Brown is beautiful : a photo essay.

Abstract. The theme of the researcher's photo essay is, Brown is Beautiful which is a slogan adaptation of the black is beautiful campaign of the African Americans in the '70s and '80s. It addresses a social issue concerning brown-skinned Filipino women who feel insecure due to...

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Main Author: Trovela, Maria Naomi C.
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2000
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1730
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Institution: De La Salle University
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Summary:Abstract. The theme of the researcher's photo essay is, Brown is Beautiful which is a slogan adaptation of the black is beautiful campaign of the African Americans in the '70s and '80s. It addresses a social issue concerning brown-skinned Filipino women who feel insecure due to their dark skin tone, which should not be so. Furthermore, it promotes an ideal change in attitude: to cease frowning upon brown complexion, to stop using skin whitening products... to take pride in one's natural skin color and national identity.