'White means pure' singer Dencia defends Whitenicious | Channel 4 News 

"white means pure"....That alone defines the depth of her views and understanding about self love.

her utter refusal to answer the questions speaks volumes. why can't she address the fact that she's been so heavily edited in her advertisements to appear almost white? it's not a difficult question...

she looks a mess, and the hair just sitting there

Why does the white woman understand the concept more than her

She sounds very uneducated, about everything, her product, society, African culture, Black pride.....the list goes on & on...

ThE INTERVIEWER CAME FOR HER WIG, SOUL 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

Dark spot remover huh??? I guess dencia's dark spot is her whole body???

notice she's wearing those gloves...she must have some dark knuckles. That's one of the side effects of using bleach products

Not only is she bleaching her skin, she's also wearing a full head of blonde weave.

It's like her brain is also bleached. Nyong'o is a lady of

This is what happens when you bleach over and over again. You start losing brain cells! Stop hating on beautiful Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o! Dencia, I guess you had one big dark spot!

Shout out to all the beautiful dark skin females out there I love you

I just wanted to point how composed, respectful and well spoken the dark woman presents herself as opposed to how aggressive and angry the bleached woman appeared....

That woman with short hair is stunning

I have no idea who Dencia is but she sure is a terrible public speaker.

Dencia spoke like an Addict defending her Addiction

she has girls calling her and crying thanking her for whitnicious?? they need mental help.

She has Blonde Hair and bleached skin. It is so sad. Her actions speaks that she thinks pale skinned with straight blond hair are more beautiful then the rest. It is just so sad not to love your true nature.

My grandma always said " The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice." So Dencia is missing out lol

I think this woman is confused

She's hiding her hands coz they r darker aka blick! 😂

Whitenicious has bled into her skin and corrupted her blood.

She does seem very angry lol. I think it's obvious that she has issues. This was funny to watch. #TeamLupita

the only disrespectful thing about this is that she didnt take off her glasses lol

Dencia is like "that's my story and I'm sticking to it"

Anybody who destroys the gift of melanin is a fool. Period.

I LOVE being Black, LOVE my brown skin, and wouldn't have it any other way! I've NEVER wanted white or even lighter skin. Darker is BEAUTIFUL….absolutely love my skin!!! The other Black woman is gorgeous. Dencia is right as well about how the media spins the photos. However, the entertainment industry is warped in general. It's all an illusion.

hahahaha "if they think that their whole body is a dark spot that's fine..." I like this girl she makes good tv

Who is Dencia? And she is a celebrity? Who put that horrid blonde mop on her head? She looks like a man in drag....

"With your lips cracked and dark like they are" lmfaooooooooo😄😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

She hates her black skin, which is funny considering she wasn't even dark at all.

this is so sad

Does this girl think she is Nicki Minaj 😂😂😂

Black people we are LOOOOOOSSSSSTTTTTTT!

This is what u get when senseless people turn celebrity. Confused concept.

I agree with her. Shes a singer an entertainer why should she be the role model? Dont those kids have parents to look up to?? I cant believe that people are still that close minded its 2015 people let it go

I think the skin whitening thing is a marketing ploy. It's a brilliantly self serving and nefarious concept because it's perpetuating such a hateful ideal. The angle she's taking with it proves she doesn't care about her fans, just the money. That's sad. That said, she has real talent and appeal if she would just be herself and stop trying to be Nicki Minaj, like SO HARD! She could be this awesome African burst of flava but she's too busy being Nicki....

The only difference between her and Beyonce,Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, keri Hilson...the list goes on, is that she was honest. She saw a profitable opportunity and went for it; black girls around the world are pressured to look like Beyonce, don't hate the player, hate the game. At least her product is hydroquinone free, as far as I know. Maybe she should have named it 'Glowenicious' instead of the tragically obvious whitennicious

What a sad human being and so completely delusional too. Fading dark spots and scars is one thing, it's an entirely different matter to lighten your entire complexion using harmful chemicals. Self-hatred is not a good look.

In all due fairness, at a point in time, Dencia's identity as a black woman was destroyed. The person who pulled the trigger was definitely someone close to her. I mean, betrayal doesn't come from an enemy!

What happened to her lips? Must she try to change her accent? She looks so ridiculous. Smh!

what the fuck is she wearing?

she had no idea what she was gonna say on this show. she couldn't even defend herself.

Phinnah Ikeji needs to work on her arguments more. This was such an awesome opportunity to discredit and rebuke Dencia. Smh.

That is one very funny accent. She need to listen more and speak less. Shame on parents whose children look up to pop stars and actors as their role model.

