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by Dark Is Beautiful | Oct 22, 2020 | Advocacy, Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination, News, Skin Colour Bias

  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, whilst always giving my wings the extra wind that they needed to...
The Photoshop Conundrum

The Photoshop Conundrum

by Dark Is Beautiful | Jun 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Media Literacy, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias

It was a hot Saturday afternoon in March when I finished my 3 hour art exam. People who know me would tell you that it was a herculean task for me to sit cross legged in a place for 3 full hours. All I wanted to do was to go home and rest my mind and body. I was a...
Deep Rooted Colourism: Vaidehi’s Story

Deep Rooted Colourism: Vaidehi’s Story

by DISB | Feb 3, 2020 | Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias

“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 unfairly that it doesn’t even seem...
Unseen: True Worth Isn’t Skin-deep

Unseen: True Worth Isn’t Skin-deep

by DISB | Dec 15, 2019 | Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias

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 better to be born a boy. My father who is as dark as I am, taught...
India’s White-Washed Children’s Cartoons

India’s White-Washed Children’s Cartoons

by DISB | May 13, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Media Literacy

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 bias surprised me most, but I felt sad that in a country full of...
Free To Be Me – Merlin Lilly’s Story

Free To Be Me – Merlin Lilly’s Story

by Christy Jennifer | Apr 15, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Melanin, Photo Story

In the first of a new series of photo stories by Christy Jennifer, we present to you an interview with Merlin Lilly, a stylist and designer that lives and works in Chennai who talks about her experiences with colourism. Christy: What was it like growing up in your...
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