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India:Whosthefairestofthemall?
ByRakshaKumar
Published:July21,2012
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Theadthatgottheactivistsandsocialcommentatorsupinarmswastheoneonvaginalfairness.DESIGN:ERUMSHAIKH
WhileIsatlazingoneSundaymorning,Ireceivedafranticphonecallfromafriend,
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Mynaani(maternalgrandmother)thinksIwillneverbemarried!sheyelled.
ShesaysIam28yearsoldanddark!sheexclaimed.
Fairnesswascentraltothelivesofouroldergenerations(Ikeepaskingwhythatwas,tonoanswers!).Evenlongbeforethe
Britisharrivedinthesubcontinent,thefaireramongtheIndianswerewellreceivedinsocialsettingsandmarriagemarkets.I
remembermygrandmotherreferringtohergrandmotherasbeingaswhiteassnow(andhencebeingimmenselybeautiful).
Therefore,thesubcontinenthasalwaysbeenaneasytargetforbigcosmeticfirmsastheycanfurtheranexistingculturalbiasand
lureprospectivecustomersintobuyingfairnessproducts.AdvertisementsinSriLanka,BangladeshandPakistancomparelittleto
thehugefairnessmarketthatIndiaseemstoposses.
TherehavebeenseveralcommercialsinIndia,overthedecades,whichhavespokenabouthowyoungmendesirewomenwhoare
fair,andhowfairnessinwomenisapreconditiontosuccess.However,theadthatgottheactivistsandsocialcommentatorsup
inarmswastheoneonvaginalfairness.
TheadhitthescreensearlyMarch,buttheshockanddistressthatitcausedtobloggersandcolumnistsalikeissuchthatthe
matterisstillkeptaliveontheblogosphereandtwitter.Addinginsulttoinjury,theadmakerjustifieditinoneofhiscolumnsfor
apopularweekly:
TheonlyreasonIcanofferforwhypeoplelikefairness,isthis:ifyouhavetwobeautifulgirls,oneofthemfair
andtheotherdark,youseethefairgirlsfeaturesmoreclearly.Thisisbecausehercomplexionreflectsmorelight.
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WhyamIstillnotangrywithhim?
Iunderstandthepsychologyofacapitalisticsocietywhichthrivesonsellinguselessproductstothemasses.Suchadsholdupa
mirrortooursociety,theadmanandthelikeareonlyfeedingonthefodderthatthesocietyprovidesthemwith.Our
responsibilityasagenerationthathasinheritedadeeprootedbias,istoensurethatcolouroftheskinbecomesnothingmore
thanthatthecolouroftheskin,abiologicalfactorthatdiffersfromracetorace.Theminutewelinkitwithsocietalstructures
likecasteandclass,bifurcationsofsuperiorityandinferiorityseepin.
WhileIwasastudentinNewYork,duringourusualcoffeetabletalks,awhiteAmericanfriendwhisperedintomyear,
Ihearmenthesedayswantwomenlookingfairallover!Ihavestoppedwearingabikinitothebeach!shehalf
giggled.
ThiscaughtmebysurpriseasIhadthoughtthatpeopleintheWestwantedasexylayeroftanontheirbodies.Afteralittlebitof
searchingaround,Ifound,justlikeallcapitalistconsumerproducts,virginalwhitenessisalsoaborrowedconcept.TheUShas
hadvaginalandanalwhiteningcreamsforafewyearsnow,andresearchersarenowlookingattheirpossiblehealthrisks.
DrSachinDhawan,awellknowndermatologistandbeautyconsultanttomanyleadingskinclinicsinNewDelhiandGurgaon
said,
Weneedtoknowthepropereffectofsuchproductsthatseemuselessplayingonfancynotionsofbeautyinthe
mindsofwomen.
DrJoyeetaBasu,fromSitaramBhartiaInstituteofScienceandResearch,NewDelhi,saidthelongtermeffectsofwhitening
productsarestillunclear.
Studieshavenotbeenconductedovermanyyearstostudyifthesehaveharmfuleffects,shesaid,so[they]
cannotbecondemnedconclusivelyforanytoxicityuntilproven.
