuhaomar9542 well, duh. There are ugly people of every race. My point is that a beautiful dark skinned woman is no less beautiful than any other beautiful woman, imo, often more so.
When i was a kid i watched some of my aunt's applying fair & lovely..i was too young to understand all this...i was just excited about applying it on m face out of curiosity...but my parents said to me .that i should stay away for such products and that cream is really bad .my father was so so so against this type of products...
you are beautiful 💕
God bless your father.
They sold it as skin care in my country. I remember the ads showing clearer skin not lighter (maybe I was too young to understand subtext) I only realized it was a bleaching product in my twenties when someone mentioned it. I'm still so freaking mad. I didn't use it, I'm just mad at the dishonesty
My mom hated it. I am thankful to her now
My parents are exactly like this!
Imagine calling Jackie ugly. She’s sooooo far from it. Literally a goddess.
Ally SHE IS UGLY 😍
Not to be mean but she is ugly. Naturally she’s not pretty duh, but with makeup anyone can go from 0 to 10
@@kimmyymmik the only person I see that it's ugly as you because you don't even have a photo up and you want to call her ugly I'm so sick of people in America want to judge someone and nine times out of 10 you probably have missing teeth your hairline is receding and you probably don't wash your ass everyday but you want to talk about her she is beautiful in her own way I'm so sick of you people shut the hell up and mind your own business people that sit back and judge other people are really upset about how they look and wish that they can change how they look but they can't
@@kimmyymmik and she is naturally pretty just because you can't see the beauty and people and you're just naturally evil. She looks better than you on her bad day even before she puts on the makeup so go f*** a dog
Johnna Conner lmfao bitch no one is gonna read all that 🤣🔫
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
Jasmine Rose girl I must be bitterrrrr😂
The darker the chocolate the richer the taste
The darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots
MelaninBeauty Luvvs run and tell that
Point blank period. ❣️
Preach, don't bleach! Well said, looking fierce and a very classy two cents from Folake!
I'm from Zambia and a couple of months ago I encountered a billboard-type advert in town for a product called 'So White!' With the tag line: 'So young, so pretty, so white!' Featuring a black woman smouldering into camera. My jaw practically hit the floor. I couldn't believe such advertising is still legal in Africa post the Rhodesian era! Keep on keeping on, Jackie A, love your work!
From a man who has no business being on this channel but loves it anyway.
Peace, lurve and a melange of melanin to boot!
Before this video i saw the add about bleaching I wanted to throw my phone on the wall
@@ongezwamtuse9313 I don't blame you.
@@ongezwamtuse9313 I love every skin tone!!!! My one friend is a gorgous young black woman she's the sweetest person ever!!! If I found out someone told her to bleach her skin my nofie ass is coming for blood!
Ryan Yamba c’mon melange of melanin!
@@RY-fe3rtyou know that skin bleaching is just a choice.
Customers should use products correctly and carefully.
I’m brown , not black and i definitely does not really understand why skin bleaching is so controversial.
I’m white as paper, but I’ve always thought that all dark skin is beautiful.
Edit: and on the flip side, I’m always told that I should go get a tan, yet I cannot physically get one that’s noticeable. And I’m fine with that. Love the skin you’re in💜
iiMooseii don’t get tan !! if you want it for change it’s okay but don’t put it all the time even if it’s not noticeable appreciate the way you are and thank you for supporting 🍇
"Y'all TRIED IT....if YOU wanna roll ova and PLAY DEAD...."
HYSTERICAL😂😂😁😁😁😂😂😂😁😁😁😀😀😀
And you don't need to tan, you are beautiful just the way you are ♥️
Everyone want too different is normal
I hate my pale skin.. i wish i was darker and i also can’t physically get a tan either it _really_ sucks
as a dark skinned asian who used to bleach their skin in middle school, THANK YOU for making this video. it took me a looooong time to love my melanin, not enough of the gp know about colorism and how normalized it is in our society. thank you for always advocating for darker skin women ✊🏾
Alyanna Posadas Just stopping by in solidarity to say you’re beautiful and I’m glad you stopped bleaching 🤟🏾
Alyanna Posadas same
Same
girl you are gorgeous dont ever allow anyone to make you think any different 💕
I was gonna say this!!! Thank you so much for this video & for this comment!! 💜🖖
Ppl who bleach almost look casket ready 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
bich ☠☠☠
Not almost...beyond!
