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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 19 Oct 2017

    Nivea defends skin-lightening product against racism accusations, saying it's the "consumer’s right to choose" http://bbc.in/2gtSHmn pic.twitter.com/XYckVW76a1

    5:49 AM - 19 Oct 2017
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    • 秋 Dan Kim Tbrown mo 🐰 Mohammed Ali Patrick karemera JS Kas IKPEBE ABAH SAMSON Peaker
    110 replies 221 retweets 183 likes
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      2. Chris Bolton‏ @BlueChipIT 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        You can get tanning creams, so what's the difference.

        4 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
      3. Chikuru Kufema‏ @Roberta_612 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BlueChipIT @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        The ad suggests that lighter is better. That's the problem.

        10 replies 0 retweets 46 likes
      4. Chris Pyatt‏ @ChrisPyatt_ 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Roberta_612 @BlueChipIT and

        Moisturiser creams with self tan effect often imply darker is better ("healthy glow" etc). Issue is people being unhappy w natural skin tone

        1 reply 5 retweets 32 likes
      5. Cansada com Mel‏ @CansadaMel 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @ChrisPyatt_ @Roberta_612 and

        it ain’t a structural, racist and historic issue though. now, cosmetics industry’s been insinuating “light is better” for a long time

        0 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
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      2. Carole‏ @BBUK44 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        It’s quite simple, if you want lighter skin then buy the product, if you don’t then don’t buy it. It’s not difficult people!! 🙈😒

        1 reply 5 retweets 28 likes
      3. whaaattt‏ @ISwear_ImTryin 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBUK44 @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        It is that difficult when you feel social pressure to buy these products

        1 reply 1 retweet 20 likes
      4. Carole‏ @BBUK44 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @ISwear_ImTryin @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Social pressure??

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      5. whaaattt‏ @ISwear_ImTryin 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBUK44 @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        In some families they even push their darker children to lighten their skin because european influence has taught them that dark is ugly

        2 replies 2 retweets 22 likes
      6. Carole‏ @BBUK44 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @ISwear_ImTryin @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Really??? I thought blacks were meant to be proud of their colour?? All my black friends are that’s for sure!!

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      7. whaaattt‏ @ISwear_ImTryin 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBUK44 @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Its different in Africa. I'm frm America and for the most part colorism isn't that bad and me and my family are all v proud of our dark skin

        4 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      8. sarahgatumbo‏ @Gat_Umbo 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @ISwear_ImTryin @BBUK44 and

        What's Africa got to do with it?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      9. whaaattt‏ @ISwear_ImTryin 20 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Gat_Umbo @BBUK44 and

        The original tweet focused on skin lightening products being marketed in Africa????

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Dr. Ronald E. Hall‏ @TheSkinColorDr 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

        #@TheSkinColorDr Choosing to bleach is not the issue. It is why dark-skinned women find it necessary that is pathological.

        0 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
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      1. KuukuYankah‏ @KuukuYankah 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Well, the ball is in our court. I can proudly say that my entire household has pledged to boycott Nivea Products. I throw the challenge to u

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Ashanté Nicole‏ @ANSTYLEdotCOM 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We should be talking to the women in Ghana & Nigeria about why they’re created a demand for this product, not blaming Nivea for providing it

        1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
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      1.  🇲🇿 🇸🇿Mile_Mila 🇲🇿 🇸🇿‏ @Vumivstar 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        conversations we should be having is how to help others decolonize their mind-sets.It starts with us.

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      1. Gabriel Carpinteyro‏ @GabrielCarpin 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

        Does it work on my soul ?

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      2. MS‏ @Realsinham 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

        Right. Not everything is about racism.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3.  💙‏ @dourrm 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Realsinham @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

        But this IS a result of racism.

        1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
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