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Originally posted by: Ice-Thinker
@Purehearts:
A most relevant and useful article you have posted.
I hope everyone here in the forum gets a chance to look at it.
However, racism does prevail in USA - but unfortunately, an India with the level of education it has, remain engulfed in the dark ages (specially in places where its least developed) and fail in its fight against racism, and the more dangerous "Communalism" & "Castism".
I liked how that girl found confidence, but I wish we - who learn that skin color is actually never a factor - turn back and give our learning and care to India. India needs us ... and so does its people.
I wish this girl would not just turn away or despise India or Indian people for their lackings. Instead I hope she comes back and does something that lays an impact on girls as well as boys in her community ... so that both the gender learn to respect each other regardless of color or any other superficial reason of foolishness.
This color issue does not only torture the dark skinned girl, but as we can see, it doesnt spare the fair skinned person either. Because an insecure person like Kaushi can make the life of a soft hearted fair skinned girl HELL ... again, for the reason of her color.
If we are not to learn the truth of colors and how they only contribute in the beauty of this diverse planet ... not only the dark skinned - but the fair skinned would face pain and loose the priceless opportunities and gifts of life!!!
@IT,the girl has publicly shared her story.This is big step to in an effort to make a change.Hope she will try to go back and do something too.
In USA is there is a bit of Racism,in a different way but no to the extent it is India.
As being colored and from different culture, sometimes people here feel prejudiced with certain things like English speaking ability, education and stuff.Even the people of African Americans origin have blended in this melting pot.But the feeling of hatred or disrespecting in the name of color has come down very much, or atleast I have not seen/experienced it as much as it is in India.
And yes law has helped in a lot of ways here.
In India differentiation on the basis of color hurts more as it starts at you own home ,comments are made from the moment a kid is born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have seen it dominate in areas of marriage, schools(I was not aware of this until now, though I knew outgoing and good looking kids are always preferred). When I was in college, there was this North and South Indian stuff going on with Northy's being more smart, fast and good looking(fairer).But at the same time I have also seen dark skinned girls excel and being teachers pet at school, dark skinned girls married to good houses all have happened as maturity in the racial issue us spreading fast.
If we think for a minute about it before acting, we are all mostly have belong to same race and have same origin, and just that we all have varying degree of skin tone.Light complexion definitely looks pleasing to the eyes, they have less melanocytes and produce less melanin , so it should just be taken for that.
Coming to personal level,like Kaushi is doing, When I was born my aunts and my parents were worried I was dark skinned, I remember my Masi telling me that she used to scrub me extra so that I turn fair atleast as I grow up(She herself was very dark complexioned). I was differentiated/ compared to my light skinned brother and sister.It did affect me negatively to an extent.
But at the same time I was taught that God makes everybody equal.If you are not given attractive looks you might be good in something else.
So there is always something positive to fall back upon, than to look at the negative side and taunt the kid and lower her confidence.
Today Raagini did brush off Kaushi,👏 but somehow Raagini still fails to be strong character in my eyes.I feel she could have done much more than that.
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