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Originally posted by: desigal90

Umm...Lily didnt say anything personal or rude, merely gave her point of view. You think everything is rude or stupid just coz it goes against your opinion.

Anyways Farislove, I understand your point of view. But then other members do feel that because Shahid is a celebrity, he should set a good example in country where fairness is considered superior to other complexions. LIke when ppl felt that kareena's size zero was a bad statement towards the youth. Yeah she did it for herself and for a role, but it had a bad impact on the mind of the youth who felt that perhaps size zero was the only thing attractive. I'm glad she was criticized for it, coz she needs to be careful about what she projects to the youth. When you're celebs, its not JUST about personal choices anymore. The fact is, ppl look up to celebs as role models in many cases, so they should act responsively and try to measure up.

Ofcourse, that doesnt happen often. Celebs arent even close to being role models. They are full of faults liek ppl, but in a country like India, they are put on that threshhold.

So its about acting responsibly, not just "oh i use it". Becuase that does reflect your morals.

Kareena says she'll never endorse a food product that has meat in it, coz it goes against her morals. So in a way, what you chose to endorse does reflect on yourself as well as what ppl perceive as "cooL' in the case of a young rising celeb like Shahid.

Originally posted by: desigal90

Racism is a strong word. But I dont think lily meant shahid is racist. I think she meant that by endorsing such products, you fuel the fire that makes fair skin look more suprior to other complexion. And that is a very subtle for of racism, isnt it? When one complexion if put above another?

And that makes it that much more important in a country liek india where being dark is considered a negative trait. Up until early 2000, makeup artsts woudl cake up actresses face to make them look lighter. Even Bipasha, who has such a gorgeous complexion was made to look pale in Ajnabee. Thank god we're breaking out of that mold now, slowly but surely. But its very much there yeah? And the fact that even up until the new millenium you have such issues, it shows that this mentality hasnt gone away.

Celebs need to be careful. Fairness products are NOT acceptable. In my eyes atleast. And lily feels strongly about it as well.

Originally posted by: zainab25

Ah, I would never want my significant other, father, brother, male friends/acquaintances, cousins to ever look like Shahid, so no thank you, no New Vaseline Men at my house. Kya pata, they all start looking like 13 year olds with a spermhead after using the product.

I am not even going to get started on the fairness aspect of this product..............*shakes head*