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Surviving Discrimination – The AJ Franklin Story

Surviving Discrimination – The AJ Franklin Story

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...
Surviving Discrimination – The Lydia Marsha Photo Story

Surviving Discrimination – The Lydia Marsha Photo Story

by DISB | Nov 8, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Melanin

By Lydia Marsha | A Dark is Beautiful campaigner “You don’t have to be model to inspire people that dark is beautiful, you can be a role model everyday in your life just by being yourself” – Lydia Marsha Words can hurt. I get teased for being...
Dear Malaysia, Will You Dare to Be Colour Blind?

Dear Malaysia, Will You Dare to Be Colour Blind?

by DISB | Oct 7, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination

By Sai Tharshini Varathan | A Dark is Beautiful Campaigner I come from the wonderful and multicultural land of Malaysia. Malaysia is filled with diverse people that are generally friendly. But often, I get to hear a lot of painfully discriminatory comments because of...
My Shade of Beautiful

My Shade of Beautiful

by DISB | Sep 22, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination

By Rebekah Paul | A Dark is Beautiful campaigner If only life were as easy as Jimmy Kimmel’s “Meet My Best Unfriend” Facebook Challenge: “You are dark but photogenic.” – Unfriend “Your sister is lighter skinned than you, no?” – Unfriend “You’d have been a great...
A New Operating System

A New Operating System

by DISB | Aug 14, 2013 | Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias

By Arpit Jacob | A Dark is Beautiful campaigner Arpit Jacob says we need to rethink the way we talk with kids about skin colour— at school, at home and in the media. Photo Credit: Zippora Madhukar Photography I’m Arpit: user experience designer trekker/traveller...
Colour Me Bright Red, Emerald Green, Orange, and Pink

Colour Me Bright Red, Emerald Green, Orange, and Pink

by DISB | Aug 5, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination

By Sudha Menon | A Dark is Beautiful Campaigner If you have grown up in a dark brown skin, like I have, you have possible heard this sentence many times in your life: ” She is dark but smart”, ” She is not dark, just dusky. And, very...
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