I think she missed the right studio set, She was invited to The Jerry Springer show :D

oh and btw..how can u be happy walking around the street not looking like u were born naturally, from your fake hair to pounds of make up and unnatural skin tone? like when people compliment u, if they even compliment her, how can she even appreciate it when she's not her true and natural self? I don't feel worthy or happy with compliments when I'm walking out all fake versus when I'm just natural and happy and actually do get way more compliments..oh well whatever rocks her delusional boat.

I think that cream has bleached her brain.

First time I've heard of her, whoever looks up to her must have extremely low self esteem.

she said "you could wear your lips cracked and dark like they are!!!!!" wow!!!!

I don't know anything about this particular product, but other skin bleaching products are dangerous, physically (even fatal(, not just self esteem. Can't understand where Denicia has the nerve to say to Phinnah Ikeji she's not 'natural' because she has a bit of lipstick on!! Has she looked at herself in the mirror? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and what I behold is Denicia looks like a hot mess! And it's a shame, because not only dos she have self hatred for her skin colour/tone, she hates her hair as well. I can more abide the wig, cus she can always stop wearing it (if it hasn't damaged her real hair), but what is she to do about reversing the effects of bleaching her skin? he World Health Organization recommends... 'strengthening the message that everyone should be happy with their natural skin colour.'

"You're a pop star, so people are looking up to you" I had never heard of her prior to this. She didn't even have a Wikipedia page before this.

She's entertaining as hell lol

Paul Mooney needs to see this.

Her darkskinned sister was her role model, yet she aspired to be lighter by bleaching her skin. Help me out here... did I miss something?

why is her accent so off tho.. like stop trying to speak with an American accent.. be yourself to begin with

im not saying i agree with this woman, but the interviewer was asking for er opinion then not letting he get a word in edge ways to give it

At the end of the day, she looks super stupid with this new skin tone, new nose, and blonde tumbleweed on her head. If this is the person they want pushing this product, they must not like money. If I would come out looking like that advert, I would run so far away from that product. Then again, I don't hate myself. I'll pray for her...because clearly she had no one in her life to teach her the right way.

This is a very dangerous and manipulative woman.

I think it's hilarious how the woman who was conducting the interview kept sort of attacking this singer, and by the end of the interview she is just like "thanks for coming" with a much nicer tone. Lol

SHE IS SOOO ANGRY! WE KNOW WHY!

And the thing that makes her nice looking is her black features big lips and her body. I wouldn't want to be light for nothing in the world. Everyone has beautiful people but I love my big lips and curly hair and BLACK features.

Damn this makes me wanna cry.. Will the pain, hate, and misery ever leave the brains and hearts of our people?

To be honest, I was almost in tears watching this woman talk. It's so sad to listen and look at her like this...

What comes from her mouth doesn't matter. The flowing blonde weave and whitened skin says everything.

she looks like tamar braxton

I think the premise for this interview is absolute crap and I don't see why they are singling Dencia out as someone that has an effect on girls' self esteem. If that's the problem here, then why don't we also interview all those celebrities that undergo plastic surgery to change how they look. They might also be 'influencing' young girls and damaging their self esteem. This is absolute crap! everyone has their choices. Dencia is a business woman and she is doing well. Let's leave it at that and stop bringing up petty controversies. There are far more important products, ideas and services in the world today that cause harm both mentally and physically to young girls.

As a white guy with blond hair and blue eyes, I think nothing beats dark beauty in a woman.

How tragic... I rather feel sorry for her. I dont think we can hate her anymore than she hate herself.

Its a global stigma everybodies brainwashed. This kind of reminds me of the Borg in Star Trek. How they force other species into their collective for assimilation with ultimate goal of achieving "perfection".

"Could've gone natural with your lips cracked and dark like you are" ... wow

This is the definition of someone who REFUSES to admit that they’re wrong. Just say you find whiteness to be more beautiful and that’s your belief. You don’t care. If people agree with you, buy the product.. just be honest.

plopping a blonde wig on top of your head, tearing up your skin to look lighter will never fix the inside. your gonna be insecure forever

Dencia has a future in politics... #talkingincircles

This is so sad. She would come off a whole lot more intelligent if she just told the truth- which is she thinks she looks better pale and wants to help other brown girls become as pale as her advertised pictures.

She sounds like a bratty little kid. "I'm an adult" well only kids say that. You must not act like an adult if you have to tell people you're an adult. And saying "I don't care about her story" sounds very bratty and childish. We made fun of White blonde women in tv with the dumb blonde stereotypes but the true dumb blonde where is Dencia. And then she acts like she aint trying to be White but she came in here in wearing a blonde weave and maybe even blue contacts.

