Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has been accused of being a racist and a “fake feminist” after an ad that she appeared in for a skin-whitening cream three years ago went viral. Watson, now 25, reportedly appeared in an ad for Lancôme cosmetics’ skin-whitening Blanc Expert cream in Asia in 2013. Critics are asking if skin-lightening supporter Emma Watson is 'Hermione the hypocrite' https://t.co/BGTl7kFFU0 pic.twitter.com/xxJBw3GA2i — Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 4, 2016 The actress has since been an outspoken advocate for feminism, and serves as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Watson launched the feminist “HeForShe” campaign at the UN last year. In an essay for the online women’s magazine gal-dem.com, contributor Naomi Mabita wrote that the cosmetics company’s use of Watson as an ambassador for its product implies that the whiteness of the actress’ skin tone is an ideal that all women should strive for. “Interestingly, there are several well-known western companies who sell skin-lightening products in predominantly black and Asian markets, but do not market those same products to their domestic customers,” Mabita wrote. “Do an image search of ad campaigns and you’ll quickly out find how widespread this practice of equating facial perfection to ‘whiteness’ is,” the author added. “Emma Watson,