From Black to White: Why Sammy Sosa and Others Are Bleaching Their Skin

[DigitalDrifter]

An interesting trend.

Sammy Sosa was a just a glowing brown-skinned boy when he first stepped on the baseball field as a new member of the Texas Rangers in 1989. The bright-eyed Dominican Republic native was barely 21-years-old when he came to the United States as a baseball rookie and probably didn’t have a clue that his career would lead him to become one of the most prolific Major League Baseball players of all time.

Some 600 home runs, a shaky relationship with the Chicago Cubs—where he achieved the brunt of his baseball success—a retirement and a bunch of years later, Sosa looks a whole lot different from the vibrant and hazelnut-toned young man he came to America as.

From Black to White: Why Sammy Sosa and Others Are Bleaching Their Skin

 

[Tank]

Everyone wants to be White

 

[Nia88]

All these folks using bleaching creams are going to get skin cancer. Its not worth it.

Not surprised about Sammy Sosa. Dominicans are known for their colorism. I dated this Dominican guy for about 4 months. His mom and sister thought I was too dark for her son(even though he was about only a half a shade lighter than I am). They have this thing in Dominican culture where you're encouraged to date/ marry someone of the same or lighter complexion than you.

Now we broke up for other reasons, but I thought it was interesting how deeply they're involved in colorism. Especially since many of them are dark skinned.

 

[Tank]

Their IQ's will not be raised because of bleaching

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

All these folks using bleaching creams are going to get skin cancer. Its not worth it.

Not surprised about Sammy Sosa. Dominicans are known for their colorism. I dated this Dominican guy for about 4 months. His mom and sister thought I was too dark for her son(even though he was about only a half a shade lighter than I am). They have this thing in Dominican culture where you're encouraged to date/ marry someone of the same or lighter complexion than you.

Now we broke up for other reasons, but I thought it was interesting how deeply they're involved in colorism. Especially since many of them are dark skinned.

American blacks are just as obsessed with their skin tone.

 

[Mac1958]

An interesting trend.

Sammy Sosa was a just a glowing brown-skinned boy when he first stepped on the baseball field as a new member of the Texas Rangers in 1989. The bright-eyed Dominican Republic native was barely 21-years-old when he came to the United States as a baseball rookie and probably didn’t have a clue that his career would lead him to become one of the most prolific Major League Baseball players of all time.

Some 600 home runs, a shaky relationship with the Chicago Cubs—where he achieved the brunt of his baseball success—a retirement and a bunch of years later, Sosa looks a whole lot different from the vibrant and hazelnut-toned young man he came to America as.

From Black to White: Why Sammy Sosa and Others Are Bleaching Their Skin

Is he really sure he wants to do this?

White skin means you're the "oppressor" in the eyes of the regressives.
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