"dark and cracked lips"...dencia sounds dense, yeah

I don’t agree with skin bleaching - but why don’t we have the same views towards fake tanning? Why is black people lightening their skin seen bad but white people tanning is not seen as self-hatred!???

She's 21 :O! She looks 35!! WTF

There's nothing wrong with wanting even-toned skin, but it's taking it a step to far when you're using chemicals and products to lighten the overall complexion of your skin. I hate that there are people out there who don't like the complexion of their skin. What's wrong with variety? What's wrong with darker or lighter skin complexions? I wish society didn't make having darker skin seem like a bad thing. Why can't we all just focus on being ourselves? Why do we need to be like everyone else? I just wish and hope for the day that every human being learns to love themselves for who they are and accept everyone else the same.

Sorry never heard her music.............NEVER heard of her until the product was highlighted by many of people. If you don't know your history you are DOOMED!

so let's just change the word white to pink, the actual color of the skin, and everyone will be happy

white don’t Mean PURE y’all Been Told The Story in REVERSE !

You know some women do have dark spots like me I love my brown skin but I do not like having my face 3 different shades of it 😥 ask any acne suffer.....

Self hate. The Nigerian nicki minaj.

She can bleach her skin if she wants...end of story. She is her own person, she is no one's mother!

I’m so glad the interview lady ended the interview with the black uk model because that lady wasn’t even women enough to acknowledge the point they were making and explain why everybody is upset about her message

People are mocking her but they knw damn well dat society worship light skin, dis woman has guts 2 talk de truth dat most people are afraid 2 say, de interviewer need 2 get a life!!(south Africa)

I'll just wait another 5 or 10 years and see what her products do to her skin. In the meantime I'll keep brown and semi happy. 😘

Man people hate her, but at the end of the day her prudocts are all sold... I personally don't give a F. I'm brown skin and love my skin

I understand why people complain about what other people do with themselves it isn't nobody business what someone's doing to themselves...... Let them do what they want to do

I know a woman that lightened her skin and it had an ashy gray appearance, not attractive. Michael Jackson's skin looked like raw chicken, if that what someone wants more power to them, If your skin isn't naturally light it won't look right if you bleach it, Look at Sammy Sosa, a HOT MESS! Just don't risk your health for something that really doesn't matter in the end. Darker skin is superior and doesn't age and wrinkle like lighter skin. Just like people say blonde's have more fun, people think light skinned women have it easier. People always think the grass is greener on the other side, not necessarily so.

It’s not her responsibility to train anyone, parents train your children she has every right to live her life to the full as she chooses. The moderator was biased it was easy for Ikeji to remain calm because she was not the one under attack. People live and let live.

her product ain't the first.. y'all chill out

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

She mustve jumped in a tub of Dark spot remover foreal and shes actually growing darker compared to the picture which means SideEffects!!!!!!!

How is it okay for other corporations to create products that are not good for us different? Let that damn woman live. I dont bleach but if I had a dark spot, I would. They implement all kinds of bad products in America and no one can make realistic choices, but the individual. Fall back with this chick, lifes not easy for any of us.

If I choose an apple, then do I need to worry about the "message" ??? this "politically correct" world sucks...

How tragic! It's a shame that Phinnah Ikeji didn't really give a good account of herself by defending her position more articulately, but who can blame her? She was really up against it. Dencia simply crushed the opposition in the only manner she knows best; she's got her talking points and she's sticking to them. And she does so aggressively. Whatever opinions you may have of her and her products, she's not backing down. The fact that it is selling means that many women are buying it. And she's right in a way. She's not saying buy Whitenicious and look like me. It is implied, and so caveat emptor. Those who are foolish enough to want to look like her already have the desire to bleach their skins by whatever means is necessary. All across the world, from Asia, the Americas, to Africa, brown skinned women are bleaching their skins, and she's cashing in on that insecurity, irrespective of how she comes across. I'll never bleach or allow my child to do it, but who can't stop adults from doing as they please. This interview was a car-crash. So like I said, caveat emptor.

She missed what they were trying to communicate to her. It's not just about the shade of your skin or imperfections, it's about *representation*. It's about the younger generation. If all the WOC who are well-known in the world were bleaching their skin-- such as Oprah Winfrey or Lupita Nyong'o-- that would send the message to younger WOC that being a WOC is something to be ashamed of. No little girl should ever feel like she isn't normal or that she isn't beautiful the way she is. On a side note, Beyonce has been named the world's most influential person, Lupita is named the most beautiful person in the world by People's magazine, And Oprah Winfrey's net worth is 2.9 billion. There is nothing more important than getting your name out there, especially if you are a minority in some way, and representing who you are and your roots. *There is nothing more important than being a person who sets the right example for the younger generations to come.*