100 Years of Beauty: Philippines | Research Behind the Looks | Cut

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[@eucliwoodhellscythe602]

Correction Marcos is not a corrupt

[@Levyiathan-yq2og]

Please do a man version I'm begging you

[@rots.866]

No

[@rots.866]

@@eucliwoodhellscythe602 youre an idiot

[@mikoalo3089]

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[@TheOMGbfc]

I really admire how Chris mentioned about how the world sees Filipinos as maids and nurses and how Filipinos are always seen as extremely poor. Though it is true that many people in the Philippines are behind the poverty line, the Philippines is more than that. Their culture, history, and people are really amazing and great. Its just really disappointing how we always look at the worst points of this country and stick to that to look down on them. Some people in the Philippines find it a blessing to work abraod even if they have to be someones maid or caregiver. Because some of them were born with having to live in poverty and would do anything to feed their families and work their hardest to make thier own families not experience what they do.

[@theboogiewoogiebugleboyfro1829]

Omg thank you

[@erickav.3734]

Bella VAA this is so true.

[@ShiiraNeko]

Well, nursing in Philippines is an university degree...

[@venus_in_wonderland6980]

Like in england people looked down at nurses since they are filipino. From what my bestfriend who is a doctor said :(

[@Kevin-it4fh]

Can't deny your country is poor, but you guys have tough spirits by not letting all that bring you down

[@cescles3167]

"Beauty is not natural, it's always conditioned." Powerful and true af

[@ieatpancreas2005]

@Santos Tan and what's ur point? So beauty in south Asia where I live is having light skin. I'm south Asian 100% and I've very light skin. I'm considered naturally beautiful by people here. Now imagine if dark skin were to be a beauty standard in south Asia. Will I be considered naturally beautiful? No.

[@ieatpancreas2005]

@Santos Tan so hence, beauty is always conditioned.

[@ieatpancreas2005]

@Santos Tan u clearly didnt get my point but okay-

[@ieatpancreas2005]

@Santos Tan and u mentioned "naturally beautiful people" so how do u define that? That depends upon where u were raised. If u were raised in Asia, pale skin big eyes, lashes, thin body is considered naturally beautiful if u were born w it. In western countries, tan skin, slim thick body is considered naturally beautiful if u were born w it. The features that are considered naturally beautiful in one place may not be considered beautiful by people of other places. So for me. Shit like being "naturally beautiful" doesnt exist or doesnt exist for a long time. English ain't my first language so idk how to explain this in a better way. AND why u getting butthurt because I said im considered pretty cause of my light skin? I didnt say brown skin is ugly lmao

[@hannah-em2ly]

Everyone is beautiful! Period...

[@ira2486]

We are so much more than your nurses and your maids. PREACH IT 🙌🙌🙌

[@robzsarmy5471]

Tarynne Skye lol

[@bcaye]

I must admit that my contacts with Filipino people is mostly in health care, since that's what I do. But the Filipino people I have known have mostly been very knowledgeable and hard working, with a playful sense of humor and pleasant demeanor. There is nothing inherently shameful about being a maid or a nurse! Much needed professions.

[@ira2486]

I agree, Barbara Danley . I guess my declaration was just targeted at those who limit our employment/education options to health care alone and who identify us as capable of ONLY nursing or being the household help. It's a very limiting stereotype. I myself am a nurse in Australia but when I tried to pursue another course in a totally different area, I was told by school counsellors that I might feel more comfortable among those of my own kind. The qualities you mentioned are indeed what makes us great nurses (THANK YOU!) but it what makes us excel in other fields too. If I had a dollar every time I meet a person says, "Oh you're Filipino! Let me guess, you must be a nurse/domestic helper/cleaner/maid!" or even worse, when they see my purely Filipino daughter who just happens to be fair skinned "You must be the nanny!"...I would set for life. Hahaha!

[@bcaye]

+Tarynne Skye, wow, that's awful. I don't think those stereotypes are common here in the US. I have known Filipino people in other professions, especially in the US Navy. The best chef I ever knew was a USN cook. His food could make you moan.

[@robzsarmy5471]

Barbara Danley Well to be honest there really are many filipino nurse and domestic helpers around the world so it cant be helped.(and nurse are respected anyway)

[@lin8168]

"people think of the philippines as the place that produces our nurses, and our maids... but it's so much more than that. there are so many different types of people in the philippines.." thank you so much for saying this oh my gosh

[@ZacharyBittner]

Iris Baul I dunno about where you live but on the North East coast we just see the Philippines as the Mexico of Asia

[@xzxe]

+Zachary Bittner india is Mexico of asia

[@ZacharyBittner]

shinyeon23 India is the Brazil of Asia.

[@omgGrrrful]

Zachary Bittner why? because of drugs and crimes?

[@ZacharyBittner]

omgGrrr ful nah, because people constantly say Brazil and India are going to be the next economic power houses but they never end up being one because they have real problems with things like poverty, corruption, infrastructure, etc.

[@hey8174]

"You're Filipino but why is your last name Spanish"

[@shirokato_logan]

because Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for more than 300 years, so basically every Filipinos have Spanish surnames (except most highlanders and people from the southern islands because they weren't influenced that much)

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

you can notice as well that the researcher's last name had a chinese surname because in the philippines theres a good amount of filipino chinese that constitute the population so i guess maybe the researcher might be fil chi am

[@geraldsoria1764]

Tucense basically spain is the philippines bastard father

[@Scarlettifity]

Zody Logan Lol they actually did this for tax purposes or for census counting. They implemented that Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames but there are still some old surnames in there because their status of tribes/class were high enough to not be touched. Back then I think Filipinos surnames was too literal. Like it consisted of two words of a thing, idk :)) Haven't researched that far back XD

[@Jennelcarbonell]

my name is Spanish 😁

[@Androgynary]

"[White skin is] a beauty standard that gets enforced all the way up until the present moment. Of course, it's sort of a colonial mentality about how European aesthetics are beautiful." "Beauty is not natural. It's always conditioned." THIS! Thank you so much for providing a video like this. It perfectly sums up the way I have been conditioned to perceive my identity as a Filipino-American!

