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Fighting racist beauty ideals

Jan BruckMarch 24, 2016

A new hashtag is encouraging women all over the world to post selfies and celebrate their dark skin tone instead of using bleaching creams to lighten their skin. The campaign is empowering women to embrace their looks and be proud of who they are. DW's #FollowtheHashtag reporter talks to the women behind #UnfairandLovely about what it's like to be discriminated for having darker skin.

https://p.dw.com/p/1IJZt