OKOK23 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. And here she is in reality.Sadly life at the top can be precarious. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665103-thai-supermodel-yui-admitted-to-mental-institute/ I actually not know her You have to just accept the fact that people have different taste. It's not because tan skin is prettier. It's the face and this is top model from Victoria secret They were called angel! Most of girl which get entitle of the most beautiful girl in the world are angel from this Victoria secret Her name is liu wen Sometime she is tan, sometime fair My point is Not only your favorite tan skin isan girl Can be top model! Every skin color can ! Even they have light skin! So you cannot conclude that reality dark skin girl is better! What about the top model who is farang and very beautiful and fair skin . Why don't you bring it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empireboy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) No surprise why THAIS are the most DISCRIMINATORY people I have ever experienced! Not a criticism, just an observation! They need better education just like those who are less discriminatory received so that they could evolve up and beyond this poor behaviour! Edited August 1, 2015 by empireboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimelody Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Miss Uganda?, Miss America? Nope Miss Japan 2015. Nivea et al should be pooping their pants right now! Her winning the Miss Japan contest caused a lot of controversy in Japan because she is of mixed race Japanese/African American. It wouls seem that some Japanese are as xenophobic and racist as some Thais. To be fair she did win, and interview 1000's of people on the street and you are always going to able to get the results you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. And here she is in reality.Sadly life at the top can be precarious. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665103-thai-supermodel-yui-admitted-to-mental-institute/ I actually not know herYou have to just accept the fact that people have different taste. It's not because tan skin is prettier. It's the face and this is top model from Victoria secret They were called angel! Most of girl which get entitle of the most beautiful girl in the world are angel from this Victoria secret Her name is liu wen ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402913.544785.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402965.476357.jpg Sometime she is tan, sometime fair My point is Not only your favorite tan skin isan girl Can be top model! Every skin color can ! Even they have light skin! So you cannot conclude that reality dark skin girl is better! What about the top model who is farang and very beautiful and fair skin . Why don't you bring it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There is a huge difference between having a preference and producing educational materials that say dark skin is ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Everything and I mean everything a Thai thinks passes through a "status filter" automatically. The person designing this poster did this subconsciously. There was no deliberate thinking. It is true ... but not so easy for every one to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn0001 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. And here she is in reality.Sadly life at the top can be precarious. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665103-thai-supermodel-yui-admitted-to-mental-institute/ I actually not know her You have to just accept the fact that people have different taste. It's not because tan skin is prettier. It's the face and this is top model from Victoria secret They were called angel! Most of girl which get entitle of the most beautiful girl in the world are angel from this Victoria secret Her name is liu wen ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402913.544785.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402965.476357.jpg Sometime she is tan, sometime fair My point is Not only your favorite tan skin isan girl Can be top model! Every skin color can ! Even they have light skin! So you cannot conclude that reality dark skin girl is better! What about the top model who is farang and very beautiful and fair skin . Why don't you bring it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We know that light skinned and dark skinned people can be models in other countries, how about Thailand? Could you give some examples of dark skinned girls who have become top models within Thailand, not just since leaving? Are there any? When Beyonce's concert was advertised on posters around Bangkok, why do you think they felt the need to Photoshop her to have light skin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Actually Thai's ... esp. the women ... are racist against their own selves because they consider the brown color of their own skin as ugly and collectively they spend billions-of-baht on skin whiteners. Meanwhile the white-skinned westerners come to Thailand to lay in the sun so their skin gets dark. Very silly of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I get it that because I like Asian looks better than Western looks, that probably makes me Racist. What I have an issue with is, because I don't like Tattoos, that it makes me a Tattooist. I promise you I'm not, and I don't need a work permit!!! Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Anyone surprised ... really ... ? It is a racist place and we see it everyday but TiT - if they feel like living that way so be it ... The rest of the World has moved on many years ago ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Everything and I mean everything a Thai thinks passes through a "status filter" automatically. The person designing this poster did this subconsciously. There was no deliberate thinking.It is true ... but not so easy for every one to understand. Errr, if you are producing educational material for impressionable very young kids there is a case to be made for applying some 'deliberate thinking' to what you are doing! My God! Thats what I find hard to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. And here she is in reality.Sadly life at the top can be precarious. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665103-thai-supermodel-yui-admitted-to-mental-institute/ I actually not know her You have to just accept the fact that people have different taste. It's not because tan skin is prettier. It's the face and this is top model from Victoria secret They were called angel! Most of girl which get entitle of the most beautiful girl in the world are angel from this Victoria secret Her name is liu wen ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402913.544785.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402965.476357.jpg Sometime she is tan, sometime fair My point is Not only your favorite tan skin isan girl Can be top model! Every skin color can ! Even they have light skin! So you cannot conclude that reality dark skin girl is better! What about the top model who is farang and very beautiful and fair skin . Why don't you bring it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not sure what that was all about except pictures of attractive girls. The point is the image on the poster used for ugly was a dark skinned face while the images for beautiful, pretty and handsome were white skinned faces. We all have our preferences and personal opinions, this is normal, what is not correct or normal is the fact that this was being used as an educational tool for children and IMO was totally inappropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKOK23 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. And here she is in reality.Sadly life at the top can be precarious. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/665103-thai-supermodel-yui-admitted-to-mental-institute/ I actually not know herYou have to just accept the fact that people have different taste. It's not because tan skin is prettier. It's the face and this is top model from Victoria secret They were called angel! Most of girl which get entitle of the most beautiful girl in the world are angel from this Victoria secret Her name is liu wen ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402913.544785.