ConsideringvaginalwhiteningcreamshavejustbeenintroducedinIndia,Iguess,weknowwhattoexpectnext.
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SupriyaArcot4yearsago
Whatswrongwiththis.Dowecomplainwhenfairpeopleusesuntanlotionstolookashade
darker?Weuselipstickstobrightenupourlipssowhynotfairnesscreamstobrightenup
(unmentionable)partsofouranatomy?
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SupriyaArcot4yearsago
Whywhatswrongwiththat.Itsaquestionofpersonalchoice.Whenwehavesuntanproducts
tomakeuslookdarker(orbronzer),whynotuseproductstolookafewshadeslighter.We
uselipsticktohavebrightlipssowhynotfairnessproductsforotherpartsofanatomy?
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Vikram4yearsago
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Nobody4yearsago
@kh:
Ilikefairskinnedmenaswell,butIdon'tthinkthat'stheissue.Theissuelieswithtoomany
southasian'sconsideringdarkskinnedpeople"ugly"orunmarriageable.Personalpreference
ofeachindividualisandshouldstillbeaccepted.
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Ammarttitude4yearsago
Wellifyou'reanindian,youWON'Tbefair..:)
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SarahB.Haider4yearsago
Morethanmen,saasumaasareobsessedwithgettingachaandsibahufortheirsonssothat
theprojenyisalsobeautiful.Imaginethesaastobecomingforarishtaandsaying"zaralarki
koinspectionkeliyebhejdein".Pathetic!!!
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BlackJack4yearsago
@Jaydeep:
Duderelax.Ifyoureadmyposts,Ihavestatedmypointswithfarlesscertaintythanyou
have,andmostofthepointsyouseemtorefutesoemotionallywerenotinmypostatall.Let's
dropitatthat.Whew!
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kh4yearsago
IlikefairskinnedwomenandIreallydon'tknowwhyanybodyelseshouldhave
anyproblemwiththat.
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NicholasSharaf4yearsago
Idon'treallyunderstandthepointofpublicizingIndianSocietyonapredominantlyPakistani
forum.
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Jaydeep4yearsago
@BlackJack:
Thearyanmigrationtheoryhasnoscientificsupport.Thereisnogeneticsupportforany
migrationinIndiaanywherecloseto1500BC.Archaeologistsunanimouslyrejectany
migrationvisibleintheHarappancivilization.Anditispracticallyimpossiblethataminiscule
no.ofpeopleenteredIndiansubcontinentinthemidstofaverypopulous&advanced
civilizationandleftnogeneticorarchaeologicaltraceyetdominatedtheoriginalpeoplein
suchawayastototallyobliterateanytraceoftheirlanguage.Rivernamesaretheleastlikely
tochange&yetallrivernamesinthenorthernhalfofIndiaarederivedfromIndoaryan
names.Howisthat?Aryanmigrationtheoryisjustwishfulthinking.Ifyoubelievelinguistic
studyprovesit,eventhereyouarewrong.Read'RigvedaandAvestaThefinalevidence'.You
willknow.Firstly,SanskritisnotthemotherofallIndoEuropeanlanguagesbutnorisitthe
motherofallIndoaryanlanguages.TherearemanywordsintheoldPrakritlanguageswhich
arenotderivedfromSanskrityettheyhaveetymologiesinotherIndoEuropeanlanguages.
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arenotderivedfromSanskrityettheyhaveetymologiesinotherIndoEuropeanlanguages.
TherearekentumlanguageslikeBangani&BurushaskiwhicharenotderivedfromVedic
SanskritbuthaveaffinitieswithotherIndoEuropeanlanguages.MoreovertheRigveda's
earliestbooksdescribeeasternIndiaandinonlythelatestportionthereisknowledgeof
westernlandslikeAfghanistanwhereIraniansdweltoriginally.TheIranainlanguageis
acknowledgedtobemuchdifferentfromVedicSanskritandtheirsimilaritiesareduetoalong
periodofcommoncoexistenceandduetocommoninheritancefromIndoEuropean.Unlike
Iranian,VedicSanskritisthemostwellpreservedofallindoEuropeanlanguages.Thisisalso
afactoragainstitsmigrationintoIndia.Also,thereisnoIndoEuropeanlanguageexcept
VedicwheretheentireknownIndoEuropeanmythologyispreserved.
