▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁Black ▁African ▁physical ▁standards ▁of ▁beauty ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁communities . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁broad sheet ▁the ▁Daily ▁Nation , ▁she ▁said , ▁ ▁[ I ] t ▁seems ▁that ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁consp iring ▁in ▁pre aching ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁something ▁wrong ▁with ▁Ken yan ▁ladies ' ▁k ink y ▁hair ▁and ▁dark ▁skin [ ...] ▁Their ▁leaf lets ▁are ▁all ▁about ▁skin ▁light ening , ▁and ▁they ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁doing ▁good ▁business ▁in ▁Ken ya . ▁It ▁just ▁shock s ▁me . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁OK ▁for ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁to ▁tell ▁us ▁to ▁light en ▁our ▁skin ▁[...] ▁I ▁have ▁never ▁attempted ▁to ▁change ▁my ▁skin . ▁I ▁am ▁natural . ▁People ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁America ▁love ▁my ▁dark ▁skin . ▁But ▁here ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁in ▁my ▁home ▁country , ▁some ▁consider ▁it ▁not ▁attract ive . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁American ▁actress ▁J ada ▁P ink ett ▁Smith ▁def ended ▁her ▁daughter ▁Will ow ' s ▁hair ▁on ▁Facebook ▁after ▁the ▁girl ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁an ▁" unk empt " ▁look . ▁" E ven ▁little ▁girls ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁slave ▁to ▁the ▁pre con ce ived ▁ideas ▁of ▁what ▁a ▁culture ▁bel ieves ▁a ▁little ▁girl ▁should ▁be ", ▁the ▁actress ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁St acia ▁L . ▁Brown ▁rel ieves