do foreign men just like dark girls?

[mamichris]

I think this is one issue that we inherited from the western culture and from our Asian country neighbours (China,Japan). Having a white complexion in Filippines means you are in the high/middle class of the society. This is quite a shame, because it reflects a confused culture identity of us filippino.
There is no white filippino, we are brown and I am one of those filippino who are proud of my complexion.

i truly agree with you peanutz...us, filipina women should be proud of our complexion...it is really sad whenever i visit the philippines, most tv advertisements are all about skin whitening products and all...people spend so much money on a whitening lotion that doesn't even work. just a pure marketing tactic...
the media in the philippines has also put more pressure on the average filipinos & they do not represent of the filipinos living in the country...most of them are half fil and half west so it's obvious that their complexion will be a lot fairer than the locals.

[Peanutz]

i truly agree with you peanutz...us, filipina women should be proud of our complexion...it is really sad whenever i visit the philippines, most tv advertisements are all about skin whitening products and all...people spend so much money on a whitening lotion that doesn't even work. just a pure marketing tactic...
the media in the philippines has also put more pressure on the average filipinos & they do not represent of the filipinos living in the country...most of them are half fil and half west so it's obvious that their complexion will be a lot fairer than the locals.

I just hope that more of us filippinos would read our culture and understand our roots...It seems to me that most doesn't have much knowledge of where we came from, specially the new generation. They don't have much idea of what does it mean being filippinos. I totally agree with Pete when he mention that we Filippinos have a very weak sense of nationalism...It is our fault. We are still in search of our identity since we have been freed from the Spanish colonization.

[bigtombowski]

marivic is darker than she looks in the pic u see here, and i tell you - i wouldn't have it any other way (anyway my most recent exes had been a long term relationship with a Jamaican and the 2 previous ones were with africans, so i can say, i love dark skin . . .. ) for me marivic's tone is PERFECT! she is lovely and guapa for me and i love her for who she is

[charlwill]

Hi bornatbirth,
Yes i have heard that too that foreign men prefers dark skinned girls. When i got separated 9 yrs ago i was told by one lady friend of mine that i can't find a foreign bf since i have fair skin and considered in the Phils as "maganda". No offense here..... so i thought all foreigners prefers the opposite of what i have..... I have told my fiance about this when i met him but was told that it depends on the person. Well, there is a saying "Beauty is in the eyes of the Beholder"..

DARK SKIN IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLOR IN THE WORLD. ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE DARK SKIN IS BEAUTIFUL ESP. ALL FILIPINAS.

[Shifty-Sidney]

You really know how to creep! - you will go far on here

[charlwill]

You really know how to creep! - you will go far on here

I am filipina Mark, so I just happen to know that being dark skinned is more beautiful than the other color.

[jeffro]

Every colour is beautiful,its the love inside heart and soul of a person what makes them more beautiful.I spoke to my gf earlier this morning on my mobile,,and her voice is so sweet n woweeeeeeeeeeee,she is sooo precious and sweet n kind n loving,im a very lucky man,and if she was purple i would still love and cherish her.But i must admit,i do love her tan!!!!

[charlwill]

Every colour is beautiful,its the love inside heart and soul of a person what makes them more beautiful.I spoke to my gf earlier this morning on my mobile,,and her voice is so sweet n woweeeeeeeeeeee,she is sooo precious and sweet n kind n loving,im a very lucky man,and if she was purple i would still love and cherish her.But i must admit,i do love her tan!!!!

Well, yes, it is indeed!!! but TAN is more beautiful.

[jeffro]

Well, yes, it is indeed!!! but TAN is more beautiful.

i have to agree ,tan is more beautiful

[eljean]

how bout skinless?hehe

[Shifty-Sidney]

Skinless is good, as long as it is chicken and doesnt have a shell around it!
Balurt makes me cringe!

[tiger@tigress]

how bout skinless?hehe

[ladyskype]

yeah, it's human nature, wanting something you don't have.

We Filipinos had just been "well fed" with advertisements that white is beautiful...thus the whitening products.

But it's our complexion, and brown gives us extra protection from the sun, more melanin...hehe...

