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How to maintain family relationships while rejecting colorist beauty standards

My mom bleaches her skin and keeps buying me lightening creams even though I've told her to stop, and I'm starting to avoid going home.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generational differences in responding to colorism can strain family bonds when older relatives perpetuate harmful practices.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.