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 | 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 | Dec 10, 2013 | Advertising, Beauty Ideals, Discrimination, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
The “Dark is Beautiful” campaign has an underlying assumption— that Beauty exists! It is a clear reference to the ubiquitous existence of beauty in our world. It is also a bold challenge to social attempts to fracture beauty. One attempt to do so is by pitting one...
by DISB | Aug 14, 2013 | Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
By Arpit Jacob | A Dark is Beautiful campaigner Arpit Jacob says we need to rethink the way we talk with kids about skin colour— at school, at home and in the media. Photo Credit: Zippora Madhukar Photography I’m Arpit: user experience designer trekker/traveller...
by DISB | May 26, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Discrimination, Melanin, Prejudice, Skin Colour Bias
By Pooja | High School Student A Book Report on The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh Kalla was a very smart boy. He was only 11 years old but he keeps saying that he is 17 or 18 or 19 years old. People would still believe him even when he say, “I am 20 years...
by DISB | Apr 12, 2013 | Beauty Ideals, Colourism Stories, Dark Skin, Discrimination, Prejudice
Zippora Madhukar, of Zippora Madhukar Photography, has been a long time member and resource person for WOW. She compiled a photo-story last year for the Dark is Beautiful campaign that was first published in the online news blog, The Weekend Leader, under the title...
