Why is the West obsessed with tanning and the East addicted to whitening? As an Asian in the West, do you subscribe to the popularised tanning culture or do you embrace your fairer complexion? Interestingly, there’s a lot more to it than just superficial appearance and we spill all the tea here, from social meaning to history to our experiences in Australia.
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Still curious? Take a deep dive into this issue below:
- Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures: https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/13415/volumes/v35/NA-35
- Changes in Skin Tanning Attitudes Fashion Articles and Advertisements in the Early 20th Century: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775759/
Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang.
Edited by Sharon Jiang.