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Intelektual4yearsago
Ifthereisademandthereisasupplyitnevergoestheotherwayroundatlestnotforalong
termbasis..Itsnotthecorporationsfaulttostatetheobviousandsupplywhatisdemanded.
Theirfaultislyingandexagerrating!!
Alsoitsascientificfacthowwectheworldandhowwecravebeautyashumansyoucant
changethat!!morethelightisreflectedinmonotoneorcoupledwithshadesofpinkoffaskin
thebeautifullitsgoingtolookunlessanduntilthereisastrongsocialimperitiveagainstit,itsa
fact!
Providingthesemorallyandpoliticallycorrecttheoraticalexplanationsareonlybuildinga
falsehopejustlikethefairnesscremeaddsbuildup!!Thefactis95%ofthepopulace
anywhereisgonnaJudgeubasedonurlooksandtheirstandardsofbeautywhatyouneedto
doisacceptwhouareandbuildurslfstronglywiththatselfawarnessandhopetofindagood
humanbeingpertainingto5%ofthepopulace....
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SextonBlake4yearsago
@fia:
Dearfia,Blackjackandothers,
Thishasbecomeaninterestingtopicwithpsychologicalovertones.Sillymethoughtthiswasall
todowithwhetherfemaleswithanonwhiteskinwereasattractiveaswomenwithwhiteskin.
Imustadmittheconceptofinspectingthecolourofawoman'sprivatepartshadmealittle
baffledinitially,andIhavetoconfessthatIhavenotrequestedaninspectioninthoseareas
whenattemptingtodetermineifIshouldrequirethecompanyofafemale.Obviouslythe
conceptofmale/femaleprivatepartsisrelatedtotheubiquitousnatureofthehumangenome,
andIhavealwaystakennaturesdesignofthefemaleformasagivenwithoutpondering
whethertheexternalreproductiveorgansofonewomanwereasattractiveasanother.To
makethematterreallycomplexthereadersmayhavenoticedthattheword"Bifurcation"was
used.IdonotintendtomoveintoBifurcationTheory,differentialequations,Topologically
EquivalentSystems,ortheKupkaSmaleTheorem.,becauseIdonotreallyunderstandthem
enoughtogetaclearpointacross,whichisprobablywhyMs.RakshaKumeronlybriefly
coveredBifurcation.
Movingon,mybriefstudiesofpsychologydoindicatethatthecombinationofgoodlooksina
womentogetherwithwealthdogivesomeadvantagestotheirprogeny.Takensimplisticallyit
meansthatabeautifulwomanattractsawealthyman,thechildrengrowupinahealthy
seemore
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Sane4yearsago
@RAWiswar
Thanks
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amjad4yearsago
IthinkthattheskincolourobsessionismorepronouncedinIndiathaninPakistan.Whereas
IndianTVandmoviesshowabnormallyfairIndians(byIndianstandards),PakistaniTVand
mediaoftenshowdarkskinnedPakistaniactressesandmodels.Thisisnotsurprisingsincethe
majorityoftheactressesandmodelscomefromKarachiandtheIndianmigrantsthereare
darkerthannativePakistaniraces.ForexampleMariaWastiisadarkskinnedactresswhois
verysuccessfulinPakistanimedia.
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Nobody4yearsago
@WomenUnitedAgainstCheating:
Sorrytojumpintoyourconversation,butI'mconfused.Howisthisrelevanttothepostand
moretothepoint,howisitawoman'sresponsibilitytostopcheating?Thewoman(women)
whosleptwithsomeoneelse'smanalsoinvolvedamanwhoisresponsibleforhisownactions
andequallytoblame.It'severyindividual'sdutytoremainfaithful,manorwoman.Onlythe
weakblameothersfortheirownwrongdoing.
