Skin White Lost The Plot
Advertisers are storytellers. They have the creative job of spinning a story of a product or service and convincing us that it is actually worthy of our attention, time and money. Keeping the target...
View ArticleIndia’s White-Washed Children’s Cartoons
I wasn’t particularly aware of India’s obsession with ‘fairness’ until I lived there for two years in 2012. I’m not sure whether the marriage ads, skin lightening products, or the obvious film industry...
View ArticleUnseen: True Worth Isn’t Skin-deep
I’m rummaging through my bag of memories looking for instances when my skin color was used to define me. I’ve had a relative tell me that I wouldn’t get married because I am dark and it would have been...
View ArticleDeep Rooted Colourism: Vaidehi’s Story
“Her daughter used to be fair before. She didn’t bathe her properly, so she turned dark.” This was what was being said about my daughter when she was around three, and the “She” being accused so...
View ArticleThe Photoshop Conundrum
The story of a young boy who went to get his picture taken but instead stumbled upon the ugly reality of colourism in India. The post The Photoshop Conundrum appeared first on Dark Is Beautiful.
View ArticleWhy Can’t Indians Support #BlackLivesMatter?
An insight to the discriminations based on racism and casteism in India and the world and how it all ties up to colourism in our country. Are we right in supporting the #blacklivesmatter movement? The...
View ArticleStart a CONVERSATION
The more we speak! Growing up in Dubai, I have always been surrounded by the love and acceptance of my family and friends. My parents have instilled confidence, courage, and passion in my bones,...
View ArticleYour Skin is Dirty
Author, Kamal Varma shares her experience with racism and colourism, underlining the hope that children will look beyond colour to the human being within. The post Your Skin is Dirty appeared first on...
View ArticleSurviving Colourism and Racism in Today’s World
Multi-talented Meera Nandlal shares about the hurt, struggle, healing and changing dialogue she's seeing in her life's experience with colourism and racism. The post Surviving Colourism and Racism in...
View ArticleChallenging the Bollywood Image of the Indian Woman
Why is skin colour part of the narrative regarding a person's limitations? If it was removed and made a non-issue, could we end colourism? The post Challenging the Bollywood Image of the Indian Woman...
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