We all know what's the next part of that phrase. I wonder why Indians are so obsessed with the concept of fairness. So much so that any light jab at our brownish skin and that's it! The sky falls down! I remember once how actress Aishwarya Rai's skin tone had been lightened using Photoshop and used in a cover page for an international magazine. And all hell broke loose saying that she is famous enough NOT to have her skin tone lightened for the sake of Western acceptance. Ms.Rai also joined in the furore (which was propbably to humour her so-called passionate fans) and lodged a complaint against the magazne company.
Given the fact that she is an extremely intelligent woman behind that pretty face, I'm sure she wouldn't have lodged a complaint against the company on her own. It's really too silly a matter to over-react that way. Let's face it. Magazines and advertising companies play a lot with photoshop on just about any celebrity they choose. Even Beyonce was made to look like a caucasian once on a mag cover. Did she mind? Grow up,people!
By over reacting to such things,we are only serving the purpose of making it known to the world that we are ashamed of our skin colour. That is so bad. Indians have one of the best skin tones in the whole world...because of the genetic potpourri. We're a mix of Caucasian,Asian,African and even a bit of Mongol! A cocktail! The best of all worlds.
People in the west spend money and/or hours on the beach to get a 'tan'....to get rid of their milky white pale skin. And look at what we are doing. We have been naturally blessed with a permanently beautiful tan and we're hell bent on turning at least 2 shades fairer! Young boys and girls go to any extents to achieve that movie star look....you want proof? Just look up on the yearly sale of fairness products in India...or better still,just observe the number of fairness cream ads that come on TV. It's crazy!
And when we behave so idiotic, the west sits up and takes notice. They too took notice that Indian's have a distinct skin tone and that we're kinda bothered about it. Such observations end up in advertisement misadventures like Ashton Kutcher's latest offering which had to be taken off the airwaves owing to accusations of 'racism'! And did anybody notice that it was only the Indians who created an issue out of it? Though several other ethnicities were also imitated. Is that indicative of something?
I'd like to know what's the problem if an Indian man was imitated with a darker skin tone than the standard American. I don't see anything wrong in that. Read this rather intelligent retort on a news site in the comments section: "If we copy the Americans, it's 'Westernisation'...if they copy is, it's 'Racism'...how unfair! LOL"..... couldn't help but laugh! And these holier-than-thou accusers......I wonder if any one of them can come forth and boldly declare that they have never referred to a Westerner as a 'gora' or an Afro-American as a Negro. Duh! Think before you point fingers,people!
A humble request to fellow Indians....please don't make a fool of yourselves in front of the world.....you're making fools of the rest of us as well in the process.
Thanks.
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