APPRECIATING THE IMAGE OF GOD IN ALL HUMANITY: TOWARDS A PASTORAL RESPONSE TO SKIN LIGHTENING AS IMAGE ENHANCEMENT TO EXIT DARK SKIN

Appreciating the image of God in all humanity: Towards a pastoral response to skin lightening as image enhancement to exit dark skin

The practice of skin lightening is prevalent amongst dark-skinned people globally.Various current studies that map this practice and that seek motivations behind the practice are examined.It is observed that synovex one grass through shrewd marketing, dark-skinned people are offered a promise of a better quality of life, obtained by a lighter skin,

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