by DISB | Jan 1, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Skin Colour Bias, Uncategorized
Celebration has always been the mood of this campaign! While we battle toxic notions of beauty based on skin colour we need to remember that celebrating who we are is the first step towards bringing about change in our environment. This has always been our underlying...
by DISB | Dec 28, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias, Uncategorized
by Aaron Sathyanesan | neuroscientist and Dark is Beautiful supporterWhat skin colour did Jesus have?This question, I believe, is at the storm-eye of a scandal for the ages.Recently, this scandal made the rounds in media outlets, social networks and the uttermost...
by DISB | Jan 6, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Uncategorized
By Kavita Emmanuel | Founder Director, WOWEach year on Independence Day I get to recite our National Pledge: ‘India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters. I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage. I shall always strive to be...
by DISB | Jan 6, 2013 | Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Uncategorized
By Zippora Madhukar | Photographer and WOW CORE MemberVivacious, animated, a go-getter, vibrant – all these words came to mind when I first met Aparna – a professional dancer who challenges the norms of what a dancer should look like in our country.Aparna Nagesh...
by DISB | Jan 6, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Melanin, Uncategorized
By Lydia DurairajHave you witnessed any of these statements or realities around you:• Buying Double-whitening-action cream to get fair in three days?• Not casting fair-skinned actors to play the role of a housemaid, the evil nemesis, or the outcast?• Families looking...
by DISB | Apr 14, 2012 | Colourism Stories, Uncategorized
A haiku by Stacy WiebeWe’re not fashioned fromdiamonds or opals, but claywarm with divine breath. I snapped this photo of my son participating in a hands-on sculpting activity at Government Museum, Chennai.
