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...
by Dark Is Beautiful | 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...
by Dark Is Beautiful | Mar 18, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Skin Colour Bias
Beauty. A concept that we all battle with one way or another, for the most part of our lives. As a child, I wasn’t really worried about it. I thought the world around me had beauty, and I defined it by what I saw around me – the trees, the birds, my parents. I...
by DISB | Feb 13, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories
Our love reveres—and transcends—differencesBy Shiyani Gilbert When I met Ben for the first time I knew that he was very special. I felt his heart, and I felt his love and passion for God. A month after we met, he proposed and I had on my finger a precious ring passed...
by DISB | Feb 12, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
The Sad Truth About Colourism Sapna’s personal story of overcoming discrimination is featured in the documentary film, Hue, by Sepia Films. Here she talks about her hopes for the film and about her dream that India would be country that lives up fully to its...
by DISB | Jan 25, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Skin Colour Bias
A mother and her daughter talk about skin colour and confidence. by Pranuthi Bunyan | With a poem by Sanchitha Rahael Sathyadass As a mother, I have heard people come up to us and make statements such as, “Your younger son has a better colour than the...