[@monicabenavides8166]

Leira Zetroc it's very common in asian countries and in latin america as well! My parents are from Mexico and there still seems to be some racism towards those who look more indigenous.

[@fam4832]

Love this

[@SteviaCookies]

Leira Zetroc The "European aesthetics" part is not that accurate, though. In China, Korea and Japan white skin was and is a beauty standard and of course had nothing to do with caucasian standards, but had the same "roots" (the thing about social class and the tan you get by working outside)

[@he4rt5]

SteviaCookies THANKYOU. as soon as i heard him say the european thing.. i was like. no. that can't be right. i'm pretty sure it has to do with socialstatus becuase pale skin means you're privileged/wealthy enough to not be working in the sun all the time

[@sfb98]

SteviaCookies Maybe it wasn't brought in by Europeans but it definitely enforced the beauty standards of having white skin because of the issue of racism plus social class differentiation.

[@annebyun6116]

As a Filipina myself, I'd say that a lot of people here in my country are obsessed af with being light-skinned. No kidding, y'all! Even I experienced being bullied (verbally) because of my skin color. They always say that I'm so dark so I should use glutathione or something to lighten my color. And it sometimes come to the point where they'll even make fun of my ancestors. It really depressed and saddened me. I couldn't tell anyone how much I love my skin complexion because they'll make fun of me even more. It's just so sad how that mentality of Filipinos affect a person's life without them even knowing it. Either way, I love myself and how I look like. Nothing can change it. .,.

[@baetaeng7485]

Anne Byun just have a positive mind. Those people are just being racist no offense. I'm also from the Philippines and I understand that people prefer lighter skin tone. But really it doesn't matter. As long as you love yourself, no one can bring you down. Btw i love your profile pic ❤️

[@adeladjaraie2027]

You're not alone. We are actually blessed for having a tan skin. Filipinos should realized that. I've never use any whitening products bc it's a waste of money and I know it doesn't really work. irarampa ko ang kutis Filipina.

[@cherry.-.3]

Anne Byun same here! though I'm not really dark, but I still get bullied because of my skin color, as well as my fellow classmates. Students who usually have tanned skin are called "paig", which means "burnt" in English. It's depressing...

[@ironohyes3644]

Be proud of your ancestors no matter what anyone says. I'm not even Filipino myself I'm Mexican but I love the Filipino culture embrace it because it's awesome 🙌🏽🙂

[@curiousgiraffe9172]

I'm a filipino, I have a brown skin, growing up in PH, people and even some of my family members called me negro but most of my american friends think that my skin awesome because they said my skin tone is very unique, they actually thought that I'm from Mexico

[@annieyu72]

I think the philippine video was my favourite! Her smile was so radiant!

[@2HootHoot]

i hate the impact of the western beauty standards so freaking much

[@niqerfaguettranykyke]

Why?

[@karaminah1328]

because now, in the Philippines, they have this mindset of white beauty. AKA fair skin = beautiful and rich; dark= ugly and poor. if you go to the Philippines, you will see a shit ton of whitening products. its sickening.

[@niqerfaguettranykyke]

Karaminah That is throughout asia and I think the concept of white skin dates way back before Europeans set foot in the continent.

[@niqerfaguettranykyke]

So what is stopping them from retaining their natural skintone? There are white people that go to tanning saloons to obtain a brown glow to their skin, the same way non-faired skin people want to obtain lighter skintone. Also people buy whitening products not to obtain fair-skin, but to obtain eventoned complexion.

[@wherearejinslines6488]

Yeah , like DEYM A whole shelf , whatever u call that is literally full of whitening products , maybe even 2 or 3 shelves

[@buenaxoxo]

My little sister and I were born light skin. As we grew older, my mom noticed that my sister was prone to tanning easily compared to me. I never noticed that until my mom started pointing it out when my sister was about 11 or 12. IT WAS BAD. She basically verbally abused my sister. Asking why she's so dark, that it didn't make sense, that it doesn't look nice, maybe she should stop playing outside under the sun, that she should have my light skin also. My sister would cry every single time it happened. I always fought with my mom when I defended my sister. It's gotten better now, but it's just sad that my mom was OBSESSED with being light skinned that it affected my younger sister also. She saw it as a "higher class" thing.

[@ZacharyBittner]

Buena Sumilhig yeah, poor people are out in the sun farming, so poor people are dark. We use the same rational only opposite in America. someone white but tan is someone who vacations a lot, so tan skin is seen as a positive. Both are just signalling about your wealth though.

[@balagtas1020]

Buena Sumilhig I was born dark skin and my grandma and she will tell me every single time to use creams and other stuff to lighten my skin because my luscious tan skin is making me look ugly xD

[@tridong5894]

Well i see people with darker skin more attractive tho. They look more healthy I guess :)

[@MarielleMimes]

Buena Sumilhig that's sad.. but people say being a morena is beautiful :)

[@maratuquib6186]

i really can relate. 😭😭 to your sister..

[@aehrlynn]

it's sad that still even now. Some Filipinos (or in most parts of asia) will still think that being dark is unattractive and having lighter skin is beautiful. Ironic how here in North America, white people want to be more tan and in Asia they want to be whiter. Just accept yourself and love the way you were made!

[@yoloeveryday9057]

Its kind of america's fault but not really they showed us the whites are dominant that others

[@sov4956]

Well it's a preference and we cant force people to love something they don't so just let them be.

[@raspberiimousse3146]

I'm pretty brown.. But more on the lighter side of brown..you think Shawn will like me? 😍😭😂

[@TheMarky26]

And yet I've traveled all over asia and spent time in the Philippines. I know a lot of foreigners who have married filipinas most of them are more attracted to the dark skinned natural girls. Seems most filipinos put those standards for light skin on themselves. It confuses me every time I'm there..

