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World Service,2 mins

Whitening adverts 'portray fairer-skinned women as happier'

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A big conversation is happening in the Philippines around the way companies are advertising skin whitening products. Many people online have been criticising adverts that appear to encourage darker-skinned people to whiten their skin. TV host Bianca Gonzalez started the discussion using the hashtag #ProudMorena. (Photo: Bianca Gonzalez. Credit: Bianca Gonzalez).

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