COLORISM-refers to the discrimination of individuals with darker skin tones and preference given to those with lighter or 'whiter' skin, known as mestizos. [2] Mestizo originally meant those who were mixed race, usually Filipino and European, but the word now generally refers to those who are fairer-skinned. [3] The opposite of mestizos are known as morenos, which refers to people with dark hair and brown skin. [4] Specifically, the shade of a person's skin is closely tied with beauty and ranking in the Philippines, with a billion dollar industry surrounding beauty products that whiten the skin. The preference of fair skin in the Philippines has made colourism a predominant issue, especially since majority of Filipinos are born with darker skin
The influence of our conquerors toward skin color preference is also evident in Philippine literature that time, particularly in Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere.
In the novel, brown or sun-kissed native Filipinos or Indios are often ridiculed, even those with mixed Spanish and Filipino descent like Crisostomo Ibarra and with high rank like Captain Tiyago.
Meanwhile, fair-skinned Spanish natives are deemed as respectable, regardless of background such as the fake doctor Don Tiburcio and his wife, socialite Donya Victorina.
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COLORISM-refers to the discrimination of individuals with darker skin tones and preference given to those with lighter or 'whiter' skin, known as mestizos. [2] Mestizo originally meant those who were mixed race, usually Filipino and European, but the word now generally refers to those who are fairer-skinned. [3] The opposite of mestizos are known as morenos, which refers to people with dark hair and brown skin. [4] Specifically, the shade of a person's skin is closely tied with beauty and ranking in the Philippines, with a billion dollar industry surrounding beauty products that whiten the skin. The preference of fair skin in the Philippines has made colourism a predominant issue, especially since majority of Filipinos are born with darker skin
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The influence of our conquerors toward skin color preference is also evident in Philippine literature that time, particularly in Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere.
In the novel, brown or sun-kissed native Filipinos or Indios are often ridiculed, even those with mixed Spanish and Filipino descent like Crisostomo Ibarra and with high rank like Captain Tiyago.
Meanwhile, fair-skinned Spanish natives are deemed as respectable, regardless of background such as the fake doctor Don Tiburcio and his wife, socialite Donya Victorina.
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