At the annual World Anti-Bleaching
Summit which was held in London yesterday — Michelle Obama, wife of the
President of United States who was a guest speaker at the event
condemned the fact that about 75 percent of Nigerian women bleach per
WHO statistics.
Speaking to a room full of ambassadors from
various countries, she called on the African governments to do more to
educate their citizens on the dangers of skin bleaching.
She also
said: “apart from the government having the responsibility to educate
citizens on numerous negative effects of skin bleaching, it must also
try to discourage people from bleaching by denying those who are
bleaching access to instagram and facebook where they mostly obtain
enviable LIKES for their complex to describe complexion.”
Michelle
Obama added that, while doing this, African governments should make
sure they do not confuse those who have bleached with those who are
naturally fair such as the numerous mixed race citizens with Africa as
their homes.
“I know this will be difficult but certain things
can’t be confused. For instance, there is this musician in Ghana
called-Daddy Lumba whom my husband listens to a lot. He is mixed race
and such people should not be grouped with those using Tura and skin
lightening pills,” she said.
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Monday, 30 November 2015
Michelle Obama Thinks Daddy Lumba is Mixed Race
Publisher GhanaThings.Com
11/30/2015 03:09:00 pm
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