Topic: Skin Color

2 chapters across the catalog

Belching Freon
Episode 1348 3:03:58 - 3:07:12

1348: Belching Freon

PBS Colorism Special, Skin Lightening Products

PBS aired a special on "colorism," a term used to describe discrimination based on skin shade within racial groups. The segment criticized global beauty standards and the marketing of skin lightening products by companies like Unilever, while also highlighting health risks associated with mercury found in some unregulated creams.

10th Anniversary
Episode 976 4:25:27 - 4:27:01

976: 10th Anniversary

Sir Lost Opportunity and Alternative Thought

Anthony Fields of West Roxbury donates $250 to become Sir Lost Opportunity. He expresses appreciation for the show's alternative perspective, noting that the mainstream media's narrative regarding skin color and how individuals should think is often exhausting and ridiculous. He requests "F Cancer" karma for those affected by the disease.