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...
by DISB | May 13, 2019 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Media Literacy
I wasn’t particularly aware of India’s obsession with ‘fairness’ until I lived there for two years in 2012. I’m not sure whether the marriage ads, skin lightening products, or the obvious film industry bias surprised me most, but I felt sad that in a country full of...
by Dark Is Beautiful | 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,...
by DISB | Nov 1, 2013 | Advocacy, Media Literacy
By Kavitha Emmanuel | Director, Women of Worth This Diwali let’s take a pledge to esteem all people based on their innate value and not judge them based on their skin colour. In celebrating skin colour diversity we give back to people the dignity they deserve. In the...
by DISB | Aug 20, 2013 | Media Literacy
By Kavitha Emmanuel | Founder & Director of Women of Worth Have you ever wondered where skin colour bias originated from? I have. And frankly speaking, there is no simple answer. Skin colour bias is so much a part of our culture that if we tracked it down to see...
by DISB | Feb 23, 2012 | Dark Skin, Media Literacy, Melanin, News
A Lullaby for Yamini* – By Susan PhilipThe Sleep Fairy’s coming my little one, She’ll stay for a while, my pretty one, She’ll bring sweet dreams to your jet-bright eyes,And sing you the loveliest lullabies.Sleep, little Yamini, my life, my light,Sleep, little...
