[Gendergap] Black skins

[Fred Bauder]

> On 17/09/2011 22:40, Emily Monroe wrote:
>> I remember accessing Wikipedia several times throughout my teenaged
>> years; we cannot expect all of our readers to be an adult with a
>> better understanding of anatomy.
>
> Just a quick note here : I've been talking to a dermatologist and she
> tells me one of the main issues is black women taking all sorts of meds
> to lighten their skin.
>
> It is often detrimental to health, and also it leads to considerable
> money loss in impoverished families, and unnecessary sorrow.
>
> I just thought Wikipedia should be aware of that. Here (fr)
> dermatologist are recruiting black women in the medical sector to lead
> campaigns against that.
>
> I guess one of the ways would be to show dark black women pictures more
> often, not just light brown.
>
> Arnaud

There is a movie about black hair. Good Hair

Fred