I SEE A LOT OF COMMENTS SIMPLIFYING THIS AS A “BEAUTY STANDARD” or equally harmful as a lighter skinned person being asked to tan ...It’s not equal , darker skinned people being told to be lighter is a direct result of Colonialism by Europeans. The creation of race was always meant to benefit those considered white . Not only does race effects economics but also every other part of human society including what is deemed beauty AKA your social currency.
Lighter skinned individuals feeling pushed to tan is not ok but it doesn’t effect their life the same way say a Black Latino , Black African or African American, or dark and black Asians.
You got it.
I always find Asian women who are already naturally more pale than me bleaching their skin to look porcelain odd. (Big population from Hong Kong in Vancouver, Bc)
The ridiculousness just gets worse.
@Del Ag preach.
Lol
Dear black girl/dark girl:
You're beautiful, you're worthy, you're deserving!
"i've never been called unattractive by someone who looks better than me"... DEAD
shanchip1 that hit me
She made a very good point lol!
I'm half Asian, and growing up I've always looked up to and followed Asian celebrities, mainly Chinese and Korean celebrities and I would be so jealous of how pale their skin was. I strived to be so pale that I looked like I died yesterday. It didn't help that my mom and Asian relatives would always nag about me not using sunscreen and an umbrella to block out the sun because "if you're dark-skinned, people will think you're a poor slave/farmer with no education." So as I grew up I became increasingly paranoid about tanning and even considered skin bleaching to lighten my skin tone even though I'm already fairly pale. My dad didn't give two shits about my skin tone. He would tell me I was beautiful either way but I never believed him. It's damaging to tell people that they should change their skin tone to "fit" a beauty narrative and I'm still tryna get over those thoughts and tryna love the colour of my skin
I come from India, a place where colour is taken into consideration even before you get married. I am on the lighter side. Every 👏 Single👏 Time👏. I meet someone they have to mention my colour and at times it puts me in a very uncomfortable situation. I am not telling I am not grateful but it's just that... I really respect you for speaking about them... Because even if we tell that we are open-minded about the whole woman of colour, the society is not.
Bleaching never makes them look light skinned instead they look pale and Twilight Saga ready.
Twilight saga ready😂😂😂
💀💀
u killed me w 'twilight saga ready'
Bleaching and extreme tanning (Black fishing) is such a big topic. I’m happy there are people in big roles (like you) who accept themselves and can help the young ones know that it is okay to love your skin the way you were born.
Girl me too about time we speaking up .
Omg I just learnt about black fishing. The bleaching cream company tell us dark isn't attractive and then here comes a white person using blackness to make money . Dark skin people need to know that they are boom . Put the bleaching cream company out of business
Black fishing 😂😂😂
SNSD Anti Some white girls on Instagram are taking melanin shits and literally tanning themselves to around Jackie’s shade 💀
OHEMAA BONSU what is black fishing?:)
"I've never been called unattractive by someone who looks better than me" - Jackie Aina
girl, you nailed it here. you are way more beautiful than she is
The moment I saw *fair and lovely* on the thumbnail, I clicked the video.....that thing is just useless
Loved the video auntie Jackie!! I am a white teacher who teaches at a predominantly black high school. Sometimes I get questions or hear comments from my girls and even the boys and as a white woman I don't always know the best way to answer to uplift them. I ask myself "what would Jackie say?" You're making a difference, Jackie! 💕
Love this. Not all hero wear capes ❤️
❤❤❤
Carrie Lee You should also listen to Jane Elliot. Thank you for your service as a teacher!