[@nedessi4167]

secret did you mean Mendes?

[@tewitewtew]

The name of your researcher itself is a great distillation of Filipino culture, a heady mix of Asian, Spanish, and American influences. Christopher (English name) Santo Domingo (Spanish middle name) Chan (Chinese surname).

[@Haneenfarwan]

at least he is doing something and acknowledging shit instead of starting cockfights and selling women -_-

[@RickyRegal.]

@@Haneenfarwan wtf does that have to do with anything.

[@user-bv2wo8te8f]

@@Haneenfarwan wtf?

[@junetta_aep_breaccglas]

@@Haneenfarwan what the actual fuck does that have to do with goddamn video

[@Haneenfarwan]

@@junetta_aep_breaccglas my comment is cuz people are dissing on him and the origins of his name and what he is doing its literally just a fucking video of looks throughout time with clear research and obviously no countries history can be fully 100% covered in a short video thus u get weirdos making comments like dude above

[@spongey100]

Thank you so much for shedding a different light unto us Filipinos (citizens of the Philippines)! I hope this insightful 100 years of video feature can open other people's mind, not just about us but also to other races as well. Keep doing this and more power to this channel! You've earned a subscriber. :)

[@ralphdelrosario2938]

Yes that's a good speech

[@zenaidadelossantos3677]

+Ralph delrosario I know you are an filipino and i am Half japanese and filipino

[@joycelreyes2415]

Paula Armada you too

[@mammon5312]

teddy bear did you really think all filipinos look like that? I'm not a Filipino but I've seen youtube videos about "Pinoy Stars, Pinoy Actors and Actresses, and Filipino Celebrities." They all have natural beautiful faces. You should check that out.

[@machugo3368]

THERE IS ONLY ONE RACE (HUMAN RACE). THERE ARE A LOT OF ETHNICITY

[@stephaniesmith3544]

"Years ago it was fashionable to have 'white' skin, to show that you were too rich to have to work outside. Then it became fashionable to have a tan because it showed you were too rich to have to do any work at all and could lie around in the sun all day."

[@letusbeatthemeat9805]

Stephanie Smith lmao

[@lyn9306]

2008 when i was in Boracay Malay Aklan My Hungarian friend told me, you if you have tan skin the same like your sknin you are so lucky if you are living in Hungary because some people thier spend allot of money for making their skin color Tan or "kayumangi" in your words. 😂😂😂 Ohh... really...?

[@cyrienjamesola1913]

Ka-yoo-Mang(Mon in monkey)- Gi

[@padredemishijos12]

Such a good statement, "people think that the Philippines only produces nurses and maids." It is so much richer that the stereotype.

[@bloodsports6147]

I never heard maids but nurses for sure...

[@diosdadoapias]

+Tahuan Tinsuyo nurses are those maids; teachers are those maids. College graduate are those maids. Why?! No work to employ them in the philippines so they go abroad for whatever work and so you have nurses, teachers, college graduate , high school graduate who usually work as maids.

[@padredemishijos12]

dosdadio siapa This is the role of a vassal state. The parasitic Empire steals your brains while your oligarchy vassals to the US steal your money and corrupt your government and society. Filipinos will be the US's cannon fodder against China.

[@MakoyUnggoy]

+RiceChef- -SadFrogSimon OFW'S?

[@hearteusoftie9415]

It's okay😀 we're used to it.

[@recaguicla]

It's nice that they focused more on the indigenous Filipina beauty for the 1910s although I think more people could identify more with the late 1800s/early 1900s Spanish-influenced Filipino culture (like the ones we see on textbooks). But then again, I appreciate that indigenous Filipina beauty still emerges until now.

[@KaraShadows95]

Let me tell you something about being pale in Asia. In the West, it's popular to have a tan but here in Asia, the paler your skin is, the more beautiful you apparently are. I live in Malaysia and every skin product on TV advertises on how the product can make your skin fairer. Every. Single. One.

[@ninja.saywhat]

True!

[@EerioHydro5]

So true!!! Its also in the Phils....So many whitening products

[@Bhawna03]

In India as well! I just don't get it. We're all beautiful in our own ways!

[@neesh0782]

In Indonesia too. Unless you're a chinese descendant, our real skin is yellow to brown. I don't know why so many women fear of getting dark skin, like it's a bad thing. They say something harsh to their own children if they have dark skin!

[@fififairuzfairuz8468]

because they advertising the beauty is white and pale skin .. some will take injection for white skin. who knows Sooner or later the effect of the products will harm them. especially collagens for white skin.. and blablabla...

[@zwitzelmonte8032]

There are actually tribes in the philipines that have naturally fair skin, long lashes, brown eyes, and they're not mixed with any foreign bloods. They are called "Manubo"

[@bluee4943]

Zwitzel Monte I'm one of them. Partly. My father is quarter manubo. We're not ashamed to tell anyone that we're part of that ethnic group. We're proud of it.

[@Sajikawa313]

is it Manubo or Manobo?

[@gab7683]

I have cousins that are "subanon". They do have pinkish white skin complexion. Idk of all of them have this kind of complexion or just them.

[@cyrienjamesola1913]

The ifugao's also have fair skin.

[@rhaenentargaryen9996]

misleading.

[@GuacamoleKun]

"Beauty is not natural, it's always conditioned." I couldn't agree less.

[@katralber]

+GuacamoleKun then you live in a bubble.

[@GuacamoleKun]

katralber I'm talking about my own opinion. I don't really care what anyone else thinks is beautiful.

[@goshadowkenny]

The style researcher really hits the nail on the head at the end saying though the world views that though the Philippines as a country that produces household maids and nurses, they are so much more than that. Of course they are more than that, as reflected in the styles of this video. In a country so large and ethnically diverse as the Philippines, not everyone can be maids and nurses. But from personal experience, majority of Filipinos I've met are in care taking or janitorial professions, which unfortunately perpetuates the stereotype. What's the story here?