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438402965.476357.jpg Sometime she is tan, sometime fair My point is Not only your favorite tan skin isan girl Can be top model! Every skin color can ! Even they have light skin! So you cannot conclude that reality dark skin girl is better! What about the top model who is farang and very beautiful and fair skin . Why don't you bring it up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There is a huge difference between having a preference and producing educational materials that say dark skin is ugly. I just mean that comment . Which praise only dark skin people that they are the top Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastguy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 In a certain American university you can now choose between 6 Gender identifications when you enroll....I can excuse Thailand this mistake.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thousands of overpaid, undereducated, non-innovative bureaucrats in hundreds of educational departments, all asleep at the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I don't think it is racist....it is a picture of ugliness, not a picture of a black person. Everybody should take a chill pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltingpot2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) I think most would agree that Thais are racist right? always have been all this HiSo, LoSo BS and "face" the dark skin thing is inbuilt in the patriotism and nationalism that is the construct here Thais still call foreigners with dark skin "negros". What year are they living in? Clearly in the doldrums. They have a handful of categories for foreigners. Black skin = negro Brown Skin = Indian (everyone with Brown skin is categorized as Indian, even Bangladeshi and Pakistani) Arabic = probably use dress (clothing) for this category, not skin colour. They also have a category chinese. Mostly to report on their bad behaviour. They don't have a category for Korean or Japanese. Probably too hard for their small heads to comprehend all these "races". One things for sure, as long as one drapes themselves in the national (and Buddhist) flag, this level of racism is only a forgone conclusion. Edited August 1, 2015 by meltingpot2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I don't think it is racist....it is a picture of ugliness, not a picture of a black person. Everybody should take a chill pill. And I think the exact opposite. On all counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKOK23 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 In a certain American university you can now choose between 6 Gender identifications when you enroll.... I can excuse Thailand this mistake.. I can understand why they find those poster very offensive. And can't forgive it Because when I read comment and how some people really try to show that dark skin is better esp their typical dark skin isan girl. Which they prefer. I find it offensive. I have many isan friend that have fairer skin than me by birth not cosmetic or whitening cream. And I also fair or tan . Up with the sun exposure. I can't ignore when people try to brainwashing that tan skin is better than Any skin color Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Maybe the Thais caught this video? ...http://youtu.be/bDs5PJKk2Ws.. Edited August 1, 2015 by dbx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Just another example of how nepotism. corruption and graft gets people jobs they simply cannot do........... what educationalist in his/her right mind would compile this crap and then even consider publishing.....(even if they were racists??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think the short answer is that if you can't see this is racist, you are essentially a racist......ugly and beauty are subjective but colour is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Well,,Micheal Jackson would of approved of it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Lets face it, the dude with the earrings and tats and scar on his face is ugly. Having very dark skin is not generally a trait of beauty and neither is being fat or having scars. Not healthy to point this out to a child with these traits but it is reality. While we in the west have problems with recognizing what is obvious, other countries such as Thailand accept these things. Having dark skin is generally not a trait of beauty. That's why white skinned people flock to beaches to get darker skin? Absolutely and Michael Jackson was a living proof of your saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) "Stupidity: The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. Its too bad that stupidity isnt painful. Ignorance is one thing, but our society thrives increasingly on stupidity. It depends on people going along with whatever they are told. The media promotes a cultivated stupidity as a posture that is not only acceptable but laudable. Satanists must learn to see through the tricks and cannot afford to be stupid." Anton Szandor LaVey Edited August 1, 2015 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 How many of you remember Yui Rojjana? She hails from Issan and is darkskinned. She was discovered by a modelling agency in Bangkok and went tro America where she became a top model. When she started out she couldn't even walk in high heels. She was very successful, made the 'face' for a Chanel perfume and the covergirl for a prestigeous womens magazine. At the time may Thais were puzzled by her success, they considered that she wasn't very beautiful by Thai standards, but the main ctiticism of her was that she was dark skinned. . Here she is, judge for yourself. Judge for myselfI judge it lol but in my opinion her face look ok with great body . Modeling is about being unique too But beautiful and dark skin Asian is like this in opinion. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1438399100.092019.jpg Can say that our taste is different. look at miss universe or some beauty competition. Your will understand what is beautiful word mean to most people. Just compare the face lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Looks more like a bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Say,where can I buy one of the posters?,, Would make a great addition to my collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Just another example of how nepotism. corruption and graft gets people jobs they simply cannot do........... what educationalist in his/her right mind would compile this crap and then even consider publishing.....(even if they were racists??)True. Western racism has has to get a whole lot subtler to survive. Im sure the KKK yearn for the good ol'days when you could call a spade a spade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Prejudice and bigotry is bad enough on it's own. If it taught as a matter of public education, in state sponsor schools, it descends into the realm of government involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Not really surprised by this blatant illustration. The "ugly" guy is a negro, not a dark-skinned Thai. How can a population grow up with this kind of racism and not be biased ? I agree, this is the sort of thing that you say behind their backs, not openly. The pictures are tasteless, granted, but that isn't going to change a child's perceptions but perhaps just reinforce that which is taught at home, in the village, on television etc. How serious is it ? i don't know but in my village recently a totally white skinned Thai girl from Chiang Mai ( her nickname is kao = white ) just married a really dark skinned Thai man from Isaan, i didn't hear anything negative regarding skin colour. Farang are very quick to raise the racist card, ' here sir, me sir, i'm mainstream', i don't think this is racism per se, it is a tasteless representation of what they find appealing and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonypace02 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I used to teach my Thai students that, in America, white women often spent upwards of 2000 baht to lie in a tanning machine for a half hour to make their skins darker. It seems people just want what other people have. I wonder how Chameleons feel about skin color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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