De-ethnicization
Ethnic cosmetic surgery
In Asia and Africa whitening
cosmetics and ethnic cosmetic surgery are booming, with specialization in westernization of
facial features.
If the imposition of a single standard of beauty concerns all over the
the world, as evidenced by the global business of cosmetic surgery and the
alarming spread of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, the cult of
physical perfection in the Eastern and African countries has gone through in
recent years a dramatic degeneration.
When we talk about racism there is a trend to contextualize the
phenomenon in the West. We can mention for example a country like India, where
the belonging to a caste depends on the color of the skin.
Racial discrimination in former colonies is a neglected reality not very
discussed, to accommodate the large market that is behind it. Continue...
