Bleached Fob Halimo ‘flexing’ on Diaspora Halimos that they are light

[Barni]

So I have come across video on TikTok, it’s in somali and my somali is atrocious, but I got most of it. She basically saying they are all light whilst we are the colour of a burnt pan, despite the fact they are only this light because they bleach. And also in the comments she is liking shady comments towards darkskins. Can anyone translate the last part?

 

[Hotchick12]

im telling you once arabs and turks found out how colour struck halimos are in somalia it’s over for somali men, somali men complain about somali women in the west, at least we still like our men dark

 

[Duubpon]

Ironically,she's a rare case of bleaching making someone look better.

Regardless,it should be banned imo.

 

[Barni]

im telling you once arabs and turks found out how colour struck halimos are in somalia it’s over for somali men, somali men complain about somali women in the west, at least we still like our men dark

Lol exactly back when my hooyo used to be with my abo, they would ask her why did you procreate with a man so dark?

 

[Barni]

Ironically,she's a rare case of bleaching making someone look better.

Regardless,it should be banned imo.

I mean in a few years the bleaching will destroy her skin, this is only temporary.

 

[Duubpon]

I mean in a few years the bleaching will destroy her skin, this is only temporary.

Most likely sooner if she performs household duties on the regular.

 

[novanova]

It’s interesting that social media has influenced other aspects of somali culture back home

but the shame attached to bleaching and colorism hasn’t become mainstream yet..

 

[Duubpon]

It’s interesting that social media has influenced other aspects of somali culture back home.

Understatement of the century

 

[Midas]

I've been to somalia People who bleach their skin basically never look natural. she's probably covering how her skin really looks with filters and makeup.

 

[novanova]

I've been to somalia People who bleach their skin basically never look natural. she's probably covering how her skin really looks with filters and makeup.

I honestly did not realize how bad it looked until I saw bleached fobs irl bleaching cream seem to thin out the skin and remive any golden undertones the skin has so you basically start looking grey-ish

 

[Hotchick12]

Most likely sooner if she performs household duties on the regular.

she’s in somalia in the sun, there will be patchy skin in no time

 

[Midas]

I honestly did not realize how bad it looked until I saw bleached fobs irl bleaching cream seem to thin out the skin and remive any golden undertones the skin has so you basically start looking grey-ish

Exactly. In this video you can't see any of that. That's why I think she's using a filter. She was also probably also on the lighter side even before she bleached her skin

 

[Duubpon]

I honestly did not realize how bad it looked until I saw bleached fobs irl bleaching cream seem to thin out the skin and remive any golden undertones the skin has so you basically start looking grey-ish.

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[El Nino]

Don’t know whats worse, her flexing she is lightskin or the incredibly effeminate mans audio she is using. What happened to shame man.

This is what happens when beauty back home is being increasingly tied to being ”lightskin”. This woman is very attractive and she would have hordes of suitors lining up even if she didn’t bleach. Despite having a beautiful face, she still highlights her skintone as the #1 thing that makes her beautiful. Shameful, but there is light at the end of this journey.

I actually think some women back home are threatened by the videos of diaspora women. This audio is actually imo proof of it. You have scores of qoraxjoog and fobs complimenting diaspora girls, especially highlighting the fact they don’t bleach. Some women are also present on the comment section. Just shows somali society has roots to discard this dangerous practice.

Unnatural obsession with lightskin will eradicate once educational levels rise and the populace have more knowledge about how hazardous bleaching is. We also have to throw some fatwas as bleaching is a health hazard, likely one of the big factors why autism is high in diaspora kids.

 

[PotentialGaraad]

Don’t know whats worse, her flexing she is lightskin or the incredibly effeminate mans audio she is using. What happened to shame man.

This is what happens when beauty back home is being increasingly tied to being ”lightskin”. This woman is very attractive and she would have hordes of suitors lining up even if she didn’t bleach. Despite having a beautiful face, she still highlights her skintone as the #1 thing that makes her beautiful. Shameful, but there is light at the end of this journey.

I actually think some women back home are threatened by the videos of diaspora women. This audio is actually imo proof of it. You have scores of qoraxjoog and fobs complimenting diaspora girls, especially highlighting the fact they don’t bleach. Some women are also present on the comment section. Just shows somali society has roots to discard this dangerous practice.

Unnatural obsession with lightskin will eradicate once educational levels rise and the populace have more knowledge about how hazardous bleaching is. We also have to throw some fatwas as bleaching is a health hazard, likely one of the big factors why autism is high in diaspora kids.

What are the long term health risks of skin bleaching, especially while pregnant? Regardless, the sale and usage of skin bleaching has to be banned and shamed.

 

[novanova]

I actually think some women back home are threatened by the videos of diaspora women. This audio is actually imo proof of it. You have scores of qoraxjoog and fobs complimenting diaspora girls, especially highlighting the fact they don’t bleach. Some women are also present on the comment section. Just shows somali society has roots to discard this dangerous practice.

you’re 100% right, I remember seeing darker skinned women get complimented and the bleach brigade got so provoked they went on the most vile colorist rant in the comments

 

[novanova]

What are the long term health risks of skin bleaching, especially while pregnant? Regardless, the sale and usage of skin bleaching has to be banned and shamed.

Hydroquinone, described by the LGA as "the biological equivalent of paint stripper", can remove the top layer of skin, increasing the risk of skin cancer, and cause fatal liver and kidney damage. Mercury can cause similar life-threatening health problems.

 

[PotentialGaraad]

Hydroquinone, described by the LGA as "the biological equivalent of paint stripper", can remove the top layer of skin, increasing the risk of skin cancer, and cause fatal liver and kidney damage. Mercury can cause similar life-threatening health problems.

Damn. What about their babies?

 

[_Yusuf_]

Perhaps she naturally light skin. Somalis can be light skin guys.

 

[Bari]

I think shes naturally light skin, video doesnt give me a bleaching vibe.