[whatshisface]

If there was a surgery that made people look white, I wonder how many people would get it.

[voisin]

I have read that there are many things people do in Japan to lighten their skin as this is perceived as more beautiful.

[isthisthingon99]

The reason is that tanned people got tanned because they had to work.

[blobbers]

Can confirm. Used to work on an early version of their "instagram" filters and one of the functions was to whiten skin.

[sliken]

"Asian blepharoplasty" creates an eyelid crease resulting in a larger and more symmetric, almond-shaped eye is apparently pretty common.

[teddyh]

Ask the star-bellied sneeches.