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 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...
by DISB | Oct 30, 2013 | Advocacy, Discrimination, Petition
You’ve probably asked yourself: What is Thunderclap? Thunderclap is a new website that will allow you to join a group of people and tweet or post a facebook status in support of Dark is Beautiful at the EXACT SAME TIME, creating a wave of attention. ...
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...
by DISB | Oct 1, 2013 | Discrimination, Petition
By Kavitha Emmanuel | Founder and Director of WOW It’s amazing to see how the Dark is Beautiful Campaign has gone viral. The WOW team was taken by storm. We are grateful to all our supporters for standing up with us to address this age-old belief that ‘fair alone is...
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...