by Dark Is Beautiful | Apr 15, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Melanin, Photo Story
In the first of a new series of photo stories by Christy Jennifer, we present to you an interview with Merlin Lilly, a stylist and designer that lives and works in Chennai who talks about her experiences with colourism. Christy: What was it like growing up in your...
by Dark Is Beautiful | Mar 18, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Skin Colour Bias
Beauty. A concept that we all battle with one way or another, for the most part of our lives. As a child, I wasn’t really worried about it. I thought the world around me had beauty, and I defined it by what I saw around me – the trees, the birds, my parents. I...
by DISB | Jun 30, 2014 | Advertising, Advocacy, News, Petition
A resounding ‘Thank You’ to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for introducing new guidelines for fairness products advertisements. While we eagerly await the formalization of these guidelines let’s face the fact that these guidelines will...
by DISB | Mar 6, 2014 | International Women's Day
This freedom doodle was inspired by thoughts that emerged as I pondered over the intimate connection between courage and freedom. – Shini Abraham We all have access to revelation and insight – powerful truth about ourselves, revelation about distorted and...
by DISB | Feb 13, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories
Our love reveres—and transcends—differencesBy Shiyani Gilbert When I met Ben for the first time I knew that he was very special. I felt his heart, and I felt his love and passion for God. A month after we met, he proposed and I had on my finger a precious ring passed...
by DISB | Feb 12, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
The Sad Truth About Colourism Sapna’s personal story of overcoming discrimination is featured in the documentary film, Hue, by Sepia Films. Here she talks about her hopes for the film and about her dream that India would be country that lives up fully to its...
by DISB | Feb 3, 2014 | Advocacy, Melanin, News
Chennai, 1stFebruary 2014: Sepia Films, Canada and Women of Worth, the Chennai based NGO is proud to announce the screening of documentary film HUE: A MATTER OF COLOUR at the Mumbai International Film Festival on 4th February 2014, at 11am at the TATA Theatre. The...
by DISB | Jan 25, 2014 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Skin Colour Bias
A mother and her daughter talk about skin colour and confidence. by Pranuthi Bunyan | With a poem by Sanchitha Rahael Sathyadass As a mother, I have heard people come up to us and make statements such as, “Your younger son has a better colour than the...
by DISB | Jan 18, 2014 | Advertising, Advocacy, Beauty Ideals, Discrimination, News, Petition
WOW’s petition on Change.org against Fair and Handsome ad garners a one on one meet with the top brass of EMAMI. January 18th, 2014, Kolkatta — Women of Worth (WOW) , the Chennai based NGO behind the Dark is Beautiful Campaign, was invited today to a one on one...
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...
