Skin shaming is the awful action or practice of humiliating someone by making mockery or critical comments about their skin. It has been rampant over the years and happens at varying degrees.
In this article we’ll be counting down 5 Nigerian celebrities who have been victims of skin shaming.
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1. People began to body shame DJ Cuppy when she uploaded pictures of herself on Instagram where she was flaunting her body in a nice swimsuit and glasses. “Cuppy, you don dey black baby… Abi nah my eyes“, “No filter why nah , e go come be like say you no fresh“, “You don’t have a fine skin at all why babe???“, and more. The comments were awful!
One top commenter said: “If she goes under the knife or starts using bleaching cream now, you see all these trash will still be the ones saying ‘why don’t you love yourself?’, mind what you say to people. Don’t push people into depression“.
2. In 2015, When Tiwa Savage uploaded picture of herself , the amount of lashings she got not only for the outfit but also for her skin and complexion were so bad.
People insulted the color of her feet, her legs, the way it “didn’t match her face”. So much was said about the picture so much so that Tiwa had to respond to all the comments with a photo of bleaching cream and the caption “Ore na to begin dey bleach o”
3. Sean Tizzle is another Nigerian singer who got shamed a lot for his skin. In fact, the singer walked out during an interview with The Net NG in 2016 when the interviewer asked him if he lightens his skin.
In response, Sean Tizzle said: “I don’t know why would bring this question out” before putting up the F U sign and walking off the set. Online and offline, Sean Tizzle got dragged for his skin. It was non-stop.
4. Also Tiwa Savage, a woman who herself has been the victim of skin-shaming got into a fight with Seyi Shay at a beauty salon and skin-shamed her. Tiwa said of Seyi Shay “Look at you. You look half-dead. Look at your skin. You know what? For a clear skin you need to mind your business. That’s what will clear up your fucking ugly skin“.
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5. Jaywon is also a victim of body shaming, he uploaded a picture of himself wearing a camo shirt and green shorts unto his social media and immediately began getting dragged for the color of his legs. Jaywon was heavily skin shamed with people saying “Your leg doesn’t even rhyme with your face .. your leg looking like roasted plantain .. say no to skin bleaching“.
In response, Jaywon said: “Even person wey no Dey rub cream dem say e Dey bleach…. your papa just fail cuz is obvious you no get home training abeg carry your negative life comot for my page.“
Originally posted 2022-11-17 16:13:35.
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