To be honest, I believe many people in Brazil lack sufficient knowledge about Asia, including its history, cultures, and traditions.
With that in mind, the comment made toward Korean people — “you are beautiful in your natural skin, you don’t need to try to make yourselves look white” — is not necessarily a compliment. At the very least, if the receiver does not perceive it as a compliment, then it is not a compliment; even if the intention was positive, it can be received as sarcasm or condescension.
A key issue here is the tendency to treat 1.4 billion Asians as a single group and impose a generalized idea of “Asian natural skin tone.” Asia is extremely diverse. There are people with very fair skin, as well as people with yellowish or brownish skin tones, and many other variations.
Moreover, the idea that Asians are “trying to imitate white people” or “aspire to be white” is a serious misunderstanding. Fair skin has been traditionally valued in many Asian cultures for thousands of years, long before any contact with Europeans.
In addition, the most common reasons people in Asia use sunscreen or umbrellas are not about wanting to become lighter-skinned, but about protecting the skin from UV damage and maintaining healthy, youthful skin.
Issues such as penis size, suicide rates, theft, child pornography, long working hours, cosmetic surgery, the atomic bomb, or the comfort women issue are completely irrelevant to any discussion about skin color. People from both Japan/Korea and Brazil should stop engaging in unnecessary insults and instead show respect for each other’s history and traditions. That alone would resolve much of this conflict.
Finally, this is a personal opinion, but I think the excessive use of filters and heavy makeup in K-pop culture can sometimes create misunderstandings that Asians are trying to imitate white people, so I hope things become more natural and balanced in that regard.
@aquela_vivi@cosmic_camus 아시발 아니그니까 어느부분이 인종차별이냐고 어느부분이…..그럼 지금 당장 우리의 미의 기준을 바꾸리?어두운피부가 이뻥~하고??? 그런 한국이 보고싶으면 이효리 유행할때로 가세요 그냥 트렌드인거지 뭘 또;;;; 그리고 인종차별 아니다 황인족피부색 안에서 나오는 색이잖아 저색은
@aquela_vivi@cosmic_camus 우리의 추구색은 이거지, 백인의 백색이 아니야. 우리가 우리의 미의기준을 이색으로 삼겟다는데 무슨상관이야? 우리가 흑인보고 별로야~이런적이 없다고. 단지 우리의 추구미를 얘기했을뿐이야 선호하는거랑 한쪽을 배제하는건 다른얘기지.