Racism is worldwide. When we talk about BlackLiveMatter, we are not just talking about America. We as individuals face racism, body shaming each and every day across the world and cultures. Being a South Asian, I have experienced and tolerated racism every day. People being obsessed with fair skin is not a secret in our culture. There are so many brands that promote fair skin, brightening creams, and so on. I find it really funny how white skin people want to have tan skin and in India, there is something called De-tan, I had a hard time understanding it at first. Each time when I went to salon how the aesthetician made me feel that I need to de-tan since I have tanned or I am dark, I was like please let me love my skin. Why we so allured by light skin, maybe because the society taught us how light skin is beautiful and dark skin is not. In Bollywood, it's mandatory to have light skin actresses because that is the measurement of beauty. Each and every person wish to have a ...
