Racist Facebook App? Vaseline Skin Whitening Cream, 'Be Prepared'

This isn't the first time Unilever has drawn serious controversy for its less-than-discreet attempts to market the virtues of white skin in India. Back in 2008, for example, the multinational tried to hawk a skin-whitening product called "White Beauty." In India, skin-whitening creams are extremely popular, accounting for fully 60% of nationwide cosmetic sales.

Brit Tuttle If you think this a racist because it trying to change and Lighten skin Color? get real that must mean Tanning products are Racist too. and i have never hear any one think tanning or tanning products as being Racist.
I must be a big racist because i want to have a tan :P
If people want lighter skin let then do it.
Altering your skin tone is bad for you any ways.
but people will do what they want

Sandeep Anirudhan there you go.... i assume you are another westerner who has no idea what fairness products ads in india are like......... please go to youtube and view them........ then make your opinion.................. they blatantly say dark skin is horrible, therefore, use fairness creams.............. its a social issue, its about reinforcing racist stereotypes.

The Facebook application for Vaseline Men was created as a "culturally relevant and engaging way for Indian men to interact with this product," a spokesman for Vaseline in India said.

Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Tribune investigation has found.

The newspaper sent 50 skin-lightening creams to a certified lab for testing, most of them bought in Chicago stores and a few ordered online. Six were found to contain amounts of mercury banned by federal law.

Of those, five had more than 6,000 parts per million — enough to potentially cause kidney damage over time, according to a medical expert.