I have so much respect for you!!
I'm from India. I've been watching fair and lovely ads since I was little, and the sad part is I didn't find anything wrong with them. No one did. Growing up, it's honestly do disgusting how they portray "fairer is better" bs. The name of the brand "Fair and Lovely" just sickens me now, and worst part is that it's endorsed by A list actors and actresses in India.
EDIT: I'm reading all the replies and I'm so happy people aren't falling for this BULLSHIT! y'all so so goddamn beautiful just as you are and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 💛💚💙💜❤
Anaida Rodrigues ikr. hypocrisy at its finest
It's so horrible. Thanks for speaking up.
Anaida Rodrigues .. oh my god I HATE "fair and lovely"!! Everybody I know here in the middle East use it..my unties always tell me to use it cus I'm dark but im like I'm not using that racist trash on me
I know ...it's like in the Indian community it is so deeply ingrained that fair skin is better and people saying things like "she's fairer" or "you're so fair" as compliments not even realising the implicit colorism those words contain. It upsets and hurts me deeply me because I've had my 10 year old niece tell me she's sad coz she's dark and I'm light skinned. Like this is CRUEL and DISGUSTING
yeah.. so true.. in our country beauty means fairness.. people dnt think dark skinned people could be beautiful too. Its really pathetic. I have dusky friends who want to be fairer. Its not even their fault its because of the thinking of people. Its really sad watching ppl not loving who they are n more than that people commenting on dark skin 😑😑😑😑
This is why I don’t get people who bleach the skin, it doesn’t even look appealing.
Ever since I was little I was shaded for being "dark" and even my nickname in Spanish was " negrita" . And this was my family..... even in school ....and in traveling especially my skin color was a topic of discussion . But the difference now is that I love my skin color , and I just spread this found love.... and I see with different eyes now .
As a dark skin Jamaican who is VERY exposed to skin bleaching, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for using your platform to encourage us dark skinned Kings and Queens.
Is very prevalent in the Caribbean especially Jamaica and Haiti. You know I'm from Trinidad and I don't remember that really being an issue except for the fact that the Indians really hated the black people.
I’m sooooo sad to hear that the poison and propaganda that has effected the states for decades is spreading to Africa and the Caribbean. It breaks my heart. I ran to the islands and South Africa to escape this mess. 😩
@@SharellJ Nah skin bleaching has been prevalent in Jamaica for decades. Nuff people a walk round a look like duppy in Jamaica.
homedecorbudgetista 😂😂😂😂😂 tell dem again
Your insecurity is someone else's money. Be proud of your skin, people. God gave that look for a reason. Everyone is unique in their own. ❤
malikadevi1961 1961 “your insecurity is someone’s else’s money.” CHURCH 👏🏿
Preaaaaaaaach
ᄏᄏᄏ태기야 the problem is, that bleaching is bad for your skin, while modern selftan products, atleast in my country are pretty safe to use.
So yes there is a difference
@@misstricksandtipps yeah fake tan is safer than bleaching. But really people don't use fake tan. They burn their skin. Which will bring them skin cancer in the long term. (When I go swimming I see so many people now that the sun is out, so unhealthy. tanned yes, but only by burning their skin to a crisp every single year the last 50 years.) Litterally more than half of the sun cream products at the drug store are tanning or bronzing. People who should stay out of the midday sun are using SPF4 bronzing cream and burn in the sun all day, then use bronzing after Sun, then buy shower gel that claims to not wash the tan away. In the time in which i decided which SPF 50+ to buy i saw 3 people buy "bronzing" shower gel and low SPF tanning sun cream.
It's the same sick mentality. I am really light skinned and have freckles. I litterally don't tan, only burn. And people tell me to go out in the sun to get a little tanned cause they think it's more beautiful.
