BLEACHING

Before and after.

   Standing next to my friend Alex, I hummed the song “emi n baller” by Chidinma featuring Da suspect and Illbliss blasting out of my head phones.It was a bright Monday morning, as I looked, I saw a familiar face and figure coming towards me I was  taken aback by the awkward situation and leaned towards Alex and whispered “na Tunde be that?” I asked he looked up and said “no na, you nono say Tunde  black,” we watched the person get close, lo and behold, he came closer,stretched his hand,we had a handshake , ”how far na ?” He asked “ Tunde you de bleach" I blared, I guess that was the end of a little close friendship just heys and how fars every now and then. 

Before and after.

    Skin bleaching an attempt to lighten the skin tone by reducing the amount of melanin contained in the skin by various means .The word skin bleaching has been euphemized to skin lightening and skin whitening to soothe  the targeted audience, bleaching has been has been put in its right place from the very first time it go popular by the great artist Fela in his single titled “yellow fever” the lyrics in the song (you de bleach o you de bleach) is considered very offensive in Nigeria as you may lose a teeth or two ,I  have wondered about why people bleach to become more attractive,

to boost their self- esteem. I do not see a reason why people should bleach , look , on the other side they are trying to be like Africans through sun bathing and tanning bed this process is called tanning .You are black and beautiful say no to bleaching.                                                                                                     

A tanned skin