[@pjali9929]

One good and well known reason is that the mentality of most Filipinos--whether it's just to simply work as a domestic helper in a common household, is that the mere thought itself--of being able to work outside their motherland, would give them the hope to realize the dream of rising their families from the grips of financial hardships. Although it may not be true to all, but this is the common reality for most. Another thing is that, only a few percentage of Filipinos living in the slums (which is a greater percentage making up the rest of the population) are only able to afford the commodity of studying in college, thus the remaining percentage (mostly finishing up until highschool or not at all) opt to work as a domestic worker where (most) Filipinos can put their household managment skills to use such as raising a child or the everyday activities involving domestic activities. Many domestic helpers commonly experience the cruelties of their employers as these OFWs' (Overseas Filipino Workers) worth is reduced to the definition of their stereotype and (most commonly) lack of profficiency in literacy. So, the next time you happen to meet someone who's a Filipino and is currently working a good day's worth of hours into domestic services, just think about the sacrifice they had to endure to leave their families behind in hopes of searching for a better future to provide for him/her and for those he/she has left behind. It would mean the world if people would see them past beyond the stereotypes the others have laid on them. Cheers!

[@lmdeboom]

Olivia Devereaux well written.

[@pjali9929]

Lori D thank you!

[@messedupdweeb]

That stereotype came from the majority of the world being exposed only to Filipinos working abroad. Well-off Filipinos do a lot of traveling but their "home-base" is still the Philippines since they have affluent properties and holdings. Their "privilege" to go to good schools and more intensive education ensures them good jobs that pay well. Sometimes, nepotism comes into play as well. As the researcher here have said, there is extreme wealth and extreme poverty present here in the PH. Those of lower socio-economic status choose to go abroad to get jobs that pay more than what they would have received in the PH, as the previous commenter has stated. A janitor/nurse/maid/etc. here gets minimum wage. The minimum wage here in the PH is exponentially less than the minimum wage abroad, and so they choose to migrate.

[@Alquinn14]

+goshadowkenny because in countries where there are abundance of Filipino maids and nurses, they are experiencing shortage of such profession. I cannot really speak in behalf of maids but as a nurse, I can say that in the UK, the nursing profession is in the shortage list. Meaning, there is not enough nurses in UK so the government recruits foreign nurses and that include Filipinos. Since most Filipinos who took up nursing would like to have a better life, they would want to go other countries. UK and other countries who are looking for foreign nurses because of shortage are willing to give visas (with appropriate qualification and painstaking requirements to be fulfilled). That is why most Filipinos in other countries are in healthcare profession. Of course I met some Filipinos who are not in healthcare or working as helpers, so yeah, we live in a diverse world.

[@meiro8749]

2019: liptint, braces, tiktok, pokpok gurls

[@NIV3913]

Lol

[@bobdebilder2512]

chek

[@claire1909]

Thank you so much for the historical background and research videos. As entertaining the 100 years of beauty videos are, I think they lose so much meaning without understanding the historical and social conditions behind those aesthetics.

[@14wordsforlife]

My Wife is Philippine - Chinese I think there are so many Diverse Looks amongst Filipinas because of all the different ethnic groups that came to and breed with the native peoples of the Philippines over the centuries...any thoughts on this? The Philippine people are kind of like the Hawaiians in this regard. The Philippines is right in the middle of a lot of trading routes over the centuries. With modern DNA testing it would be interesting to go around the Philippines and do some mapping in this regard to see how extensive the mixing really is and where.

[@raycdo2012]

Bound for Baguio there is a study about that it called Austronesian just search it you will learn more..

[@htchtc5508]

I definitely would love to know more about the mixing too!

[@htchtc5508]

I definitely would love to know more about the mixing too!

[@rumblefish9]

Bound for Baguio There is new research (albeit controversial) that suggests that the ancestors of the Pacific Islanders may have come from Taiwan and the Philippines. There's definitely a lot of mixing. There is the multiple waves of Malay immigration then there are other groups. Not to mention the Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and others.

[@zwitzelmonte8032]

The woman in painting 0:39 is sooooo beautiful

[@andrewgarcia6107]

It's nice to see this channel go from 10,000 Subcribers to 400,000! Love this channel!

[@demetriodle22]

I think that's because of buzzfeed.. I think they have a partnership.. they show cuts videos some time on their site.. but Yes I like this too.

[@AliRaza-jh2lz]

***** I would request you please also to show the research about Iran 100 years of beauty because its video was very interesting by that one can learn allot about how political changes effect beauty

[@AliRaza-jh2lz]

***** Thank you so much

[@annadk4312]

800,000+ now

[@NinaAhgase]

904,093 now!!

[@cbu2666]

All the Filipinos I met are the most positive, friendliest, warm hearted people, yet so dedicated and focused! They are welcoming and easy to get along with! I seriously love them~

[@alpha_jasperflair1097]

Its because people in the Philippines had more proper discipline its our culture that all of us filipinos should always act sincerely kind polite and disciplined

[@tariszulqisthimasulili3450]

damn she's pretty

[@ghostinyou588]

I love this. Thank you for featuring Filipinas looks over the decades. (: Mabuhay ka!

[@dmdiamond220]

"Beauty is not natural, it's always conditioned." What a great statement.

[@gokutilapa]

Will you ever upload behind the scenes for 100 years of beauty Mexico? I'm really interested to know where the beauty ideals came from. Thanks!!

[@nalaumma]

When I first met my man's family, all the women in the fam couldn't stop complimenting on my skin tone. I'm a pale skinned Korean and they seemed to be obsessed with how my skin was so light, asking if I use papaya soap or not. And they told me that light skins are considered beautiful and high class in the Philippines, lol now this video makes more sense for me now.

[@hearteusoftie9415]

True. Happy for you! ❤👏😊 every Korean is an artist here in the Philippines hahahh😀

[@TheBc99]

LOVE IT. LOVE. ALL. OF. IT. Two of my favourite things: history and clothes!!!!!