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Tariq4yearsago
wowthat'snewforme..iguessdemandcreatessupply.thiswouldhavedefinitelyinvolvedlot
ofsurveys,R&Dandmanufacturing,andnocompanyisstupidenoughtoinvestmillionsin
suchproduct.
ithinkBollywoodcanchangethisfairerskinobsessionamongindianmen.Theyshouldstart
introducingthereallifeduskyindiangirlsintheleadroles,insteadofmadeupbeauties(which
maybelessthe5percentoftheirentirepopulation).Thiswillhelpiguess,becausewhenaguy
comesoutofcinemaandlookateverysecondorthirdgirl,theyarenotwillingtolowertheir
standardforbeautywhathejustsetafterwatchingkatrina&kareena.
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WomenUnitedAgainstCheating4yearsago
@realitycheck:Dowomenalsocheatontheirmen?
Onlywomencanstopthischeatingbusiness.Womanshouldnotsleepwithsomeonewhois
married.
WomenUnitedAgainstCheating.CanstartregisteringallmarriedmenandnonMarried
men.Anywomanbeforeintimatewithamancancallatollfreephoneandgetallthe
informationonanyman
BythewayIamaman
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ParaShankara4yearsago
Ahmedullah
Iaminterestedinfurtherexploringsomeofyourthoughts.Astheywouldbeoflittleinterestto
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Iaminterestedinfurtherexploringsomeofyourthoughts.Astheywouldbeoflittleinterestto
thegeneralETreadershiphere,wouldyoubekindenoughtosharethemwithmeprivatelyat
parashankara@yahoo.com
Manythanksinadvance.
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x4yearsago
GeneticallyIhavefairskin,goodheightandfeatures,Icanhonestlysaywhilelooksmaybean
advantageforme,Iknowofmanywhoaremuchprettieranditisultimatelythepersonality,
theconversationandtheintellectwhichcanmakeapersonattractive.
Ultimatelyitdependsonindividualpriorities.Peoplewholackpersonalitywillalwayshave
shallowcriteria.
Iwaswithextremelygoodlookingboyafewyearsago,whowasnotintelligentorwellreador
interestingorwittyorsecureinhimselforinanywayhavinganattractivepersonality.needless
tosay,therelationshipfizzledoutandIlookbackonitasayouthfulmistake,duringanage
whenmostpeoplearetoofoolishtolookbeyondthesurface.
NowIwouldneedsomeonewithwhomIhavementalcompatibilityratherthanphysical
attractionwhichishollowandtemporary.
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fia4yearsago
@Blackjack,*However,asoftoday,ifyourfriendis28anddark,itseemshighlyunlikelythat
herlessthanattractiveprospectswouldhavedawnedonherwithoutwarninginthemanner
thatyoudescribe(unlessincrediblystupidcanalsobeaddedtothefeaturelist).
goodone!
Thesimplefactofthematteristhattheconceptof'allmenarecreatedequal'isfundamentally
flawed.Godhascreateddifferencesandpeoplewithfairerskinorbeautyhaveadvantagesof
higherselfimage,greaterbenefitsinsocietyandtheworld.However,thisisthesameasthe
advantagesofnaturegiventopeoplewhoarebornintorichhouseholds,higherclassof
society,havegreaterintellect,greatercharm,betterdressingsense,greaterconfidence,artistic
abilities,athleticprowess,etcetc
Therearedifferencesinnatureandratherthancribaboutemphasisonbeauty,shouldutilize
andconcentrateonyourownuniquetalentsandabilitiesandmakethemostofthem.
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BlackJack4yearsago
@Ahmedullah:
Iaminbroadagreementwithyourpostanotherexamplethatsupportsyourpointarethe
ArabicspeakingnationsandhowmanyofthemareactuallyethnicArabs(andnotBerbers/
Moors)however,therewasaculturalmigrationofthoughtandpossiblyanumberofpeople
whomanagedtosuperimposetheirideasonthenativeculture/languagewhichcouldhave
happenedinthecaseofSanskritaswell(youwouldnotbewritinginEnglishifyouhadno
exposuretothelanguage,whichwasimposedasameansofcommunicationbyaminorityof
powerfulindividualsofcourse,ifyourkidsareinaforeigncountry,therestofthediscussion
ismoot).Whetherthemigrantswerebrown(andhowbrown)ispossiblyconjecture.Ihave
readtheVedas,butnotstudiedthem,somyknowledgeisnotlikelytobeasgood/deepas
yoursIdorecallreadingofIndrabeingfairskinned,butIhavereadotherinterpretations
whereitcanalsobetranslatedintopureandradiant,anddonotknowofasingle
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authoritativesourcesimilarlyinthecaseoftheDasyus(liketheslayingofVritra),thereare
descriptionsbutitisdifficulttotellifthereisaracialaspecttothenarrative.Gooddiscussing
thiswithyou,haveadmiredyourposts.
