When Black People Want To Be Whiter

Don’t you want to be fair-skinned like Beyoncé?

Photo by Dushawn Jovic on Unsplash

I was at an African beauty store in Paris, France, and the shopkeeper was trying to convince me to buy a skin-lightening cream.

“I’m fine thanks, I don’t bleach my skin”, I responded.

“Well you should, it would make you look fine”, the Senegalese shopkeeper responded, a wide toothy grin on her face.

I shook my head and con…