{"id":518331,"date":"2021-05-17T15:06:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=518331"},"modified":"2021-05-17T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:06:26","slug":"racial-justice-advocates-meghan-markle-prince-harry-under-fire-for-inking-deal-with-company-that-sells-skin-whitening-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racial-justice-advocates-meghan-markle-prince-harry-under-fire-for-inking-deal-with-company-that-sells-skin-whitening-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"Racial Justice Advocates Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Under Fire For Inking Deal With Company That Sells \u2018Skin Whitening\u2019 Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracial-justice-advocates-meghan-markle-prince-harry-under-fire-for-inking-deal-with-company-that-sells-skin-whitening-cream%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=518331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-47.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Racial justice advocates Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are facing questions after inking a deal to become \u201cglobal ambassadors\u201d for the multi-national consumer goods corporation, Procter &#038; Gamble after critics pointed out that P&#038;G manufactures, markets, and sells controversial skin-whitening creams in Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Harry recently announced the \u201cmulti-year partnership\u201d with P&#038;G, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-partner-231500383.html\">Yahoo News reported<\/a>, through their Archewell Foundation website \u2014 the website the couple uses as a hub for information following their decision to quit as working members of the British royal family and move to the United States with their son, Archie. The partnership will center around the couple\u2019s commitment to social justice, according to a statement, and \u201cwill focus on gender equality, more inclusive online spaces, and resilience and impact through sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair will \u201celevate the voices of adolescent girls to ensure their point of view and lived experience is heard at the tables where decisions are made,\u201d and will be \u201cundertaking a joint effort in support of building a better online environment that unlocks positive, compassionate, and creative spaces. The partnership, the statement added, will be \u201cfocused on doing more (and doing better, together) for communities, for equality, and for our global collective wellbeing\u2014one compassionate act at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2021\/05\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-proctor-gamble-archewell-foundation-partnership-nickelodeon?utm_brand=vf&#038;mbid=social_twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_social-type=owned&#038;utm_source=twitter\">Vanity Fair noted<\/a> that Meghan Markle has a history with P&#038;G. As an 11-year-old, Markle wrote into the company after seeing what she considered to be a \u201csexist\u201d commercial for Ivory soap, demanding that the company replace the word \u201cwomen\u201d with the word \u201cpeople\u201d in its advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, though, critics were quick to point out that P&#038;G still has issues \u2014 at least as far as social justice is concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201c[T]he deal has thrown a spotlight on P&#038;G\u2019s hugely controversial sale in Asia and Africa of skin-lightening creams, which reduce the concentration or production of melanin \u2013 the natural pigment that gives human skin its color,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9582709\/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-facing-storm-deal-firm-Procter-Gamble.html\">Daily Mail reported<\/a>. \u201cCampaigners have demanded that P&#038;G and other major firms stop selling such creams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The issue goes to the heart of racial justice on a global scale, critics say, because the creams, marketed in Asia under the brand name \u201cWhite Radiance\u201d suggest that lighter, whiter skin should be the standard of beauty, according to the Daily Mail. The creams and the cosmetic industry that encourages their use, critics claim, promote the \u201c\u2018toxic belief\u2019 that \u2018a person\u2019s worth is measured by the color of their skin\u2019 and that light skin is better than dark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other companies, including French cosmetics giant L\u2019Oreal, announced plans to discontinue skin whitening products last year, following a global outcry over racial justice. L\u2019Oreal removed \u201c\u2018white\/whitening\u2019, \u2018fair\/fairness\u2019 and \u2018light\/lightening\u2019 from the names of its products,\u201d the Daily Mail noted, \u201cwhile Unilever announced plans to rename Fair &#038; Lovely \u2013 a popular brand in India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A former P&#038;G executive told the Daily Mail that while many of P&#038;G\u2019s celebrity partners are unlikely to face questions about individual products the mega-corporation markets in specific countries, Meghan and Harry\u2019s decision to ink their partnership with P&#038;G \u201csticks out like a sore thumb\u201d because the pair have been so vocal about racial justice issues.<\/p>\n<p>Critics also pointed out that Harry and Meghan, who are outspoken environmental activists, are risking claims of hypocrisy for pairing up with a mega-corporation. Like other producers of household products, cosmetics, and food items, P&#038;G has fallen under scrutiny for its suppliers\u2019 use of natural resources and cheap labor.<\/p>\n<p>This is, of course, hardly the first time the pair have been accused of hypocrisy. One of the driving factors in the \u201cMegxit\u201d decision, reportedly, was coverage of Harry and Meghan\u2019s travels; while the pair preached a carb0n-neutral and environmentally conscious lifestyle, British outlets reported on their many vacations using carbon-spewing private jets.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racial justice advocates Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are facing questions after inking a deal to become \u201cglobal ambassadors\u201d for the multi-national consumer goods corporation, Procter &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278340,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-47.png?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Racial Justice Advocates Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Under Fire For Inking Deal With Company That Sells \u2018Skin Whitening\u2019 Cream","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-518331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-47.png?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Racial Justice Advocates Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Under Fire For Inking Deal With Company That Sells \u2018Skin Whitening\u2019 Cream","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}