(Thankfully the times of when freckles were mandated to be bleached away by people are over)
And I myself used skin lightening products before. It's ridiculous. When I studied abroad in Thailand it was litterally impossible to avoid, esp. Because i can't read Thai. It's in nearly every sun cream. In face cream in Soap. And so many Thai friends on facebook promoting these products.
It's sad honestly. No one is made happy with what they have.
The exactly same companies that want to sell me Tanning products in Europe, sell whitening products in Asia (and probably in other parts of the world too). And that is what is wrong with the world. Everyone is made to feel somehow inadequate by others and by companies that want to sell a solution to a problem that only exists in our heads.
ᄏᄏᄏ태기야 you assumed that people are okay with tanning because we are speaking against skin bleaching is deflection and a poor argument. We are talking about bleaching , stay on topic.
I love her voice! She has a radio personality’s voice. I’m here for all the melanin that’s dripping from this video!!
Brown and black skin is beautiful ❤️
Dark skin is so damn beautiful. Black, brown, all the shades in between. To each their own it just breaks my heart that any woman would feel they NEED to lighten their skin.
Thank you
ᄏᄏᄏ태기야 it’s not about u 🤦🏾♀️ every time someone says this somebody comes and says all skin is beautiful
Angel Xoxo Because all skin in beautiful? A lot of these comments with replies like this are only saying that dark skin is beautiful, excluding people who are light skinned (light skinned without skin whitening).
Thanks Beck.
Hey I was wondering any chance you can tell those white cops to stop killing us on sight.
I think that's a hell of a lot more important than you commenting bout this post.
You’d be surprised... I’ve had people literally frown at me because I was dark. And 100% of them were white.
Your channel taught me eye shadow wasn't only for lighter skin girls or white people. Your channel matters.Provides education and inspiration.
+1
Shekira Thompso
Lpp
I honestly always thought eyeshadow looks way better on darker skinned women. I am light skinned but eyeshadow looks hideous on me.
This is why I follow Jackie. Without her videos I wouldn’t know about half of the things she talked about. Love the skin you’re in because you’re beautiful. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
I started really watching your videos this year and I’m so annoyed with myself being so late to the party. Thank you for doing what you do. I admire you so much for speaking to issues that especially women that don’t look like me go through. For years, I have made sure I do my due diligence and not give brands that aren’t inclusive my money. And I always really try to stay informed by reading a lot and listening to all of my beautiful friends but these “conversations” with you really give a lot more perspective as well. And what you do for darker skinned women, it brings me so much joy. You are truly beautiful, inside and out, with and without makeup. I’m listening and I’m learning always 💛
This isn't just a problem with black women. It's an epidemic in several Asian countries too. I'm from India and I tan very easily. Everytime I meet my relatives they make sure to comment how much darker I look and why don't I do something about it. Thanks to Allah SWT though I'm much more comfortable with my skin than I used to be and I don't let their comments get to me. Casual body shaming and colour shaming is sadly very common in India.
Zaara Nausheen mashallah sis your skin is beautiful no matter what
And in pakistan
Zaara Nausheen you are beautiful, please remain resilient 💛
Uv rays are dangerous though, use suncream if you also burn
In Bangladesh too. I was never personally attacked but I hear my elders speak and insult so many women who are naturally dark skinned or is gaining weight. It’s a shame we live in such a progressive time but some countries are so regressive in nature.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼YES! God’s entire complexion spectrum is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you Jackie for your courage.
Nicole Burton preach 😭❤️
U can say that again and again sis
U just made me realise that the emojis have a more diverse range than tarte😂😂😂
💯💯❤️🙏
"God's entire complexion spectrum is beautiful" YES GIRLLLL thank you ♥ 💕💕💕
I love how angry she gets while talking about this and then how lovely she says the beauty product idk why it makes me happy ☺
YESSSS forever killing it auntie!! Loving the content. Xoxo 🧡
I’m south asian, and the desire for lighter skin is such a big thing in our culture, and it’s so frustrating to see. People always see lighter skin as “beautiful” but then see darker skin as unnattractive, and it pisses me off so much. Even my own family does this, they always comment that I’ve gotten darker when I spend time outside and say that they wish my skin was as light as it was when I was younger... Never stop talking about this Jackie, this is such an important issue
Samir Mirza I totally agree with you, I have been born with dark skin and some comment on my skin too. My family doesn’t really do it as much anymore, because it lead to me w/ a very low self esteem and it’s one of my insecurities now. I wish people in South Asia could learn to love their own skin, and I also hope Bollywood advocates this too...
