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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...
Why Can’t Indians Support #BlackLivesMatter?

Why Can’t Indians Support #BlackLivesMatter?

by Dark Is Beautiful | Jun 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Casteism and Colourism, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Melanin, News, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias

Casteism and Racism: How they matter on a platform for Colourism. Just think about the pandemic for a moment. Why are we all so keen on doing whatever is necessary to be safe from the virus? Clearly, because it affects all of us irrespective of caste, colour, creed,...
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...
Skin White Lost The Plot

Skin White Lost The Plot

by Lydia Durairaj | Apr 24, 2019 | Advertising, Advocacy, Discrimination, Media Literacy, News, Skin Colour Bias

Advertisers are storytellers. They have the creative job of spinning a story of a product or service and convincing us that it is actually worthy of our attention, time and money. Keeping the target audience in mind, they weave in visuals, music, language, people,...
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