[@iamnoone348]

Benjamin Rome Clarke Then you might want to see this, early 16th century "1500's" Filipino Clothing before Spanish invasion. 1.viki.io/d/3306c/73b10b1174.jpg livelifefullest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ayen51.jpg 4.bp.blogspot.com/-NfLMBIkg8uw/TeR9OIrT9BI/AAAAAAAAAi8/7Buls0CAWbY/s1600/Raymond5.JPG www.google.com.ph/search?q=Amaya+GMA+7+costumes&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=fYtzVau_FsGk8AWuoIKwBg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=boxer+codex+1595

[@TheBc99]

meiji capa Hmm, I see a bit of Chinese influence here.

[@iamnoone348]

Benjamin Rome Clarke Yeah because of the trade, but it's more of an Indian and southeast asian.

[@ninja.saywhat]

so gay :)

[@TheBc99]

negawut™ Gay AND nerdy. That's me.

[@olsaintjoys.magdalera9109]

I think Philipines is have the most beautiful ladies in the world

[@fayayunie1262]

Excuse my unpopular opinion but since everyone here is talking about skin colour, understand this. I am from Asia and having your skin whitened or fairer is not more of a western influence or 'trying to change your race' or something. It's more of a symbol of social status. Back in the days, wealthier women need not to work out in the sun thus preserving their skin and reflecting 'beauty' and elegance with their fair complexion whereas darker skinned women were most often looked down upon.

[@Barbatos-tu7cw]

Not quite the case for Southeast Asia since even people who don't go out alot often have brown skin.

[@mmchayek]

Agree. Also financial status.

[@luckylife116]

The original beauty of filipino people are not exellent as their mixed blood generation

[@ashdreemurr3387]

Am I the only person in the comments who wasn't forced to have light skin? My mother always told me that our skin is beautiful and we shouldn't change it. My father also preferred darker-skinned Filipinas and thought they were very beautiful and my mother always tried to make sure I wouldn't fall into the standard of having light skin. "Alam mo, mas maganda talaga ang mga kayumanggi kaysa sa mga puti, hindi ko alam talaga bakit naging standard sa atin ito" That's what my mother always told me and my father is Spanish but he always said we shouldn't make our skin the way society want it to be with all these cosmetics to enhance ourselves, if people don't like how you look like, then don't pay attention to them. You be you. You are already beautiful and shouldn't change who you are just for the sake of other people's "standards". I really hope other people aren't forced into these standards in the future. Also, excuse me for my bad tagalog, despite being Filipino....I can only speak and understand but I generally have a hard time writing and I didn't quite know how to spell what my mom said but I tried 😊.

[@ibrahimgallegoliwanag1756]

Wow...kasi naman ang tingin parin kasi ng nakararami "dugyut" page kayumangi ang kulay mo. Pero ako natanggap ko na rin kasi nasunug na talaga ng tuluyan balat ko kaka bike jogging at swimming.

[@RUAmplified]

oh man, I like this dude. I especially like the points he made about filipina beauty standards but most importantly about how the world perceive filipinos.

[@jocelynr232]

Sadly when I went to the Philippines this year, there were loads of advertisements for skin lightening creams and billboards of light skinned Asian women.

[@whoatemyfood696]

Well yeah... having white skin is a beauty standard in most Asian countries...

[@danicak.8715]

Well duh? It's Asia!

[@lavendermarshmallowplant3229]

jocelyn rivas it's a beauty standard

[@lavendermarshmallowplant3229]

jocelyn rivas which I'm not that fond of

[@jlquire6263]

The first look reminded me of Apo Whang Od. Love those tribal tattoos!

[@jayrambordipatuan4499]

Jo

[@jocelyndelacruz8531]

JL Quire mambabatok of Kalinga. Whang od

[@rumblefish9]

JL Quire But the reference in the video is from the Pintados which are Visayan. The first ever tattooed people that the Spanish documented where the Pintados who were tattoed from head to toe including the women. You can see the illustrations in the Boxer Codex (1500s)

[@rumblefish9]

@@jocelyndelacruz8531 The reference is from the Visayan "Pintados"

[@victorlaconico7814]

"Philippines is not just a country who produce our Nurses and Maid" Very Well Said!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you for giving our country a different light

[@buttcheeksmcgee4272]

I remember my Filipina mother using bleaching products when I was a little girl. I think it's sad that being white is a sign of utmost beauty and class in the Philippines. I love my tan skin and dark hair!!!!

[@eirikmurito]

u need to highen ur standards for what u find sad or u will become deeply depressed..

[@JezelJordan]

You need to Highen your standards on what constitutes a word.

[@eirikmurito]

Jazzordan really its not a real word?

[@JezelJordan]

"Highen" is not a word. Your screen name should be Disabled.

[@eirikmurito]

Jazzordan relax kid im joking

[@arichan7599]

In record the Philippines is actually the happiest country in SOUTHEAST ASIA

[@ryokohonda4619]

No. Filipinos being happy and smiling are defense mechanism.

[@raisadante7459]

We can realize in between year of 1980's and above. Many Filipino women tried to get western genetic in order to get a new breed gen. And when the child growing up, mother will pursue the child for entertainment biznis like modelling, acting,and even Miss pagent.

[@lucstockdale]

still waiting on one for men.

[@rat3139]

Jean-Luc Maske-Stockdale ohhhhhhhhhhh my godddddddddddddddddddddddd OHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@geraldsoria1764]

Jean-Luc Maske-Stockdale "nosebleed"

[@Alquinn14]

+Jean-Luc Maske-Stockdale Our prayer has been answered! they have the new episode featuring Men! and the model is to die for! I love the 1930s and 40s

[@cocomomo80]

Can you do 100 Years of Beauty for..well...any country/island in the Caribbean? I'm Jamaican, but any Caribbean country will do. It would be interesting to see the influences that England, Spain, Netherlands, and France had on the Antilles over 100 years.

