Hari Kondabolu on "Unfair Skin"

Comedian and WORLDcompass video blogger Hari Kondabolu on the South Asian diaspora's obsession with all things fair and lovely. It's BAD, it's bad, you know it.

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[Jinxed Tango]

Are Indians the only people who think MJ looked so good in his white skin..transparent enough to see the heart beating... ohh waait he died??? HAHAHAH sorry MJ, bt that was HILARIOUS.

P.s MJ was another victim of racism.

[dewfish]

no, because fuck self hatred.

[xyinx17]

I really needed this I am an african american girl and i always feel self conscious about my skin because of family now i know its not ok to feel uncomfortable for something i was born with i refuse to bleach my skin... thank you hair

[uruhammers]

this happens in east asian cultures as well; fair skin is always equated with beauty and there's an obsession among women to protect themselves from the sun so they don't tan. while of course this may stem from more ancient beliefs (nobility didn't have to work out in the sun so they remained fair, peasants did so they were tan, etc), this internalised racism is totally exacerbated by our modern euro-centric culture. great video, hari!

[svariar]

most indians are dark whether they are from punjab or bengal or tamil nadu. Its just that so many afghan and central asian/iranian hindus were being butchered left right and centre during islamic invasions in central asia and these people took refuge in northern india/indus valley. Thats why many kashmiris sindhis punjabis and gujaratis look fair

[MariaV0071]

Omg, you are so right!! And michael Jackson, I laughed, but exactly understood what you meant. Well to be honest, I have seen a lot of darker skinned people in my life, even Indians and frankly they were attractive to, like other people are. I am from Indian origin, we don't have this issue.with skin color, but than again, I was born in the west.

[kashmiripunditadkaul]

No, he was a self hating racist

[Siddhartha Ptdv]

Very true! I hope people who actually live in India have this awareness.

[TinyVessels00]

it's not just a south asian thing-- i'm of chadian/central sudanese descent and the whole dark skin/light skin dichotomy is real in east and north africa as well. all of the women in my family spend tons on fair&lovely and hydroquinone creams and lightening lotions, and these women are clearly black africans! turning a quarter of a shade lighter isn't really going to do much for you, but those eurocentric beauty standards are poison to everyone else in the world i suppose.

[Kev Urbie]

Only the truth ilicits a response full of rage. Thank you for validating my point.

[10ccalanarkush]

HEY ASSHOLE! STORMFRONT IS THATAWAY. go fucking worship your stupid white cross or iron cross or norse god or whatever else you like OVER THERE.