Tonto Dikeh, Toke Makinwa And All You Naija Bleachers

 
I have observed that the amount of Nigerian women who bleach their skin has reached epidemic proportions. There has to be something that motivates these women to bleach their skin, and one of the alleged motivating reasons I have heard is that Nigerian men prefer “light skinned women.” To that end, I feel compelled to clear some misconceptionsc that may be motivating our women to bleach their skin.

1. Not all Nigerian men like light skinned women. 
In fact, many Nigerian women prefer beautiful, dark skinned women who have that beautiful glow. There is nothing as disappointing as seeing a beautiful dark-skinned woman damage her skin by bleaching it, thereby damaging that skin forever. The beautiful dark-skinned woman now becomes an ugly “light-skinned” woman. Beauty comes in all shades, both dark and white. Even the Nigerian men who like light-skinned women prefer a natural light-skinned woman, not a bleached product. If a man does not like your natural complexion, then that man is not meant for you. What if you bleach your skin white then you find the man of your dreams who prefers your skin darker? You cannot damage your skin to please those men, for in a bid to please those men, you end up displeasing other men.