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Nothing4yearsago
@ETmods....Justreadmypost,andIdefinitelyhadalineintheiraboutthemalegenitalia
andhowbleachingcreamwouldbenextforthem(joke,haha)yetyou'veconveniently
censoredthatpart....soyou'retellingmethewordvaginaisoktosay(asmanyothershaveon
here)butpenisisabadword?Doexplainplease.I'mallears.
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sasha4yearsago
Whyistheresuchanuproarwhengirlswanttobefair?Whynotattacktheotherstereotypes
ofbeauty?Lotsofwomenwanttobetallandbethin...there'snothingwrongwiththat,sowhy
can'ttheywanttobefairandhavebigboobstoo?
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Ahmedullah4yearsago
@blackjack
Alessonscientisthavelearnedinthepastcenturyisthatlinguisticaffinityhasnothingtodo
withethnicaffinity.Look,Iamspeakingenglishwithyouandmykidsdon'tknowawordof
anyindopaklanguage.YetIhavenoEnglishbloodinme.Thus,thesocalledaryaninvasion
isnothingbutamigrationoflanguageandnotmuchofamigrationofpeople.Andthereis
goodreasontobelievetheoriginalindoEuropeanspeakerswerebrownratherthanwhite.
Finally,IhavereadtheVedasinitsoriginalmyselfandIdon'tfindanymentionofsuperior
skincolors.NeitherdomostsanskritistsIknow.
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NOJOY4yearsago
@manish
addJanmabhumitothatlist,onadifferennoteiamseriouslycontemplatingsuingallthese
fairnesscreamswithallthepossiblebizarrenames,fortheyhavenotchangedmyskintoneone
bit,irrespectiveofmytonnesandtonnesofapplyingthem.
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akash664@gmail.com4yearsago
@BlackJack:
Thanksforthereply.yeahigotitwrong.YouwerenotspeakingofAIT.
Ireallyfoundthevideotooexhaustive,couldnotunderstandmanythings,didnotwatchit
completely.thanksforthesummary.:)
IhavestayedinChennai,formanyyears&foundthatmyTamilfriendsstillbelieveinAIT.I
founditstrange.
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RAWisraw4yearsago
@sane
Yourcommentaboutwhatsnextshouldbeawardedforbestcommentoftheyear.
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Ayesha4yearsago
IreadanarticleabouthowBlackwomenintheUSAaretheleastdesirableandmostlikelyto
remainsingle.Itwasverysad.
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RawisWar4yearsago
Thisisthecaseinthewholeworld.EveninUSA,blackwomenarethemostdiscriminatedin
themarriagebusiness.30%ofthemnevergetproperpartners.Evenblackmalesgoforwhite
womeningreaterproportions.
IguessthesituationisnotmuchdifferentinPakistaneither.
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BlackJack4yearsago
@akash664@gmail.com:
OkIhavenowlistenedtothevideowhileIhumblyagreethatheknowsmuchmorethanIdo
onthissubject,Ithinkhehasnothandledthequestionswellatallandhedoesnotaddress
severalpoints:
1.HishypthosisisbasedontheargumentthattheRigVedaismucholderthancurrent
Westernestimates(highlypossible)andthattherewasanAryanInvasiononlythatitwas
fromIndiaoutward.Thisisnotsupportedbysevaralmodernlinguisticstudieswhichshows
thatIndoIranianisonlyonebranchoftheProtoIndoEuropeanlanguages.
2.HesaysthattheAryansexistedbeforetheHarappaMohenjodarocivilizationbuthasnot
satisfactoryexplanationonwhytheyspokeadifferentlanguageandhadanurbanculturevs
theAryanpastoralone.Archaeologicallyitshowsthattherewasacompletelydifferentculture
betweenHarappanandAryangroupsalthoughtheybothoccupiedtheSaptaSindhuregion
thisishighlyunlikely.