I got same situation here especially in Malaysia all the people who sells whitening products becomes a millionaire
this is disappointing. jella, who is south korean and has a youtube channel, has darker skin and she is FLAWLESS.
dnwalkingoneggshells jella actually pretty light, look up her old videos. I was shook
I think one of the reason why asian prefer lighter skin is because getting darker, most of the time means you get additional wrinkles or freckles on your skin since not all asians are born with natural deep skin tone. But anyway that’s another type of evidence that culture needs to be changed and each and every one of us should embrace ourselves for who we are.
As a fellow asian I grew up being told light skin is beautiful most of the time by the media. I also was obsessed with having my light skin as long as possible, but I now much want to have dark skin after I got interested in american tv program and music industry that are driven by black people. I think people like me need to wake up and love the way we are born..
As a white girl obsessed with all of your content I found this really informative and I appreciate you explaining this so well. I don’t always understand these things even with direct research and I can’t say enough how important these conversations are.
There's a documentary called "Dark Girls" that's really informative. It used to be on Netflix, I'm not sure if it still is, but if not you can likely find it on Amazon.
Thank you for trying to educate yourself on this tragic issue within our community
Thank you so much for pointing these things out, as a mostly Asian and native woman who got into those creams in highschool I never see this topic brought up. you are such an amazing creator and role model Jackie 💕 also you still have hands down the best abh pallet yet, I use it every time I do my make up & I have it on right now ✨
I just watched now this video and I think it's really important having someone to say these things! I wish more people on CZcams talked about this topic
Black women and women of color ARE SO BEAUTIFUL! You ladies are SO BEAUTIFUL!!
Rachelle Spier Thank you, So are you! 🌸✊🏾
Thank you very much😍
Yur beautiful also😍
Thank you sis. You are gorgeous too
Thank you! 😊💖💖💖
When I worked at Sephora, there would be so many white women that came up to me saying my skin color was gorgeous and that they wished they had darker skin like me, that’s why they tanned. I would tell them “what if I told you your skin tone is more beautiful than mine, that’s why I want to bleach my skin.” They would get real quiet... I say this to say that we really shouldn’t let these “false beauty standards” dictate our perceptions. Whether you are as light snow or as dark as dark chocolate you are beautiful and fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalms 139:14)
Meagan M 💖💖💖💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🙌🏼 preach! Btw I am Puertorrican tan with freckles
Amen 💯💯💯❤💓💙
I love this 💖
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Thanks dear, I’m white as snow and I always get told to go outside and that I’m a vampire or a corpse, and I need to be reminded that my skin color is beautiful because sometimes it’s hard. Thanks for making my night :)
Thank god there is an influencer who talks about what’s really important... love you Jackie!! Your the best!
Preach Jackie. Thank you for always being here showing us what truly beautiful black woman looks like.
Never stop talking about this . This message is so important and not enough of these big CZcamsrs are talking about this. Jackie you are amazing and u are doing something so pure and honest.
“When you bleach your skin you don’t look light skin” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 omg that you for saying that. They look crazy
sheree banks and plus you can hurt your skin
Thank you for this Jackie!!! My best friend has gorgeous deep skin and this made me think of how self-conscious she used to be and sometimes still is. She struggled to find makeup that worked for her shade.
your eyes look majestic with that brown gold and red eye look. i love this. your message is always so on point! thank you for your word.
