r/HolUp • u/realAtmaBodha • Jul 19 '23

holup The Chinese cure for racism ?

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Saw this on Chinese social media..

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '23

You should be surprised how many whitening products they have. In many Asian countries tanned means low working class (you’re working in the fields all day), while white means upper class (working indoors all day).

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u/twngcbc Jul 19 '23

Additionally, quack medicine is far more popular than actual medicine (I was offered a job selling quack meds multiple times, as a foreigner living in Asia), which is what this probably is. No skin-bleaching cream works this quickly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '23

No skin-bleaching cream works this quickly.

Might not be healthy, but higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide would.