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Decolonizing Filipina Beauty Standards by Dhea Angela A. Capuyan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Decolonizing Filipina Beauty Standards about?
The document discusses the history of colorism and preference for lighter skin in Philippine culture due to Spanish and American colonialism. This led to the emergence and popularity of skin lightening products like papaya soap. The author analyzes papaya soap advertisements to reveal how they promote colonial standards of beauty and white skin under the guise of empowering Filipina women.
- Author
- Dhea Angela A. Capuyan
- Language
- EN