September 30, 2026
Why “Fair Skin” Still Sells: Colorism's Grip on Filipino Beauty Standards
by DitoSaPilipinas.comColorism in the Philippines isn't some vague, unsourced prejudice. It has a documented origin: centuries of Spanish and American colonization positioned lighter skin as closer to power, education, and respectability, while darker skin, the typical skin of farmers, laborers, and the working class, was coded as ‘lesser.’ Read more »