[@ericka_chic]

Omo Omo CocoMomo

[@mikaylawilliams2929]

I was just about to make a comment like this. I was hoping for Jamaica or T&T something!

[@Hardmanferdead]

What part of Jamaica are you from Omo?

[@michaelphillips7556]

Of course, there is much more to the Philippines.

[@mclovin9759]

Michael Phillipspenis

[@the-based-jew6872]

Yea the women. Lol

[@gabbycutiemuffin]

Not all filipino's are maid some earn more money than you or me

[@danicak.8715]

So true. It's sad that people outside of the Philippines think that Filipinos only consist of nurses and maids. Tsk tsk. Everyone is different lol.

[@dirtpillow5073]

UBlox Yeah. That's why the researcher said it's a place of extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Kinda like India...But a lot of people here are also in the middle/lower middle class too, which, I believe, is the most common.

[@blake_404]

UBlox They probably think that filipinos are just maids because the VERY rich filipinos don't really work outside of the country, they stay and if they go out, it's probably just vacation. And since majority of the OFWs apply as nurses or maids, they somehow became the representatives of our country. Not saying it's bad, but yeah, that's what I think about why foreign humans think that filipino humans are just maids and nurses :/ kinda sad actually....

[@carline_fc]

Yeah. What I'm impressed the most about is that Filipinos are not just your typical nurses or maids. They are the talented entertainers who dance and sing and perform well af.

[@hearteusoftie9415]

It's okay to be a maid😃👏😊. My fav saint was a maid! For me, it's a job. In fact, an honorable one. It's the hypocrisy of the beholder that gives the job a downward pull. Being in the house and doing various tasks is fulfilling! 👏❤. Why can't they see it? 😀 Hypocrisy must be the answer.

[@Potz4pizza]

It was great to hear the researcher talk!

[@supremearmy682]

Me when I was a kid I've been bullied because of Nya dark skin, but I always racing my middle finger to them that dark skin is beautiful.

[@skibdee]

It really is. You have every right to be proud :L

[@pinkparisstyle13]

I would want to see Germany or somewhere else in Europe!

[@jesusismybestie3]

wolfiefilms I'm not sure if I should point out that Germany is in Europe...

[@pinkparisstyle13]

Autumn Ayers Haha yeah. Specifically Germany or somewhere else in Europe.

[@ericka_chic]

wolfiefilms

[@LindasJikoni]

Waooo nice video Never thought Women in the Phillipines bleached

[@Miumiu0404]

Linda Barry Currently, many Filipinas take a whitening pill called Glutathione. Some even inject the Glutathione directly into their system. It's very rampant and common in the Philippines to see whitening soap, whitening pills and many other whitening beauty products.

[@LindasJikoni]

I had no clue. This video really educated me :) Hopeful Soul Thx for sharing your knowledge. I'll go to bed less stupid :)

[@lilkitten545]

Linda Barry Many Asian countries (if not all) have skin whitening products, they are very popular, very mainstream, the middle east as them too (I was there for a bit and there were a lot of commercials promoting them)

[@atasha2928]

Well a lot of Filipinas are also born white. And the most common skin is called "kayumanggi" which is not so dark and not so white. We're more likely kayumanggi and white.

[@iLoveYangYosoeb]

Linda Barry Not only them. I think it's safe to say that all the East Asian countries; Korea, China, Japan, etc. Bleach their skin.

[@Dontincludeme]

They should do Native American. Or Russian.

[@g4673edfe]

Native Americans are Asian

[@Dontincludeme]

poopyi Technically, isn't everyone African?

[@DarkDreams948]

poopyi no theyre not ??? I hope youre a troll

[@lydiat4928]

it's been proven that all humans came from Africa, so yes technically we're all African

[@TheBlueCerulean]

poopyi So are Filipinos, what's your point?

[@christellajune]

I also LOVE the 1940s look. Kumander Liwayway is such an inspiration. She was a femenist before it was cool.

[@xOALtoFrEak900Ox]

Anthropology is interesting!

[@ericka_chic]

David Cipriano

[@xrisescala515]

*"Beauty is not natural, it is always conditioned."* That hit me hard.

[@K1TTYGL4SS]

i love the backstory, behind these beautiful looks, because i don't know that much about the philippine (beauty) culture and this gave me a great inside into this. very well done Chris Santo Domingo Chan and CutVideo!

[@Lilomirice]

It would be amazing to do a special episode for Egypt, for example a woman from ancient Egypt ("king tut" era) then a reference to the fashion many women had when the Greeks and Romans came, a fast forward to more modern times. It'd be amazing to see the evolution of beauty and fashion that has come from Egypt. I've studied Egypt for 14 years and usually people think of Egypt as either toilet-paper wrapped dead men in cartoons or now modern day people fighting for their freedom. A lot of people don't appreciate or realize what came in between

[@pandacoch]

Emily Rose Yeah, i like your suggestion. That's gotta be like 5,000 years of Egyptian beauty in a nutshell.

[@thwb4661]

Emily Storey just 100 years of beauty. :)

[@ericka_chic]

Dolores Storey

[@tammielee10]

Very very good informative video. I like how Mr. Chan said that beauty is more so implied than natural.

[@olliedollie3130]

*Chris Santo Domingo Chan* That’s literally the most Filipino name I’ve ever heard in my life. And I’m Filipino.

[@misciatarlit]

What I wish for my country *"Philippines"* 🇵🇭 is that I don't want FILIPINOS to work as abroad maids or maids because they get hurt 🤕 and told 😢 on.

