Comments on: Beauty is Skin Colour Deep http://edwardsmagazine.com/2010/04/24/beauty-is-skin-colour-deep/ Inspire. Inform. Celebrate. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carrie http://edwardsmagazine.com/2010/04/24/beauty-is-skin-colour-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Carrie Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:40:15 +0000 http://edwardsmagazine.com/?p=1126#comment-163 Great article Sobia! Yes, it makes me wonder why white women want to be dark and tanned, but dark skinned women want to be more light....is anyone ever happy with just how they are? Maybe its the classic dyad of black vs. white, good vs. evil continuing to play out? When you have media continuing to keep the capitalistic machine in power, it keeps people seperated at opposite ends where they are distracted with how they look, (how they can look different by purchasing some magical product), all in hopes of looking like the"dominant" race (and I use the term dominant lightly). All these insecurities from fear keep people marginalized and oppressed after all, and how can you challenge a system when its people won't stand together. Great article Sobia! Yes, it makes me wonder why white women want to be dark and tanned, but dark skinned women want to be more light….is anyone ever happy with just how they are? Maybe its the classic dyad of black vs. white, good vs. evil continuing to play out? When you have media continuing to keep the capitalistic machine in power, it keeps people seperated at opposite ends where they are distracted with how they look, (how they can look different by purchasing some magical product), all in hopes of looking like the”dominant” race (and I use the term dominant lightly). All these insecurities from fear keep people marginalized and oppressed after all, and how can you challenge a system when its people won’t stand together.

]]> By: Jehanzeb http://edwardsmagazine.com/2010/04/24/beauty-is-skin-colour-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Jehanzeb Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:06:27 +0000 http://edwardsmagazine.com/?p=1126#comment-162 Great post, Sobia! I especially liked how you touched upon European colonization and the scars it has left on the populations. It is relieving to hear that there are movements against this self-hating epidemic (as you put it), but I worry about the massive impact globalized capitalism, particularly through the media, has on entertainment industries overseas like Bollywood. I think Bollywood and other entertainment industries in South Asia, the Middle-East, and Africa (and yes, in North America too) needs to send out better messages about this issue. Seeing Bollywood celebrities endorse these products is really disheartening and discouraging. The challenge is how these skin-whitening manufacturers need to keep making money. If the masses are convinced that they should be proud of their natural skin pigmentation, it jeopardizes the manufacturers. The scary thing is that these big corporations will do anything to keep marketing their products. Great post, Sobia! I especially liked how you touched upon European colonization and the scars it has left on the populations. It is relieving to hear that there are movements against this self-hating epidemic (as you put it), but I worry about the massive impact globalized capitalism, particularly through the media, has on entertainment industries overseas like Bollywood.

I think Bollywood and other entertainment industries in South Asia, the Middle-East, and Africa (and yes, in North America too) needs to send out better messages about this issue. Seeing Bollywood celebrities endorse these products is really disheartening and discouraging. The challenge is how these skin-whitening manufacturers need to keep making money. If the masses are convinced that they should be proud of their natural skin pigmentation, it jeopardizes the manufacturers. The scary thing is that these big corporations will do anything to keep marketing their products.

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