Confronting colourism
鈥淚 was trapped in my own skin鈥�: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice. How skin colour discrimination is still exploited with harmful black market products
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鈥淚 was trapped in my own skin鈥�: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice. How skin colour discrimination is still exploited with harmful black market products. Ellen鈥檚 skin bleaching nightmare had a devastating impact on her - both physically and mentally. And the prejudice which drives many to take drastic measures hasn鈥檛 gone away. Mercy tells how her dark skinned daughter wants to look like Elsa, a white Disney princess. So why does she want her skin to be 鈥榩each鈥� not 鈥榖lack鈥�?
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