"bowl of clam chowder"
auntie I sCrEAMED
HALLO PEPPLES! Ur FACE right 😂😂😂
HALLO PEPPLES! Ur FACE 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@Mizzwurie Honey I dropped my whole phone and screamed
Jackie described her face to a tea 😂
“I’ve never been called unattractive by somebody that looked better than me.” A MOTTO 💅🏽
t shirts!
Yas!!!
Car bumper sticker! 💁🏿♀️😂
I have been binge watching your videos lately and I love your passion, personality, and the beautiful way you impact the world. You're beautiful inside and out, and the world needs so much of that influence, girl. Love it!
I'm white and I love watching your videos and educating myself on stuff I don't usually think about. I've always been very opened about anything so I pretty much respect all cultures, religions and mentalities in general but this is also something that often leads to neglectance. It's great to have someone like you to point out minor and major differences in society that open people's eyes because as you've said many times before, you don't know it until you've gone through it... Respect!
Not to mention the major problem down the road (skin cancer)
Curlyfitness1980 They want to ignore that! Losers!
Jackie Aina: *talking about real issues*
Almost Every Other MUA/Beauty Guru: *JameS ChArLes PaLeTtE* 🙄
Hehehe
Why not both? *mexican music*
@@cassidyvanbavel681 this comment is GOLD
@@cassidyvanbavel681 I'm screaming 😂😂😂😂 ¿por que no los dos? God I love that commercial
@@cassidyvanbavel681 lololol
I love how you chat with us about it whilst doing your makeup. It seems more genuine and natural, whereas if you do a sit down and just talk about one topic it’s a lot more confronting.
Jackie, I love how intelligent you are and how you are constantly educating us. Thank you for all the Information you share and what you bring awareness to. I really hope you know how much I personally appreciate you 💜💜
If i had a dollar for EVERYTIME i heard “you’re pretty for a dark skin girl” or i was asked what i was mixed with because the grain of my natural hair is more fine than what considered “norm” for dark skin women i'd be swimming in money
"asked what I was mixed with" lowkey that sounds a bit inhumanish
Me too. Omfg. Or ya know "I don't usually date black girls but you're pretty" bitch I know you didn't just go there.
@@neko6656 I was asked what breed I was that was awesome.
@@TheLutastic
Someone said that to my oldest sister and they got slapped with the quickness. She was NOT having it. 😆😆😆
@@xiamariansupreme72 dam my reaction was so delayed all that came out was "what" 😂😂😂
Honestly, black girls have tought me to love my dark skin. I live in the Netherlands (white country), my ancestors came from India (what makes me Asian). My mom is extremely light skinned so everybody always tells me how beautiful my mom is, but they never say anything about me lol. I rarely see darker skinned Asian women, even here in Holland all the Asian girls they show on tv and in music videos are light skinned, and they definitely don’t uplift darker skinned girls like me (not a lot at least). So I’m so grateful that I get to see all these black women who keep uplifting each other and other darker skinned females. I know I’m not black and I don’t want to disrespect anyone, but I feel more ‘at home’ when I look at black women like Jackie or when I see Instagram accounts with black women, cause they’re more relatable to me. ❤️ So thank you so much Jackie!
You know what's so crazy I have lots of friends from Holland and alot of the white women would actually wear foundation 4 of 5 shades darker just because they wanted deeper skin. One man I dated from there used to always tell me the other men "secretly" loved and wanted darker skin women.....its so crazy. I love my melanin. Hell I love all shades.
Oh btw you're stunning!
Me too, as someone else of Indian descent. I'm also glad to see the unfair and lovely hashtag and movement in India.
Thank you so much! So are you! Yes I mean the white people all wanna be ‘bronze’ but not like dark dark. They still don’t see that as pretty sadly enough. But I’m sure there are boys who like ‘exotic’ looks more than they wil admit!
Right, so am I!
