South Asian White Skin obsession

[NeutralCitizen]

So whats up with it Indians and Pakistani's feel inferior with their dark or average skin ? Skin Whiting creams are the spots in India and Pakistan.

Skin whitener advertisements labeled racist - CNN.com
Vogue India racism: Only light skin is beautiful!
BBC News - India's unbearable lightness of being

 

[Abingdonboy]

Outdated, ignorant nonsense. The skin whitening cream industry in India is now worth something like $8 BN/year FFS!!

 

[NeutralCitizen]

Outdated, ignorant nonsense. The skin whitening cream industry in India is now worth something like $8 BN/year FFS!!

But there is an obsession with White Skin in South Asia correct ?

 

[Karachiite]

The British ruled South Asia for many years, only makes sense that South Asians are obsessed with white skin. Not just that but look at the obsession with English. The British left in 1947 but the slave mentality of South Asians still exists today.

 

[NeutralCitizen]

I have seen Pakistani's and Indians claiming themselves to be descendants of Aryans, they also say the Lighter skinned ones are the purebloods. Bunch of BS but it's what I see.

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The British ruled South Asia for many years, only makes sense that South Asians are obsessed with white skin. Not just that but look at the obsession with English. The British left in 1947 but the slave mentality of South Asians still exists today.

Can it be overcome ?

 

[Imran Khan]

haan yaar mujhy bhi gori girls achi lagti hai bus

 

[NeutralCitizen]

The British ruled South Asia for many years, only makes sense that South Asians are obsessed with white skin. Not just that but look at the obsession with English. The British left in 1947 but the slave mentality of South Asians still exists today.

So the British are behind this ? South Asians feel they need White skin to match the english ?

 

[Desert Fox]

The British ruled South Asia for many years, only makes sense that South Asians are obsessed with white skin. Not just that but look at the obsession with English. The British left in 1947 but the slave mentality of South Asians still exists today.

Disregarding the obsession with white skin, i think learning English is a must for Pakistanis as only this way can we convey our messages and communicate effectively with the rest world, so its more to do with English being an internationally understood language.

However, i do find it annoying when certain Pakistanis think that uttering a few English words in a Urdu sentence gives them a higher status, its mostly the elite who does this, though the lower classes do have their fair share of such people as well.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Honestly, who cares about this?

 

[Desert Fox]

But there is an obsession with White Skin in South Asia correct ?

The more south you go the more obsessions with white skin increases, which is why the obsession intensifies in india where many girls can't even find a marriage partner due to their dark skin color. Sad indeed.

 

[NeutralCitizen]

I know Skin whiting is something big in India I hear it's similiar effect in Pakistan is it true Pakistani's desire lighter skin ?

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Honestly, who cares about this?

Dark Skinned South Asians that feel inferior to their lighter counterparts.

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The more south you go the more obsessions with white skin increases, which is why the obsession intensifies in india where many girls can't even find a marriage partner due to their dark skin color. Sad indeed.

Whats the situation in Pakistan ?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Dark Skinned South Asians that feel inferior to their lighter counterparts.

I think this is generalizing.

 

[NeutralCitizen]

I think this is generalizing.

Hard as it sounds remains true.

 

[Desert Fox]

I know Skin whiting is something big in India I hear it's similiar effect in Pakistan is it true Pakistani's desire lighter skin ?

Yes they do, but to a lesser extent when compared to indians.

But you shouldn't act as if the white skin obsession is only limited to South Asia, in fact in Arab countries the more fairer you are the more your cost/ respect you receive, in fact Gulf Arabs put a high price tag on Blond Haired Blue eyed women/men.

Secondly, why is it that plastic surgery is most popular in Arab countries, you'll see almost every Arab women who can afford to with a nose job, why?

Is it because they don't like their large nose? They want it to be straight and pointy like white European/white women?

 

[Desert Fox]

Whats the situation in Pakistan ?

Elaborate what exactly you're asking.