Jackson is a half Filipino, was born in California mixed with Filipino mother and black father. She would often visit the Philippines, lived and even attended school there for a period of time.
"It took me 20 yrs to embrace my skintone. I created this hashtag to empower others in a way that I didn't have growing up #MagandangMorenx."
🇵🇭 If you're a tan/brown Filipino, read this & join in on #MagandangMorenx this Friday, October 27 🤙🏽🤙🏾🤙🏿 pic.twitter.com/91St56FFKz— Asia Jackson (@aasian) October 22, 2017
"#Magandang Moreno/a, leterally translated to beautiful brown skin is aimed at challenging the traditionally enforced beauty standards within mainstream Filipino media."
"From whitening creams to an entertainment industry saturated with mestizas, the legacy of the 333 year Spanish colonization of the Philippines from 1528-1898 can still be felt in this worship & desire for white skin."
"Tan and brown-skinned Filipinos are made to feel insecure, ashamed, & embarrassed of the natural color of their skin despite being indigenous to a cluster of tropical islands in the southeast Pacific, where the geography & climate make brown skin the norm,"Jackson said in her Twitter.
#MagandangMorenx was a movement created to empower the darker shades of Filipino. our islands are constantly graced with sunshine. never will i feel ashamed of not having "fair skin." i love my complexion! brown and proud. 🌞🇵🇭
As of the posting, Jackson's call for #MagandangMorenx gone viral and even her followers shared their moments for being brown or black is beautiful. The color of your skin does not dictate the beauty of the person.
Here are some of the shared comments on Twitter:
"From whitening creams to an entertainment industry saturated with mestizas, the legacy of the 333 year Spanish colonization of the Philippines from 1528-1898 can still be felt in this worship & desire for white skin."
"Tan and brown-skinned Filipinos are made to feel insecure, ashamed, & embarrassed of the natural color of their skin despite being indigenous to a cluster of tropical islands in the southeast Pacific, where the geography & climate make brown skin the norm,"Jackson said in her Twitter.
#MagandangMorenx was a movement created to empower the darker shades of Filipino. our islands are constantly graced with sunshine. never will i feel ashamed of not having "fair skin." i love my complexion! brown and proud. 🌞🇵🇭
As of the posting, Jackson's call for #MagandangMorenx gone viral and even her followers shared their moments for being brown or black is beautiful. The color of your skin does not dictate the beauty of the person.
Here are some of the shared comments on Twitter:
I grew up around whitening products and always wondered why my mother insisted that being dark is ugly but it's honestly not. Brown skin is beautiful dark skin is beautiful. I'll fight you if you try to tell me otherwise. #MagandangMorenx pic.twitter.com/ejBdfUgGnJ— leah boo bih janelle (@leahjvnelle) October 28, 2017
the problem with filipina beauty standards is that “beautiful” is anything that resembles our colonizers #StopSkinBleaching #MagandangMorenx pic.twitter.com/oCQgRkuQp5— spooky ling (@bodakyelIow) October 28, 2017
bc our dark skinned natives & modern morenx ppl should love their skin instead of being attacked by ads promoting whiteness #MagandangMorenx pic.twitter.com/lnR6B5lfzA— kris (@amoresreyes) October 28, 2017
I started bleaching my skin when I was 13 because I was extremely insecure. Today, I embrace my Filipina roots. #MagandangMorenx 🇵🇭✨ pic.twitter.com/z2736x33J4— spooky yandere (@deadgrrlfriend) October 28, 2017
For the ancestors, especially the fly Pinay heroes that have come before me, I hope to continue your resilient legacy in my angry and unapologetic brown skin. 🇵🇭✊🏽✨ #HappyFilAmHxstoryMonth #MagandangMorenx pic.twitter.com/H3tNP1HXL2— Rhegille (@rhegille) October 27, 2017
#MagandangMorenx was a movement created to empower the darker shades of Filipino. our islands are constantly graced with sunshine. never will i feel ashamed of not having "fair skin." i love my complexion! brown and proud. 🌞🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/xLxLrpKmHh— angelique (@cxmpo) October 27, 2017
raised to believe I had to use whitening skin products & stay out of the sun to be beautiful.My skin represents my culture #magandangmorenx pic.twitter.com/bnwO7gB4vC— no (@raelle_v) October 28, 2017
Thats legit y my dad’s side looked down @ my mom’s side of the family. Jokes on them, those farmers had steady income &the land was theirs— Bruhahaha JoninaLee (@JoninaLee) October 26, 2017
love my skin and proud of who I am. brown skin is beauty y’alllllll #MAGANDANGMORENX #UnderratedAsian #FilAmHistoryMonth #Filipino 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/t7FTv5Atk1— 🎃jay (@aglassofojay) October 27, 2017
#MAGANDANGMORENX THROW AWAY THE BELO, PAPAYA SOAP, AND EUROCENTRIC BEAUTY STANDARDS AND EMBRACE THE MORENX pic.twitter.com/cbaW5FmsJr— aly rae 🎲🃏🥀 (@_theglzrr) October 27, 2017
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