Reality TV star, model, and social media influencer, American Blac Chyna is heading to Nigeria next week to promote a bleaching cream and Nigerian Twitter is not having any of it.
The mother-of-two, whose real name is Angela Renée White, is famous for dating Rob Kardashian of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians clan announced she was coming to Lagos, Nigeria on November 25, 2018 to promote her latest business venture, a skin-lightening cream produced by Whitenicious.
Skin bleaching is popular in Nigeria. The harmful practice is connected with vital organ failure and skin cancer and authorities in Nigeria have warned against skin bleaching products.
Black Chyna, 30, is a former stripper and social media influencer who has profitably monetised her Instagram and other social media accounts having promoted slimming drinks and her own makeup brand in the past. She is paid to host parties and promote products on her social media pages.
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to express disgust and humour at the notion of an African American woman visiting Nigeria to promote a skin-bleaching product.
Below are some of the top tweets on the subject. First, let’s start with a doctor’s warning.
As you await the launch of Blac Chyna bleaching products in Lagos this weekend, this is a simple reminder that you are about to buy a cream that will ruin your kidneys, destroy your natural skin, compromise your liver, make you vulnerable to skin cancer and slowly end your life.
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 20, 2018
Blac Chyna knows bleaching creams are banned for use in countries like U.K. and USA. But Blac Chyna doesn’t care about you.
They ban it in their countries. But make it and sell it to you. Because your life is totally worthless to them.
Don’t be a fool.
DO NOT BLEACH YOUR SKIN. pic.twitter.com/FcCBcGntkX— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 20, 2018
People like Blac Chyna understand the insecurities of many dark-skinned people. Coming to Nigeria is deliberate.
Bleaching your skin will never solve your insecurities. That’s the sad truth.
But desperate businessmen will not mind to make money even at the expense of your life.
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 20, 2018
Blac Chyna launching a skin bleaching cream is just Blac Chyna doing Blac Chyna things…the real issue here is that it’s being targeted to the Nigerian market and the fact that the villainous product will most likely sell out in Nigeria.
— 🤴🏾Ibadan Lord 🇳🇬 (@degosTee) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kelvin_Odanz/status/1065134016259678209
Nigerian girls before and after Blac Chyna Skin Whitening Cream launch in lagos 😂😂😂 https://t.co/ruDmVgnIjb
— www.KRAKS.co (@KraksTV) November 21, 2018
Blac Chyna partnering up with Africa's bleaching king and queen to create a new face bleaching cream is beyond problematic.
It's really rubbing me the wrong way, ain't no way in hell she would do that in LA. Exploiting Nigeria's colourism problem is disgusting
— Tops (@SincerelyTops) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/tha_outsideR/status/1064914635051229184
You people are mad at Blac Chyna for promoting bleaching creams as if your favs don’t bleach. She might as well secure her bag. 🤷🏾♀️
— Eka (@Lionezz__) November 20, 2018
.@BLACCHYNA is traveling to Nigeria to promote a skin lightening cream called Whitenicious.
You heard right, BLACchyna selling WHITEnicious skin bleaching cream to Africans.
You can’t make up this kind of buck dancing, foot shuffling, tomfoolery.
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) November 21, 2018
She gotta change her name to Use to be Blac Chyna. https://t.co/jwLVjefnMR
— Church Sox (@KarlousM) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/juuicedaddy/status/1065183909334458368
Blac chyna is literally trash.
Many Dark skinned people in Africa already struggle with alot of self hate because of how their skin is considered "not pretty" And this motherfucker blac chyna goes their and promote bleaching productss?? Fuck you.
These products destroy your-— Jimin (@kokookaine) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/seekthelord_/status/1065140289252274176
If you go and buy Blac Chyna whitening cream thinking you will be white like her,I pity you
Don't forget the kinda harsh weather condition we have her is different from theirs,Las Las u will look like rice and beans ni— EMIR OF PROJECTOR𓃵 (@Jydeskillz) November 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/Teehai16/status/1065133305383870465
A few threw shade at Bobrisky, the infamous cross-dressing bleaching cream seller in Nigeria.
Blac Chyna wants to come and cause bad market for bobrisky
— E-zrael Ani (@EzraelAni) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/Rouvafe/status/1064976489496621062
Blac Chyna is coming to Nigeria to create more bobs that would be risky 😂
— thesethexperience (@sethviktoh) November 21, 2018
