Bollywood celebs are ignorant and highly clueless about most things. They just act as if they are "woke" and "aware" when we all know they live in their own little superior bubble of delusions.
And for all those saying that India never oppressed black people, let me tell you that the South Asian community in the West STILL carry their colorist mentality they learnt back home that "light skin is better". Indian Aunties in Canada and USA, living here for decades will say the worst things so casually as if its normal. Colorism is a HUGE issue in India weather you accept that or not. So please. Also, I know that racism and colorism are two different issues that stem from different parts of history BUT they both include the oppression of individuals due to their skin color. Their DARKER skin color.
Sara has been educated in New York so this is not something she is unaware of. Sara was the one who went on Barkha's show to say that if you want to be fair, put some powder on and if you want to be tan, put bronzer because you can't change people's mentality so you should be happy with yourself. PLEASE. It is very easy to say things you have not personally experienced. Name ANY top Bollywood actress that is even slightly dark? NONE. It is not simply about being happy with your color but the discrimination, trauma, and lack of opportunities you have to deal with for something that is out of your control. For a nation that is so heavily influenced by cinema, these moronic celebrities say such stupid shit so casually because they have never faced that level of discrimination or they find this to be normal. This is not a "trend".
This makes me very sad. It truly does because I have black friends and if you see the dispair and devastation some of them are facing, it is heart breaking.
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