3.Hespeaksofnohorseremainsbeingfoundwhichshouldsupportthefactthattherewasno
migrationinwards.However,theword'asva'(horse)ismentioned250timesintheRigVeda
whichshowsahighdegreeoffamiliaritywiththeanimal.
4.HecompletelyskirtstheDravidianissueiftherewasanoutwardmigrationofAryansfrom
SaptaSindhuthatresultedinsuchaclosesimilaritybetweenSanskritandGermanic/Latin/
seemore
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BlackJack4yearsago
@Ahmedullah:
Fairpoint.ButtheMahabharatawasoneofthelatestepicswrittenoveraperiodof700years
extendingtoCEsinceitwassmriti,andnotsruti,itwouldhavealsobeensubjecttochanges
overtime.AsIremember,theRigVedatalksofthehotrisaspeoplewithfairhairandlight
coloredeyes,andrepeatedlydescribingIndraasfaircomplexioned(hewasamuchmore
importantGodinVedictimes)andspeaksoftheDasyusasdark/blackskinnedpeoplewhom
Indravanquishesblackskinisspokenofdisparaginglyinthistextandfairskinisgenerally
shownamarkedpreference.TheRigVedaisprobablyattherighttimetochronicleany
admixingofculturesandtheracialdifferencesthatexisted.ThisdoesnotprovetheAITbut
speaksofthepreferenceforfaircomplexionbeingfarmoredeepseatedthaninBritishtimes.
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Ifyoureadmypost,IhavenotmentionedAITbutIndoAryanmigrationwhichisrelatedto
theIndoIranianlanguagegroupwithinthebroadProtoIndioEuropeanlanguagefamilies
thelinkagesinlinguisticsamongthesegroupsisfairlywellrecognized.Iamawarethatthere
aremultipletheoriesandnosingleonehasmanagedtoruleoutalltheotherstypicallythose
whospeakagainstmigrationrefusetocountenancethelinguisticsimilaritiesbyclaimingthat
archaeologicalandmigratoryevidencedoesnotsupportittheywillgenerallypickuppoints
thatdonotfitandignoretheonesthatdo(Idon'tknowwhichisright).Nevertheless,Iwill
listentoyourvideotoo.
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Sane4yearsago
@Trojan
IloveDuskycomplexionedwomen!GivemeBipashaandMalikaoverKatrinaandKareena
anyday.
OK.Takethem.Aren'tyouhaveanyinterestinVidiaBalan.Takehertoo.....complimentary.
Now,tellmore.........
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BlackJack4yearsago
@ET
ThisisridiculousinmycommentwhenIsaidvaginal/analwhiteningyouhaveremoved
thosewordsasoffensivewhichmakemyentirecommentmeaningless(however,Ifindthemin
manycommentssincethen,soyouseemtohavehadachangeofheart)plsdeletemyentire
commentorrestoretheoriginal,andplstryandeditcontentafterunderstandingwhatis
written.
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TheReader4yearsago
Somepeoplemaynotfindthistopicrelevantbutitistruethatdarkskinandtanned
complexionmakelifehellforalotofwomen.Ihavewrittenanarticleonhowmydark
complexionmademylifeproblematicandhowlongittookmetogetoutofthedeeplyseeded
inferioritycomplex.Foranyonewhoisinterested==>http://www.womag.pk/skinwhite...
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Trojan4yearsago
IloveDuskycomplexionedwomen!GivemeBipashaandMalikaoverKatrinaandKareena
anyday.
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Parvez4yearsago
Iftheareactuallymarketingandsellingthisstuffandpeoplearebuyingit..............thenmore
powertothem.Thiswasahilariousread.
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SextonBlake4yearsago
Ihaveverylightskin,butconsiderthatSouthAsianwomenareabsolutelygorgeous.Lovetheir
looks,dresssense,andpersonalities.IhavenevermetanySouthAsianwomenwhodidnot
comparefavourablywithWesternwomen.Westernwomencanbegreatalso,butweshould
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comparefavourablywithWesternwomen.Westernwomencanbegreatalso,butweshould
notworryaboutthecolourofskin?
