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springkissed

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Posted: 7 years ago

#11

Originally posted by: anonymous39

Using a product to achieve artificial results.

ie. Indian people who almost always have natural black hair using dyes and bleaches to get blond, brown, orange hair colors.

vs.

Using a product to achieve lighter skin. I would assume fairness creams, light foundations, etc, all fit into that.

In either case, people are using tools and products to look different they were naturally. Colored contact lenses are also a big thing amongst Indians.

Why is it so frowned upon to want lighter skin but it's okay to lighten your hair and lighten your eyes? Either way, they are moving towards looking more Caucasian or mixed.

And are there continuous hair color ads going on that is shaming Indians' hair color aka black? Fairness creams are EVERYWHERE and every brand, even international ones, end up adding the fairness factor to promote their brands in India, when instead in their own countries they focus on other actual things like removing blackheads, moisturizing, clearing up the skin, etc. etc. And how many people change their hair colors in India or feel pressured to? Heck, I have never known anybody who does, or who feels embarrassed by their hair color. It is a completely ridiculous comparison. Ramification of fairness creams and its pressure on society is much more prevalent and severe than effects of random hair color products?! 😕

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desigal90

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Posted: 7 years ago

#12

There is a difference because people do not get hated on, treated differently, favored, or chosen based on their hair color. Skin is a different case altogether. History will tell why skin color is different than hair color.

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jibber-jabber

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Posted: 7 years ago

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Indians are racist whether you accept it or not. They are obsessed with white. This explains our fascination for firangs while at the same time attacking African nationals living in different parts of the country and looking at them with suspicion. 🤢

Moreover, hair colour is a matter of choice unlike the colour of skin with which you are born. I have seen many girls being told they aren't pretty because of their dark skin, that they won't find a good looking guy in their life etc etc. Girls in India do get rejected for their skin colour while I have never seen a girl being rejected over the colour of her hair. 😕 Its a serious issue and I hope people stop trivialising it by comparing it to hair colour which can be changed in a matter of minutes.

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Atomicbomb

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Posted: 7 years ago

#14

The way these fairness creams are marketed it is a form of discrimination.

Advert where someone is denied a job/opportunity because of their skin.

Coming back a few shades lighter and then getting the same job they had once applied for..

It is sending a bad message.

Edited by Atomicbomb - 7 years ago

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745671

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Posted: 7 years ago

#15

Hair dying and skin lightening are similar in the sense that both are about looking more Caucasian or mixed-race. Both are considered more beautiful than what the average Indian has - brown skin, dark eyes and dark hair. Wherever those standards came from, at the end of the day, you still can't demand that people change what they find attractive. Nobody is entitled to be considered beautiful.

Preferences aren't easily changeable and everyone is allowed to marry and be with the type of person they want to be with. People get "rejected" for lots of things - skin color, height, facial features, weight, family wealth and most of those things are not in our control. Everyone wants to be with those they find attractive - that is a the bedrock of romantic relationships.

Even in the western world, without arranged marriages, people considered less attractive get rejected by potential partners all the time. It's a normal fact of life. Do you think a guy that's 5 feet 2 inches has girls lined up at his door? Women are known for being brutal towards short men and "reject" them all the time. That applies to all features for everyone - we all like what we like.

Instead of making demands about how such and such should be considered beautiful, it's better to remove so much focus from beauty itself. Guess what? Everyone is not beautiful and that's okay. Improve yourself in other ways - be a kinder person, spend more time learning, have a brighter warmer personality, etc.

Beauty is not the end all and be all in life. Everyone is not beautiful and will not be considered beautiful regardless of how prejudiced and racist you want to call people who don't like what you want them to like. But that's okay because we should be concentrating on teaching people that there is more to life.

Edited by anonymous39 - 7 years ago

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Atomicbomb

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Posted: 7 years ago

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Originally posted by: jibber-jabber
Indians are racist whether you accept it or not. They are obsessed with white. This explains our fascination for firangs while at the same time attacking African nationals living in different parts of the country and looking at them with suspicion. 🤢
Moreover, hair colour is a matter of choice unlike the colour of skin with which you are born. I have seen many girls being told they aren't pretty because of their dark skin, that they won't find a good looking guy in their life etc etc. Girls in India do get rejected for their skin colour while I have never seen a girl being rejected over the colour of her hair. 😕 Its a serious issue and I hope people stop trivialising it by comparing it to hair colour which can be changed in a matter of minutes.

Calling everyone in the country racist is also being prejudice.

Let's not persecute everyone by saying they are racist because that is not solving the issue.

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bips

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Posted: 7 years ago

#17

What an idiot. It's 2017 and you still need to explain to people why fairness creams are problematic

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aanyakunat

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Posted: 7 years ago

#18

uggh! after varun dhawan, sonam and alia, another ignorant industry kid..

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kebab_me_haddi

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Posted: 7 years ago

#19

Uday ChopraVerified account @udaychopra

On fairness creams. If you need to use it, do it. It's not a race issue, it's a self esteem issue. Don't do it if you think you are fine!

So going by Uday's logic why is this even a self esteem issue?

If I don't think black/brown is inferior why having black/brown skin colour would lower my self esteem?

Why did I even start thinking that black/brown skin is inferior?

Why do I think having white skin would make me superior or better?

Have something been happening around me or have I experienced something that made me think white skin is better and it lowered my self esteem that I started using fairness cream?

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jibber-jabber

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Posted: 7 years ago

#20

Originally posted by: Atomicbomb

Calling everyone in the country racist is also being prejudice.

Let's not persecute everyone by saying they are racist because that is not solving the issue.

Fair enough. But most of the Indians do have that mentality. They may not go around attacking people for their skin colour but will definitely look for a "fair" bride/groom for their kids. We are raised believing white is beautiful.

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