[@MeltedGlacier]

I'm so glad that you decided to do this video about the philippines! i really enjoyed learning things about my mom's culture, since i've never really looked anything up myself. i hope you continue doing these awesome videos and i'm glad to see your channel steadily growing! xx thea

[@MeltedGlacier]

:) i'll remember this comment, for when you guys can't answer bc there's millions of them lol i'm so lame

[@RNCHFND]

***** Do one for Brazil, please!

[@88pachinko41]

I have a serious question to all brown/black people... why do some of you want to be white? it makes no sense your skin tone is beautiful and actually some people judge me bc I'm white and one actually said "why aren't you brown like all the other beautiful mexican girls" and once a group attacked me and I asked why and they said "bc you're white"... so why do some(ofc not all) want to be white?

[@judielynanion]

I am a Filipina and it came to a point where I want to have white skin too. I grew up seeing commercials showing how beautiful you will be if you have white skin. If you have white skin they'll call you 'Kutis Mayaman' that means you have a skin that fits the rich. Who doesn't want that? I want to be white because that's how beauty is measured here in the Phil. Now that I'm older, I realized that there's no need for me to follow what the society dictates. I was born brown and will die brown. :)

[@ishallreturn4976]

+Bamba A. Winter time we are white, summertime we're dark. Typical of Pinoy what's wrong with that?

[@88pachinko41]

Bamba A. oh so actually being white is being first class/rich?

[@kaycee7109]

テーレルメドィーナラーラ aka潮 in the olden days, only female slaves had dark skin because they had to work in the sun while the higher class women were all very fair/white because they usually weren't allowed to leave the house. Very high class women weren't even allowed to touch the ground and had to be carried.

[@Brey__]

テーレルメドィーナラーラ aka潮 Gosh. Blame society.

[@JDiaz-ii6dg]

Beautiful Philippino Womans.

[@arthpaulquio3685]

Just come to think of it, without Filipino nurses other hospitals in other country would have a lack of nurses.

[@niohoe5033]

1:28 Now she looks like a 30year old korean

[@jianasheranceno637]

Nio Hoe ehh not really they just made her skin a bit too light

[@sarithajagajith6568]

Huh?

[@tesmith47]

ONE OF THE FEW phillipeneos that talk about the awful influence of white military supremecy I congratulate you

[@Iaszund]

What?!

[@myturn874]

Nice video. I love it in the Philippines. Yes the Beauty is nice but the People are Amazing.. Most of my videos come from the Philippines I wish I could video everything I see there..

[@GabyPoulain]

For me, the 1990s look reminds me of the actress Claudine Barretto when she was playing the role of Via in Mula Sa Puso, which, if I'm not wrong, was a hugely popular soap opera back in the 1990s...love that look, by the way...simple but beautiful...

[@johngreen5820]

Pretty Filipina

[@gabmigyt349]

The first one looks like Maymay😂

[@nerdchad4109]

Hahaha lol

[@FreeZzYYY]

Germany pleaseee! :D

[@linglingph4361]

Yes!

[@anoukriemer6992]

Pls i'm German AND i love our Videos !!! Seid ihr Deutsch Leute ? 😃

[@FreeZzYYY]

Anouk Riemer jap.

[@TheBosiek14]

But where do they find a beutifull german woman?

[@annika2539]

We have a lot of beautiful women in germany. Don't be so rude in every country there are beautiful people.

[@blake_404]

I don't think skin tone defines beauty, but rather, I think the Golden Ratio does. If your eyes, nose, and mouth does not fit the golden ratio, then you're ugly, despite being white, black, brown, yellow, or green. *please don't take the 2nd paragraph seriously.* I mean, there is also "inside" beauty which refers to your personality.... so umm.... yah.... I'll shut up now ._.

[@micro-babe]

Pastel Memories I mean yeah, with the golden ratio. But in the Philippines, as well as many other countries with a colonial past, they really do care about skin color. I'm a medium skin tone by American standards. Slightly more tan than average. But back in the Philippines, my mom's side of the family, who have more Spanish roots, always remark about how dark I am. I'm darker than most of the stars on the Filipino channels we get here. Obviously I don't agree with any of that, but light skin is definitely a coveted look that can't be ignored when examining Filipino beauty standards.

[@dirtpillow5073]

Pastel Memories Hahah. yeah. There was one time someone told me he should have whiter skin to be more appealing. Then I told him it all depends on the face. There are many pale skinned people with questionable faces as there are dark skinned beauties also...

[@lilycaire]

Pastel Memories People need to fit a perfect "Golden Ratio" or otherwise they're ugly? How does that even work? Many people are deemed beautiful when they do not have that specific rule placed on them.

[@blake_404]

Giglio Actually, they can be deemed beautiful as long as their facial features are near the golden ratio. Not exactly and perfectly, just somewhat close. This is why science has actually proven this golden ratio since they've actually done a test on multiple faces of people and found that their facial features are somewhat similar to the golden ratio. And if you've read closey at my first comment, you can see a bolded text saying "don't take my 2nd paragraph seriously" and I have aslo stated at the 1st paragraph that "I don't think", there is an "I" which implies that it is "my" opinion. You don't have to agree with it if rational is not your way of thinking. And lastly, I mentioned that at the last part of my first comment was that there is also another beauty which is your personality, your over-all self as a human being excluding your face and body.

[@blake_404]

*add on to 2nd paragraph=* They can be deemed beautiful as long as their facial features are somewhat close to the golden ratio. Because science has actually done multiple tests where they use faces of "beautiful" people and found that their faces are close to the golden ratio

[@alisamosarrat3022]

Phillipino girls are so beautiful 😍

[@sosmcs]

Her hair is so luscious and healthy

[@loriegomez613]

I'm beginning to accept my naturally tan skin bc of how beautiful it naturally is and I just focus on taking care of it than bleaching it

[@Gossiptgirl]

This video is so interesting! I love getting some insight into the research that went into the original video. I'm glad that the researcher talked about how beauty is a social construction and the ways in which it's influenced by political situations, colonialism etc.

[@RB01138]

I liked the 90's one because it reminded me of the hair styles I saw as a kid. I'm Canadian, but the hairstyles were similar.