P.S.AlthoughcookingisnotthemostimportantassetIrequireinapartnermostSouthAsian
womenareexcellentcooks,whichisaplus.
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realitycheck4yearsago
ohksototheladiesevenifyouarewhiteassnow,menwouldstillcheatonyou,breakyour
heartandtrashyou,physicalattractiondoesntlastlonger,andtrustmeafairerskintone
wouldnotpreventanyofthesethings,beenthere,experiencedthat.
Sostopthisobssessionwithgettingfairertogetaman,getyourownlivesstraightenedup
wherebyamanshouldnotbethecauseofyourhappinessorsadness!
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Guest4yearsago
I'dtakeadesigirlwithahealthytannedbrownskinoveraghastlywhiteoneanydayofthe
wake.Andisn'titironichowCaucasiansarenowaretryingtoachieveourskintoneartificially!
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Manish4yearsago
ilovethemoderatorinthisshift....sheislettingeventhemostcheesycommentspassthrough...
whatareyourshifttimingsmam....onmostofthedays...
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Manish4yearsago
@Sane:
asifallyoupakistanisarewhiteenglishmenincarnate....
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antony4yearsago
Igenerallyfeeldarkoverthereisnotbeautifulatall.Howeverwhenpassiontakesoveryou
acceptwhatitis!.
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Sane4yearsago
@Writer
ConsideringvaginalwhiteningcreamshavejustbeenintroducedinIndia,Iguess,weknow
whattoexpectnext.
Whattoexpectnextisnotariddle.AtleastbottomofallIndiansshallbewhite.
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akash664@gmail.com4yearsago
@BlackJack:
AryanInvasiontheoryisincorrect.
WatchthevideowhereProf.NicholasKazanas,Director,IMILOSMeletonCulturalInstitute,
Greece,deliveregalectureon'TheCollapseofAryanInvasionTheoryandtheprevalenceof
Indigenism'ataspeciallectureorganisedbyVivekanandastudycircle,IITMadrason26th
February2011.
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IthinkLordKrishnausedtocomplainhismotherabouthimbeingDark&Radhabeing
fair..Checkoutthesongyashomatimaiyasebolenandlala..
TheproblemisIndiansareofeitherDark,semidarkorfaircomplexioned&thispsychologyof
fairskingettingafairdealisinherited&thesefairnesscreamcompaniesaretakingadvantage
ofthismindset.
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NoorMuhammad4yearsago
ExpressTribuneisincreasinglylookinglike"EveningSpecial"newspaper,with"mirch"and
"masala",thattooimported.Sigh!!
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Manish4yearsago
@RAKSHA:
whatisyourpersonalpreference?
@ET:
sincemostofyoumoderatorsareladies,whatdoyouthinkabouttheproduct......
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Manish4yearsago
VAGINALWHITENINGcream?
well,atleastaboutthatparticularpartofbody,ijustdonotgetit,what'sincolour.....
afterallit'sKARMABHUMI...notSUAVARNBHUMI.
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Sane4yearsago
Whatlousysubject?Isthisaproblemofacommonperson?!Thisisselfinducedperception
beyondreality.
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PakistaniAgnostic4yearsago
MalvarisarereallythemostdarkestpeopleoutsideAfrica.Youcaneasilyspotthemwalkingin
Dubaimallswiththemostoutrageousofoutfitsandphysique
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mr.rightyrightist4yearsago
Imyopinion,allsocalledfairnessproductsshouldbebanned.
Notonlyaretheyfake,theyareunnecessary.
Iwonderifanyonehaseverbecomefairbyusingtheseproducts!Also,tohaveproductsthat
increasesfairnessistosaythatdarkercomplexionisbad.
Butthen,what'stheuseofwritingsuchablogforPakistanis.ofallthepeopleintheworld,
Pakistanisaretheworseracists.WorsethanIndians.
Isn't1971aresultofalsoracism?Wasn'titaboutfairbeefeatingMartialraceagainstdarkrice
eatinginferiorrace?
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