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> Thailand Donates 50,000 Bottles of Whitening Skin Cream To Haiti
> http://www.notthenation.com/pages/ne...ews.php?id=861
> Abhisit hopes earthquake survivors will feel “more confident” with lighter, more radiant skin
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> BANGKOK – Responding to international criticism that its initial donation of $20,000 was insufficient, the Thai government has generously added
> 50,000 bottles of whitening skin cream to its aid shipment to earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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> “Thailand is a compassionate nation,” said Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. “We noticed in the news that the Haitians are all very dark-skinned.
> This is surely one of the reasons they are living in poverty. With lighter skin they could be more successful.”
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> The donation is co-sponsored by Unilever Thailand Ltd., which has agreed to provide the 50,000 bottles of Citra Ultra White if the government
> provides shipping. Along with the whitening cream, there will also be 50,000 copies of Citra’s new brochure, explaining the power of Citra’s
> double-action anti-aging and brightening formula.
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> “Citra Ultra White lets you look and feel your best,” said Marlene Van Houten, Unilever’s regional marketing director. “Whether you’re standing in
> line for UN food shipments, or just sorting through the rubble of your devastated village, Citra Ultra White provides whiter skin and all-day UV
> protection.”
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> The whitening cream represents the single-largest shipment of its kind ever to a disaster-zone. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that the
> generosity of Thais was evident because so many people had encouraged the donation.
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> “Everyone kept talking about how black-skinned the Haitians are,” he said. “At every discussion about aid, the skin color kept coming up. I see now
> that the initial pledge of USD 20,000 was very low because in the back of our minds we knew that these black people needed something more than just
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> Many people interviewed for the story seemed to agree with the PM.
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> “I donated some money to help the Chinese after the Sichuan earthquake,” said office worker Vasana Prasarnmit. “But these Haiti people are so dark
> I don’t want to give them anything. Maybe if they were lighter, like Obama.”
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> It is believed that the whitening cream can make the homeless, starving survivors of the earthquake look whiter and brighter in just 14 days,
> according to the Unilever brochure. It is hoped that by looking whiter, the Haitians might be able to secure more aid.
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> “White skin is the key to success in life, whether it’s job interviews, finding a mate, or being elected to office,” said Chulalongkorn sociology
> professor Urmkit Srisomwattanathip. “There’s no reason to believe this is any different.”
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> The Haitian government has tentatively accepted the donation, but has surprisingly appealed for more non-whitening aid.
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> “We have nothing,” said a local Haitian aid worker with the UN. “We need shelter, food, clean water. There are hundreds of children dying every day
> from dysentery. Please help us. For god’s sake, wake up and see the suffering.”
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> http://www.notthenation.com/pages/ne...ews.php?id=861
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that is why u should always click on the link before one starts to run their mouth about absolutely nothing 
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