The way I keep re-watching these videos 😍
GO OFF !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Your passion and dedication to be outspoken in this way in your platform is unreal. I'm for it. I love watching your videos. Your ferocious heart in speaking out and protecting the societal acknowledgement of the beauty of black women, dark skinned women specifically is truly 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Also, your makeup came out looking SNATCHED. Jackie's face & opinions > than anything else
I love you so much for saying this! My daughter is a beautiful dark chocolate complexion just like my husband and in her KINDERGARTEN class a little boy told her she looked like a black sheep. She came home crying wanting to straighten her hair like rapunzel and she wished she was lighter. Girl I was heartbroken. I took my ass right up to that school with the principal (whom is beautifully melanin like she is) and we had a talk with her class. We HAVE to educate our young ones. They are our future and can change the world.
Cece TheSagi so awesome that you took action
So glad you were the Tiger Mom who wouldn’t let that go! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️
Black Sheep are extremely rare and very very beautiful
when I was 15 I was considering skin bleaching because I grew up not liking my skin color. The Mexican culture really praises light skin girls- you see it all over TV shows, novelas, and even Miss Universe contestants. My nickname in my home is Canelita (Cinnamon) my mom and sister are really light skin compared to me. I am 21 and I am barely learning to love my brown skin. I still don't see brown skinned Mexican-American gals on CZcams nor Instagram- Jenny 69 or Daisy Marquez are Hispanic but light skinned. That's why I follow black girls- y'all really taught me to love my skin I know it sounds weird but there's barely any brown skinned Influencers. I love how you're different! teaching young girls to love there skin is so IMPORTANT. I love this video! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I know exactly what you mean. I'm the darkest from my 5 siblings and I just barely started loving my skin tone a few years ago.
LOVE YOUR SELF UR SKIN SINGS BEAUTY
I fell where you’re coming from! I’ve always been dark but I’ve learned to love my skin tone growing up! There’s a lot of Latina youtubers one in specifically that i follow a lot it irisbellin! Need anymore just let me know!
I’m not there yet
I’m Salvadoran and the light skinned Mexicans in California would always call me ugly cause I wasn’t Mexican. I was one of two of the dark Salvadorans and the rest where blonde, blue eyed;
So unfair. Or my skin color would be sexualized by the white guys - like I was an object.
On a less serious not, Canelita is an adorable sweet nickname
I just binged a few of your vids and subscribed! I feel like I’m back in one of my WGS courses/listening to a podcast while enjoying a make up tutorial. I’m so happy you are making it a point to speak on these issues ❤️❤️
Dark skin is BEAUTIFUL. Makes me sad this still exists
I'm white (obviously) but I love watching Jackie's videos bc I find that she talks about topics all the white beauty gurus avoid bc things like this don't necessarily affect them. I genuinely hate that women of color get put down and left out in the beauty community bc you're all so beautiful and your skin is beautiful. It's not something I always think about because I've always seen myself represented and can always find makeup in my color, so thank you Jackie for drawing attention to some things I don't know I would be aware of. All women, despite the color of their skin, are beautiful. and that's the facts.
Maggie Dorrell Thanks Maggie!
Thank you so much for speaking up. Peace!
Same!
Same here!
I agree!! I learn so much from her videos about women of color I didn’t know about before
Welcome to her TED talk. She said what she said. Spilled the tea. Thank you Jackie, you are a treasure.
Jackie!!! Good for you for speaking out. Keep spreading the message. Much love
You are so beautiful ♥️ I myself am a Caucasian women ( well, Japanese , three tribes of Native American , and a little bit of Irish ) . I stumbled upon your channel and saw this video . Not only was this amazing , this also opened my eyes to an issue I wasn’t truly aware of and I will definitely raise my voice against bleaching skin ! . I am married to a HANDSOME and WONDERFUL black man and we have two beautiful mixed children . I strive to make sure that as a mother , my children know that all of what makes them who they are , is beautiful ♥️
Jackie is literally me after an argument thinking about all the comebacks I coulda said but knowing Jesus gave me the strength not to throw hands
Bats beauty_ AHHH SIS YES!!!😂😂😂
OMG YESSSSSS
Hahaha. Standing in the shower and winning arguments 😂
Jackie,
I came from one of those homes where hearing "You are beautiful, " was rare and didn't mean much. Where television shows and commercials showed me or influenced me what beauty was...I use to HATE my skin color and my natural hair. I would always ask why me God, why me....
