InStyle and Kerry Washington Respond to Her 'Lightened' Cover

Kerry Washington is on the cover of the March issue of InStyle, and for the second time in a few years, she looks...different...than she usually does.

Kerry Washington is on the cover of the March issue of InStyle, and for the second time in a few years, she looks...different...than she usually does.

Brands around the world make loads of money from their skin lightening products, but that's going to be more difficult in at least one country going forward: The Advertising Standards Council of India has banned commercials and ads that make people who have darker skin seem "unsuccessful in any aspect of life…
A new film about the prejudice of colorism has backing from an unusual source: the cosmetics and personal-care products giant Procter & Gamble. Why is that unusual? Because Procter & Gamble, when it's not backing films that aim to inspire audiences with the message that black skin is beautiful, sells skin-lightening…
An anonymously-sourced Times Of India account claims Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is in "disbelief" about alleged skin-whitening on her Elle India cover. "If there is any proof of this, she might even take action."
Next month, the British government will meet with advertisers, fashion editors and health experts to discuss airbrushing and photoshop. But won't it take more than legislation to correct how we currently look at women's bodies?
Robbie Myers, editor-in-chief of Elle, claims that Gabourey Sidibe's skin was "absolutely not" changed.
When we discussed Gabourey Sidibe's Elle cover last week, we focused on her terrible wig. But some readers and commenters noticed something else amiss: Her skin tone.
Vaseline has developed a skin lightening app for Facebook, so users can make their profile pics look whiter. Because why rely on an advertiser's unrealistic and racist image of beauty when you can create your own?
After traveling the world, Jessica was back home in Los Angeles for last night's episode. She visited a high school, where she talked to a few female students about her journey — and their self-image.
Last night was the "India" episode of The Price Of Beauty and Jessica Simpson and her friends got henna hand designs, helped a child with a cleft palate, and skipped over the whole "light skin is better" thing.
Last year, Beyoncé's skin looked mighty light in ads for L'Oreal Feria haircolor. Now, she seems darker on the cover of Russian Glamour. Is it not better to be lighter? [Photoshop Disasters]
Did Vanity Fair whitewash Slumdog Millionaire's Freida Pinto in the March issue? If only India didn't have a history of skin bleaching. [Extrawhoredinary]
We've discussed skin-lightening in India before, but, according to The Independent, new skin-whitening commercials are igniting a "race row" in that country. The commercials feature three of Bollywood's biggest stars in a soap opera-style love triangle. The dark chick is dissed for a lighter-skinned woman, so she…
Speaking of skin bleaching: this vintage product packaging confidently states, "The lighter you look, the lovelier you look." We haven't come very far. (Click to see the full box.) [Vintage Ads]