fairskin complex in south asia?

Originally posted by M. Nachiappan I have friends who have turned �white� after returning from Russia after studies and they called me �black�. Even the �whites�, if they roam or work in tropical countries, they become brown and Sun-beaten.

My dear,

 

 

My name is M. Nachiappan and I do not hide behind any nick name.

 

I do not know why are hiding behind �TELDEINDUZ� without giving any details in your profile.

 

The stuff is coming out with everybody and it is assessed.

 

Edited by M. Nachiappan - 25-Apr-2007 at 09:07

I do not know why again and again, there has been so obsession with skin colour herein AE.

 

Skin colour / pigments has nothing to with fairness, language, religion etc.

 

As moderator has pointed out, it depends on the climate. Note, how many dark-skinned persons are changing colour in USA and Russia.

 

I have friends who have turned �white� after returning from Russia after studies and they called me �black�.

 

Even the �whites�, if they roam or work in tropical countries, they become brown and Sun-beaten.

 

actually physical features also played a key, gujrat has been invaded many times from outside so people over there are a mix. The other guy does look a little mix. i am not saying every gujrati person would be a mix but there are lot.

Edited by pathan - 22-Apr-2007 at 16:17

lol their preety close, but i am assuming ur the right one.

yes but that lighter skin colour would still not make you being considered fair right. i am assuming your from south india? like i have some indian punjabi friends and thier skin colour is preety fair compared to average indians but in the summer they get preety tanned and look very indian but in the winter they loose there tan and could easily be considered olive skin. 

yes those people are dark skinned and i agree majority of indians are like that. actually the way to define darkskin is basically when it doesn't change its colour in any climate, like Europeans get tanned in the summer when its hot but in the winter when its cold they get back to being really white. But for most indians the colour stays the same doesn't matter if their living in cold climates of europe of hot climate of india.

wow wait tanned skin is not dark skin, even in North america Darkskinned people are kinda a looked down upon, especailly blacks.

Same reason Victorian age queens of england were painted white as ghosts...........I guarantee, and am willing to make a wager, that this mentality will die out come 50yrs. (Aloka Payetra)

Statements seem to contradict themselves...you obviously proved that this fad has continued for centuries.

In North America however, dark skin is a sign of the affluent and powerful, who can afford to cruise and vacation on beaches. So in the most part this trend has changed quite significantly in the west but the eastern zones are obsessed with bright skin even today. Consider the Chinese, Koreans and Eastern Asians who deeply idealize fair skin.

So does  this fair obsession stem from Indians, or East Asians?
Don't Middle-Eastern's like it as well?

It's not an issue of superiority, but preference. Same reason Victorian age queens of england were painted white as ghosts. Fair skin represents a lack of hard labor, a luxury many can't afford.

If you don't like, understand it's just a phase. I guarantee, and am willing to make a wager, that this mentality will die out come 50yrs.

At first, as the population as a whole gets richer, the sale of fairness creams will increase due to everyone's ability to buy the creams. However, since higher paying jobs result in less physical activity and thus fatter people, people will start to look down upon a sedentary lifestyle and try to adopt a more active one. As a result, people will try to look healthier, and associate the outdoors with being healthier and better looking. And since the outdoors come with a tanner body, being darker will no longer be bad.

In other words, what looks overworked now will look healthy after a while.