[Mich]

foreign guys think that dark-skinned lass is an EXOTIC beauty. thats why more and more foreigners wanted filipina for a partner (gf, spouse...)

[KeithD]

These days covering a white English girl in dark chocolate is cheaper than the visa process

[Les_lady888]

I would say that color doesnt really matter.....Whether you are white or black, dark or light, brown or blue ...what matters most is how you feel about yourself....If you feel good then you will always feel beautiful and desireable whatever your color is

[gracia143]

These days covering a white English girl in dark chocolate is cheaper than the visa process

[Pepe n Pilar]

beauty Is In The Eys Of The Beholder

[Pepe n Pilar]

beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder

[KeithD]

Lot of echo's

[charlwill]

beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder

AGREE!!! VERY WELL SAID!!!!

[PeterB]

There is no white filippino, we are brown and I am one of those filippino who are proud of my complexion.

I'm trying to educate Ruby to think like this! I just think that she's so gorgeous, but she thinks her colour is 'ugly'! :(

[ebony]

Ebony and Ivory. Thats how my bf and me describe our skin colors. We both love that song and our skin color.

[tommyw]

Ebony and Ivory. Thats how my bf and me describe our skin colors. We both love that song and our skin color.

We're more like coffee and cream.

[KeithD]

Sand & lard

[Alan]

Skin colour - what does it matter? We marry the person surely and not the colour. It would not matter a jot to me if my Hanna had purple skin with yellow stripes - like mine!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (GOD! I HATE cliches!)

God bless everyone on this Earth for what they are and who they are.

Al

[Paul&Jesse]

Skin colour - what does it matter? We marry the person surely and not the colour. It would not matter a jot to me if my Hanna had purple skin with yellow stripes - like mine!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (GOD! I HATE cliches!)

God bless everyone on this Earth for what they are and who they are.

Al

Well put!

[JOHN GRANT]

Dark or Light - Which is Best?



Dark or light? When I say this, I am referring of course to skin colour. This subject is something that has come very much to my attention since being in the Philippines.
I am writing this in a light hearted way, but I have noticed that in the Philippines skin whitening is a serious business. Advertisements on the television, in magazines, on billboards, in shops - in fact EVERYWHERE display the beauty of light skin. You can lighten your skin by using soap, by scrubbing, by having peels, by applying lotions, mixtures and potions that contain goodness knows what, there are so many ways short of casting a spell or performing voodoo to obtain that lovely white glow.
As an individual I do understand this in a way, because I am in the same situation but opposite. I am a white English man and in our country we desire and yearn for what we haven’t got too and that is a nice dark golden skin. We have exactly the same advertising ploys as the Philipinnes but showing brown skin is sexy, seductive, healthy and beautiful. We whitey’s lay on beaches or under sun lamps, frying ourselves and sizzling our skin to achieve that lovely cooked look.
Who is right and who is wrong? In England we truly believe tanned brown skin is associated with good health and it makes us feel happier and more confident and more sexy. The Filipinos hide from the sun and don’t want to go dark, believing light and white is beautiful.
Obviously it is a case of “the grass is always greener on the other side” meaning we always want what we don’t have. We spend our lives, our money, our time on desiring what we don’t have, and trying to achieve it. The big money making companies are really to blame, because they encourage us to feel this way, they stimulate our insecurities, they coax and push us to spend our money on these stupid methods and ideas of changing our skin colours. From dark to light, from white to brown, does it really matter?
“We are beautiful, no matter what they say
Words can’t bring me down”
to quote from a famous pop song, for it is true. We are all beautiful in our own way and if only we all stopped obsessing about these ridiculous things we would be able to spend much more time on the important things in life.
So to answer the question - Dark or Light? Which is best?
The answer is - neither - they are just different but just as good.

[KeithD]

The above thread was moved from a new thread, as you can see JOHN GRANT (shouting), if you had searched you would have discovered your interest mostly answered.

[aphrael]

I'm of the opinion that any white girl who still looks good (pretty, or whatever else you can use as a synonymous adjective) when her skin gets browned is truly pretty. Not everyone looks good with brown skin, you know.