by DISB | Dec 28, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias, Uncategorized
by Aaron Sathyanesan | neuroscientist and Dark is Beautiful supporterWhat skin colour did Jesus have?This question, I believe, is at the storm-eye of a scandal for the ages.Recently, this scandal made the rounds in media outlets, social networks and the uttermost...
by DISB | Dec 10, 2013 | Advertising, Beauty Ideals, Discrimination, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
The “Dark is Beautiful” campaign has an underlying assumption— that Beauty exists! It is a clear reference to the ubiquitous existence of beauty in our world. It is also a bold challenge to social attempts to fracture beauty. One attempt to do so is by pitting one...
by DISB | Nov 27, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Skin Colour Bias
“Though She Is Dark, She Is a Nice Girl” By AJ Franklin | A Dark is Beautiful campaigner Growing up, I was teased by classmates for being a crow, urged by relatives to apply fairness creams and finally, when it came to marriage, I was told in advance that people would...
by DISB | Nov 15, 2013 | Advertising, Advocacy
By Kavitha Emmanuel | Director of WOWThe success we have had so far with the Dark is Beautiful campaign is because of people like you who have believed in this cause and lent their support wholeheartedly. We have gone this far as an NGO with very little resources....
by DISB | Nov 15, 2013 | Advocacy, News, Petition
Dark is Beautiful is celebrating 1.2 Billion Shades of Skin Colour on Saturday, November 16, in MUMBAI. Join the colour madness at these locations: Point 1: GATEWAY OF INDIA. Pick up at 9:00am Point 2: MARINE DRIVE. Pick up at 9:45am Point 3: CHOWPATTY. Pick up at...
