Beverly Naya produces Skin documentary on Netflix
CNNLagos, Nigeria CNN — To explore colorism in Africa, British-Nigerian actress Beverly Naya has produced a documentary on Netflix titled “Skin.” Unlike racism, colorism is the discrimination of people based on skin shades and is prevalent among people of the same ethnic or racial group. Skin bleaching Dr. Shakirat Gold-Olufadi, a dermatologist at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, says that one way that dark-skinned women dodge discrimination is by using skin bleaching or whitening agents She says some body creams and toners have high bleaching components and are used by women to achieve lighter skin. According to a 2011 report by the WHO, 40% of African women bleach their skins SIMON MAINA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images To minimize skin bleaching, some African countries have banned beauty products with skin whitening agents. Self-love Naya who produced the documentary says one way to minimize skin bleaching and combat colorism is to create an environment where darker-skinned women feel loved and beautiful.
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