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pag-asaharibon: “Uncle Sam—‘Guess I’ll Keep ‘Em!’” Leslie’s Weekly, Arkell Publishing Company, New York, June 9, 1898 [artist: E.N. Blue] On November 21, 1899 to a visiting church delegation published in 1903, President William McKinley defends his decision to support the annexation of the Philippines in the wake of the U.S. war in that country. When I next realized that the Philippines had dropped into our laps I confess I did not know what to do with them. I sought counsel from all sides—Democrats as well as Republicans—but got little help. I thought first we would take only Manila; then Luzon; then other islands perhaps also. I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night. And one night late it came to me this way—I don’t know how it was, but it came: (1) That we could not give them back to Spain—that would be cowardly and dishonorable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France and Germany—our commercial rivals in the Orient—that would be bad business and discreditable; (3) that we could not leave them to themselves—they were unfit for self-government—and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain’s was; and (4) that there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-men for whom Christ also died. And then I went to bed, and went to sleep, and slept soundly, and the next morning I sent for the chief engineer of the War Department (our map-maker), and I told him to put the Philippines on the map of the United States (pointing to a large map on the wall of his office), and there they are, and there they will stay while I am President! [General James Rusling, “Interview with President William McKinley,” The Christian Advocate 22 January 1903]

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“Uncle Sam—‘Guess I’ll Keep ‘Em!’”

Leslie’s Weekly, Arkell Publishing Company, New York, June 9, 1898 [artist: E.N. Blue]

On November 21, 1899 to a visiting church delegation published in 1903, President William McKinley defends his decision to support the annexation of the Philippines in the wake of the U.S. war in that country.

When I next realized that the Philippines had dropped into our laps I confess I did not know what to do with them. I sought counsel from all sides—Democrats as well as Republicans—but got little help. I thought first we would take only Manila; then Luzon; then other islands perhaps also. I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night. And one night late it came to me this way—I don’t know how it was, but it came: (1) That we could not give them back to Spain—that would be cowardly and dishonorable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France and Germany—our commercial rivals in the Orient—that would be bad business and discreditable; (3) that we could not leave them to themselves—they were unfit for self-government—and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain’s was; and (4) that there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-men for whom Christ also died. And then I went to bed, and went to sleep, and slept soundly, and the next morning I sent for the chief engineer of the War Department (our map-maker), and I told him to put the Philippines on the map of the United States (pointing to a large map on the wall of his office), and there they are, and there they will stay while I am President! [General James Rusling, “Interview with President William McKinley,” The Christian Advocate 22 January 1903]

pag-asaharibon:

Aimee Suzara noted on Twitter that A History of the Body opens a discussion about beauty practices rooted our history of colonization. 

Featured in The Forbidden Book: 

Harper’s Weekly ran an advertisement for Pear’s Soap showing Admiral Dewey washing his hand; the caption: “The first step towards lightening the white man’s burden is through teaching the virtues of cleanliness. Pear’s Soap is potent factor in brightening the dark corners of the earth as civilization advances, while amongst the cultured of all nations it holds the highest place—it is the ideal toilet soap.” This advertisement played on a common racist stereotype: Only the White man affirms cleanliness as a virtue.

Per Filipino historian Ambeth R. Ocampo:

Fernando Amorsolo made a living as an illustrator for magazines and advertising companies. His most famous work happens to be the “Ginebra San Miguel” label. This sexually suggestive prewar ad for Ivory soap is but one of his many creations. I’m a bit confused though is Amorsolo saying that we can also use soap on our hair?

Fellow Tumblr blogger curate posted Kokuryu Cleansing Cream from 1970s, modeled by Mia Montemayor, Miss Summer Queen of the Philippines, 1975.

University of Alaska Anchorage assistant professor and author E.J.R. David mentioned this recent ad on his Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology Facebook page:

These ads in the Philippines for a skin-whitening product is an example of how commonplace and accepted/normal it is to desire to be lighter-skinned. It also shows how lighter skin has been strongly associated with higher status, attractiveness, and superiority. This, and many other topics are discussed in “Brown Skin, White Minds.”

Here’s some additional reads: