Penis whitening fad

A BANGKOK clinic that has drawn 100 men a month to its penis whitening service has caused a stir in Thailand, with social media users both baffled and alarmed by the phallic fad.

The Lelux Hospital, renowned for its body whitening expertise in a country obsessed with skin colour, began offering the unconventional treatment six months ago after a male customer complained of “dark parts” on his groin.

“These days a lot of people are asking about it. We get around 100 clients a month, three to four clients a day,” Bunthita Wattanasiri, a manager for the Skin and Laser department at Lelux Hospital told AFP.

The procedure, which uses laser whitening, got wide play on Thai television and social media on Thursday after the hospital released images of a man undergoing the treatment.

“We have to be careful because it’s a sensitive part of the body,” Ms Wattanasiri said, adding most clients were aged between 22 and 55-years-old with many from Thailand’s LGBTI community.

She said they use a very small laser.

The same hospital stirred controversy last year for touting a cosmetic procedure called a “3D Vagina” in which the customer’s own body fat is used to make genitalia more plump.

The whitening service costs around $650 for five sessions.

“I think it’s a good market to enter so we offer the ultimate body treatment to our clients, either men and women,” Ms Wattanasiri said.


Whitening and bleaching are not uncommon in other parts of the world and are widely offered online.

But they are particularly sought-after in Thailand, where skin-whitening ads have caused outrage and accusations of racism.

“The obsession ... people nowadays can’t embrace their own skin colour,” said one Facebook user.

Another user Parin Ruansati posted: “Oh god ... what ever happened to the world?” Another had a lighter response, writing: “why not?”.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/face-body/thai-penis-whitening-fad-drives-social-media-nuts/news-story/c1b8ec4d820b1b7044409af6265eb6d6

Original Quill wrote:I have no idea reading this article.  What is penis whitening?

veya_victaous wrote:

Original Quill wrote:I have no idea reading this article.  What is penis whitening?

dare you to google it


Its an extension of 'skin whitening' a popular treatment in Asian countries. it uses chemicals and/or lasers to make the skin appear fairer

Original Quill wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

Original Quill wrote:I have no idea reading this article.  What is penis whitening?

dare you to google it


Its an extension of 'skin whitening' a popular treatment in Asian countries. it uses chemicals and/or lasers to make the skin appear fairer

Why?

veya_victaous wrote:

A BANGKOK clinic that has drawn 100 men a month to its penis whitening service has caused a stir in Thailand, with social media users both baffled and alarmed by the phallic fad.

The Lelux Hospital, renowned for its body whitening expertise in a country obsessed with skin colour, began offering the unconventional treatment six months ago after a male customer complained of “dark parts” on his groin.

“These days a lot of people are asking about it. We get around 100 clients a month, three to four clients a day,” Bunthita Wattanasiri, a manager for the Skin and Laser department at Lelux Hospital told AFP.

The procedure, which uses laser whitening, got wide play on Thai television and social media on Thursday after the hospital released images of a man undergoing the treatment.

“We have to be careful because it’s a sensitive part of the body,” Ms Wattanasiri said, adding most clients were aged between 22 and 55-years-old with many from Thailand’s LGBTI community.

She said they use a very small laser.

The same hospital stirred controversy last year for touting a cosmetic procedure called a “3D Vagina” in which the customer’s own body fat is used to make genitalia more plump.

The whitening service costs around $650 for five sessions.

“I think it’s a good market to enter so we offer the ultimate body treatment to our clients, either men and women,” Ms Wattanasiri said.


Whitening and bleaching are not uncommon in other parts of the world and are widely offered online.

But they are particularly sought-after in Thailand, where skin-whitening ads have caused outrage and accusations of racism.

“The obsession ... people nowadays can’t embrace their own skin colour,” said one Facebook user.

Another user Parin Ruansati posted: “Oh god ... what ever happened to the world?” Another had a lighter response, writing: “why not?”.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/face-body/thai-penis-whitening-fad-drives-social-media-nuts/news-story/c1b8ec4d820b1b7044409af6265eb6d6

A phallic folly. 

veya_victaous wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

Original Quill wrote:I have no idea reading this article.  What is penis whitening?

dare you to google it


Its an extension of 'skin whitening' a popular treatment in Asian countries. it uses chemicals and/or lasers to make the skin appear fairer

Why?

because in most Eurasian cultures traditionally fair skin is a sign of higher class, since it implies that you don't work the fields in the sun like a peasant.

it is debatable if it is racist or not since generally Thais are comparing themselves to other Thais etc.

Original Quill wrote:Even Michael Jackson makes more sense than this.  I mean, how do they display the color of their penis on the street?  

Or is it reserved for special ceremonies and rituals?  

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:Even Michael Jackson makes more sense than this.  I mean, how do they display the color of their penis on the street?  

Or is it reserved for special ceremonies and rituals?  

I doubt they feel the need to flop it about willy nilly, just as a woman who has some sort of procedure on her vagina would surely tend to keep it covered mostly...unless she is a porn star or similar.

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:

I doubt they feel the need to flop it about willy nilly, just as a woman who has some sort of procedure on her vagina would surely tend to keep it covered mostly...unless she is a porn star or similar.

Yeah...  It just seems weird.  I've heard of this thing about bleaching arseholes, too.  And I'm like, how/who is going to see the display?

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Yeah...  It just seems weird.  I've heard of this thing about bleaching arseholes, too.  And I'm like, how/who is going to see the display?

I was going to say people now are now so obsessed with their image that they go to ridiculous lengths to appear perfect (though some peoples idea of perfection seems rather odd)
But I suppose human beings have always been concerned with the image they present.