When I met my partner, he introduced me to what it meant to be Black. We would watch documentaries and he really opened my eyes.
I was 22 years old...so prior to that I hated what GOD gave me. I always felt guys would and DID overlook me because I am dark skinned and I didnt have the "exotic" looks.
Blac Chyna endorsing bleaching and K. Michelle and others using whitening DISGUSTS me!
I constantly tell my children how beautiful their skin is and how lucky they are to have melanin.
In my son's school kids will try to insult him and put him down because of his dark beautiful skin. I tell him the joke is on them GOD blessed you with beautiful dark skin. You have people who ran and burn their skin just to try and achieve your beauty, so dont ever be ashamed of your beautiful dark skin.
Your Call to Action is NECESSARY!!
I am so glad you had someone intervene and help you learn to love yourself. You deserve that. Everyone does. Thank God your kids have a mama like you to remind them how lovely they are BECAUSE of their skin, not in spite of it.
Love this! And the funny part is Black women are the most exotic out of any group. No one else looks like us, but they sure try.
Jackie you are the BOOM! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THIS SUBJECT OK. Keep SPEAKING your TRUTH..
Honestly I'm German and Irish so I'm white white and I love darker skintones they are so pretty and I think yall are so empowering to everyone 😍👏👏
Are all german men like this? My dad was German and he was nutty for dark skin.
I'm from Northern Ireland 🍀😊💟
Also I hate how "white girls" are seen as some kind of trophy to Latin/ black men and darker women are seen as easily obtainable or average. I wish who we are as people mattered more than our looks. I want to feel worthy too.
@Sophia Lopez you're a white Hispanic, not a black woman! The cop who killed Philando Castle was darker than you but still he was called white from pro-blacks....
I agree
Yes hunny! Women are all equal! Let’s empower each other so that men no longer see us as an object to obtain but as a PERSON ❤️
Sophia Lopez You are worthy if you make yourself worthy, NEVER allow other people’s opinions and preferences to determine how you see yourself. Determine who you are and how to feel about yourself and you’ll never feel insecure again.
Yep. My fiance is from India where being fair is desirable. His extended family loves me BECAUSE I'm pale. His mother in law didn't want her son (fiance's dad) to marry my fiance's mom because she was too dark. That's the basis of whether you're good for men. I'm seen as a trophy because I'm light and that's fucked
And this is why I consider you a great and exemplary leader, Jackie. Your good character takes you far. Please don't change.
thank you ❤️
TheLifestyleLuxe I totally agree with u 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Jackie Aina ❤️
So true!!!
Recently, I’ve been feeling insecure about this as I’m surrounded by Asian friends who go on about these products and ads. I did research and it’s really a big thing. However, I’ve been learning to accept my beauty for my skin colour
I'm actually glad I watched this (and read the comments) because I had no idea this was so big everywhere. I remember seeing a documentary on the subject but it was talking about how prominent this is in Jamaica. I was shocked to hear some of the reasons given for bleaching as well as what some of the folks who promoted it had to say but mostly I couldn't wrap my head around the whole thing. It's painful, it's not permanent (so it has to be repeated to keep up) and I just don't get it. I honestly just teared up typing this because it's extremely sad and actually scary to think that we're still having these issues around the world today. I knew there were problems and found out they were deeper than I ever thought while raising my son (I'm white his father is black) but knowing that we still have ignorant folks out here still trying to convince the world that the amount of melanin in our skin makes someone less or more worthy than another makes me so sick . I hope people keep speaking up on these matters and I'll try to do better myself as well. For now all I can say is love yourself as you are and if you made it this far into my sobby rant, you're the real MVP 🤗