As we watched the documentary “The World Before Her” one thing struck out to me: the use of lightening cream on the pageant girls to lighten their skin. It reminded me of a column I read this week (for my opinion writing class).
One of the girls who was forced into prostitution was worth less than the other girls due to her skin being darker. Why is having dark skin such a bad thing?
I also made connections from the documentary to Under the Udala Trees. The documentary spoke a lot on traditions, one example being Prachi’s mother saying that a woman isn’t completely a woman until she is a mother. In the book, Ijeoma’s mother had the same mindset.
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