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Thanks Anna! “Such problems are not uncommon among nonwhite patients who undergo therapy with lasers or lights. And one factor, dermatologists say, is the imperfect scale that is commonly used to describe different skin shades and sometimes also used to p
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“It is no secret among physicians that natural remedies like these are popular among Hispanics in the United States. But skin care companies with products to sell are nonetheless setting their sights on Latinos — the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic gr
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Thanks Angry Asian Man! “Harvard evaluators “ranked Asian American candidates on average below whites in ‘personal qualities,’” and repeatedly described them as “‘quiet/shy, science/math oriented, and hard workers.’”…”
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“Ana Carolina, who stood at about 5 feet 8 inches, weighed only 88 pounds at the time of her death. This weight is considered normal, but only if you’re a 12-year-old girl no more than about 5 feet tall…Ana Carolina’s death follows the death of Uruguaya
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brad wrote:
By talking about “Hispanic” skin, aren’t doctors using inappropriate terminology? Hispanic is an ethnicity based on language and culture. Anyone of any “race” can be Hispanic. Cameron Diaz is Hispanic. Rosario Dawson is Hispanic. Jennifer Lopez is Hispanic. Zoe Saldana is Hispanic. All of these women are of various “races” and have very different skin types.
Posted 18 Nov 2006 at 12:20 pm ¶
Dag Nasty wrote:
Yes, they are, and I think that it’s because it seems like they’re dealing with something that, in a way, they aren’t really used to. I’m hoping that when those doctors are saying ‘hispanic skin’, they’re meaning it all-encompassingly…
Posted 19 Nov 2006 at 12:32 am ¶