Wednesday Poll: Last Week's Results And This Week's Poll
The votes are in.
Last week we asked: how would you classify skin-lightening products such as Fair and Lovely? Do you think of them as (a) something sinister, which entrenches disempowerment by reifying race-based opinions of what constitutes beauty, or (b) a cosmetic product like any other which consumers are free to reject; no more racially charged than getting a tan?
In a tight race, sinister beat harmless 23-21.
This week's question concerns population control measures. We want to know if you think strict government imposed population control measures - like China's one-child only policy - are fair. Furthermore, should Pakistan employ them?
Last week we asked: how would you classify skin-lightening products such as Fair and Lovely? Do you think of them as (a) something sinister, which entrenches disempowerment by reifying race-based opinions of what constitutes beauty, or (b) a cosmetic product like any other which consumers are free to reject; no more racially charged than getting a tan?
In a tight race, sinister beat harmless 23-21.
This week's question concerns population control measures. We want to know if you think strict government imposed population control measures - like China's one-child only policy - are fair. Furthermore, should Pakistan employ them?
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4 comments:
getting a tan IS racially charged
when white/caucasian ppl do it, IMO.
vaguely connected:
facebook tells me there is a new support group for mothers/mothers-to-be in karachi...i was intrigued, so i went to the website, only to be super confused by the white mom and white baby staring back at me....are brown mothers not mother enough?
http://www.weldonmoms.com/
Weldon moms is a great concept and certainly a first. I think the white-woman and the white baby (if you must classify it that way) is only to give the idea of the lifestyle the service is catering to.
I tried the service WeldonMoms with my first kid and trust me, I've never seen such compassion and dedication as I experience in the people who run it...
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