#ive heard ppl say “shame she'd be so pretty if she wasnt dark skinned” like ?!??!
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i saw this video on instagram and i wanted to tell you i love your tan skin so much it’s so pretty baby my pretty baby mi amor
AND WHAT IF I CRY HUH ?????
#do u know#that its practically THE beauty standard here to be light skinned ???#i quite LITERALLY grew up being told “oh ur skin looks lighter” as a compliment#ppl used to tell me (n still do) stuff like “oh tachi ur skin looks tanner than before” in such a weirdly regretful-ish tone like it was BA#n like my family rlly likes going to the beach n i used to ONLY wear longsleeves n leggings or basically anything to cover#bcuz i didnt wanna get tanned ???#most of my relatives r light skinned cuz they use so many whitening creams/lotions/products ??#n i always refused to use them bcuz the whitening soaps didnt smell as good as normal soap n it made my skin feel dry#n all the celebrities n my friends n everyone used to just *dream* of being light skinned n it was so weird#ive heard ppl say “shame she'd be so pretty if she wasnt dark skinned” like ?!??!#that was so fucked up n im glad im comfy in my own skin now#and ofc comments like that dont affect me know#n i do genuinely think morena/brown skin girls r beautiful#bcuz ik its only a product of like Filipino mentality or just asian beauty standards in general#but yk i nvr rlly expected u to like ???? yk#idk it feels good#it feels nice#idk i just love u n u hit a lil close to home n i love u yk ??#but yeah#i love u mahal <33#thankyu for that :))#tfshouldianswer
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