Asians Spend $20 Billion Per Year To Have White Skin

👁 390K views 📅 05 Aug 2018 📂 Drew Binsky

This may come as a surprise if you’ve never been to Asia before… but in many countries on this continent (especially Eastern and Southeastern regions) — the Asian women are obsessed with becoming as white as possible.

Sometimes Asian men as well — and collectively, Asians spend $20 billion USD every year on whitening creams, pills, lasers, injections, surgeries and various other ways to make their skin appear more pale.

This white skin fashion trend is believed to have escalated in South Korea, with the K-pop movement, and has spread like wildfire around Asia.

I made this video to educate you about this phenomenon, because even after living in Asia for 5 years, I still cannot wrap my head around how massive of an impact is has on their culture. Here in Bangkok, you can’t turn a corner without seeing a giant bilboard with a white face smiling back at you.

What are your thoughts on Asians craze for whiteness? Do you think it’s a good thing for their society? Or perhaps long-term side effects may come as a result from taking whitening products? Please share your thoughts below.

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