[@marilenspassion8620]

Iba talaga kapag pilipino natural na beauty lang😙😎

[@zhenghao123]

Lol 😂 I like how this video completely ignores the American Colonial history over Philippines and paints Philipino women in the 1900s from a western perspective while there are already highly developed cities and society in Philippines to the point that they are already waging independence war against American colonisation. In case you don’t know Philippines were under American colonisation until 1946.

[@thwb4661]

Guys, in that 1910s, you shouldve based the look in Maria Clara or a typical women who wears an either long straight hair or a bun with a brooch in their hair. The typical "Victorian Era" Filipina. Not a Tribeswoman. Even the lowerclass women dont look like that at that time. Plus, the girl looks more Chinese than Filipino. But you did a great job. This is just some things I noticed. 👍👍

[@marksab14]

'That's modeled after a young Imelda Marcos who would eventually become wife of Mr. Marcos who initiated Martial Law and many of their waves of corruption in the Philippines." THANK GOD THEY DID NOT TWIST HISTORY. THANK GOD TALAGA

[@reihamaguchi8879]

Vava vecki are you being sarcastic or serious? Do you even know the Real history? All Every History are twisted one way or another.

[@reihamaguchi8879]

Chantal Right? That's not even one of the twisted part of History we have that the people who silenced Marcos brainwashed us with. I feel sick thinking back in the days when I was in Elementary and we have this 'Buwan ng Wika' and every sections performance focused on the assassination and everyone acted that It's some heroic part.(Which is planned out and everything is a repelling show to add up as a spice to bring more uproar to our agitated fellow countrymen that are completely brainwashed. And I was so fascinated how they taught us that they are heroic and that they brought freedom in our country, what a load of crap. We're not free, we were sold to a foreign country after Marcos died. Ever heard of Andres Bonifacio is supposed to be the First President of the Philippines but something happened because of Emilio Aguinaldo himself? No? Well then Goodluck with your History.

[@reihamaguchi8879]

Chantal uuhhhh, you completely misunderstood my statement I wasn't arguing with you and my rant is actually for the people who don't know theiir history, I didn't expect your response hahahahahaha. It went the opposite, oh well. Did my statement came out as anti marcos? I was actually marcos all the way. The assassination that I was referring is of benigno aquino where they act as if his assassination is by Marcos people. And My last question is not actually for you. Oh wow this really went the opposite.

[@reihamaguchi8879]

Chantal and I wasn't forcing my beliefs on anyone I'm merely stating the actual facts that is completely hidden by corruptive family that reign in our country.

[@reihamaguchi8879]

Chantal I actually agreed to your first comment, wth just happened? I thought yoy understood whatt i was implying.

[@hannamae5361]

Watching this because I saw it on the news here in the Philippines 😊

[@deanjelbertaustria6174]

Ang ganda ng model niya, kaso di siya mukhang pinay, mukhang haponesa

[@pecunia]

*when most of us still short after centuries*

[@donandremikhaelibarra6421]

1940-WE ALL LOOK LIKE JAPANESE!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1 2010-sooooooooooo boring

[@jamir1629]

Filipino people look like a mix of Pacific Islander and East Asian. Beautiful people

[@chintyaade08]

Beautiful philipine woman 😍😍

[@sklefngfdml]

The girl is pretty. Tan is beauty.

[@respiir]

The model is beautiful herself

[@cinderellibibidibabidibo2859]

Marcos? Then corruption? You know what you sayin bro?

[@semaj2856]

nowadays short haired girls with glasses are the ones who are considered beautiful in the philippines 🙄

[@applesdotnet8052]

1960s=old pictures of my Grandma; she wants us to call her grandma and not Lola so she doesn’t feel old. Lol

[@kishmendoza]

I had a Spanish/Mexican last name and my great great grandma was a pure Spanish.

[@janinecastro3872]

this is not accurate. the 1910's look is supposed to be in the 1500-1600 look of women in the Philippines before the Spaniards colonized the country

[@bmark8783]

Janine Castro Yeah I agree. 1910 is the time where the Philippine beauty is much influenced by the Spanish culture. The 1910's look in this video is precolonial time. 1910 is the transition between the Spanish Colonization and American Era.

[@yatchieursofine]

But there were still dominant indigenous people at that time. But yeah, it would have been great to see what the Spanish-influenced beauty looked like at that time.

[@sexierthanspongebob5765]

Janine Castro honestly, the spanish were never able to fully colonise the indigenous filipinos, due to the rugged terrain surrounding them and their fierce nature, and they continued living their own way of life and they only began to be influenced by western standards of beauty in the 20th century

[@choicelee8932]

Janine Castro Indigenous people in the Philippines existed in the 1910's. Their existence as an example in this video is not invalid.

[@janinecastro3872]

Choice Lee im not saying they did not existed. i am referring to the way they look

[@princemarell]

That guy's voice makes me want to sleep.

[@jras0522]

Would it be nice to see a male version of the other countries as well? There are a lot of Filipinos in the US, you can just ask them to be a part of this. lol.

[@kiiich]

I love how this video briefly discussed history itself and not just Filipina beauty aesthetically. And both Chris (researcher) and April (model) are Filipinos that brought pride and justice to this episode. Just a small correction, Marcos was in fact one of the Philippines' presidents that unfortunately turned into a dictator.

[@HarveySarmiento1111]

Bring out the male version pls

[@fayrafarinna5895]

can you do one is Malaysia?? PLEASEEEEEEE just because we're small doesn't mean we dont to go unnoticed ... :(

[@raimusflores1234]

your channel is excellent.. but a little suggestion.. you should change your model.. choose the true filipina blooded

[@yournoneexistencefather5869]

amboy Flores she is pure blooded -_-

[@samanthareagan6266]

She is

[@mojarjoe6836]

no one is Pure in the Philippines ..stuck it in your head

[@cindymananzalamartinez6679]

what is filipina to you?...short dark people with curly hair?..like pigmies?

[@rayn28]

amboy Flores dude she's a Filipina, what're you talking about?