Actress Nandita Das about the Dark is Beautiful Campaign

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In this video Indian actress Nandita Das talks about the obsession of Indians for a fair skin. Nandita has lent her support to the 'Dark is Beautiful' campaign that celebrates being dark. Dark is Beautiful is an awareness campaign that seeks to draw attention to the unjust effects of skin color discrimination. It's launched in 2009 by Women of Worth, the campaign challenges the belief that the value and beauty of people is determined by the fairness of their skin. This belief and media message shapes society and it gives countless people, young and old, a low self-esteem.
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[@Kaimosae]

Nandita Das is a beautiful woman, but her mind is even more so. Such an extraordinary person.

[@Respectself81]

True

[@BlooCowz]

YES blame the movie industry 90%. They need to start making movies where they also include dark, beautiful people as their leads.

[@richavashisht7053]

Indian God Rama was the one who wrote so many pages but Godess seeta's beauty and in those Bunch were only explaining how fair Goddess seeta is lol Dude our Gods were also corrupted !!

[@truthteller5356]

richa vashisht do you know Ram was dark ?

[@BlooCowz]

Truth Teller Yeah he was but paintings depicted dark gods as blue just to avoid it -.-

[@joannajoel]

Dark is beautiful😍 ! Yes. Im a dark skinned Indian girl. Since my childhood I was worrying about my complexion😭. But it took me a lot of years to realize that dark is beautiful! Now, I have come out of the illusion that fair is lovely! It really needs some intelligence to break the illusion! Dear Dark girls, we are beautiful! God has gifted us this lovely skin tone! Don't be ashamed of it. Only stupid people say that dark is ugly. Come out and be confident! ☺️😎 And thank you so much Nandita Das😘

[@sourabhdhingra91]

Listen Bhava as a Man I can tell you we give a damn only about नैन- नक्ष. It's the women who discriminate more on the basis of color.

[@joannajoel]

@@sourabhdhingra91 True❤️ I remember my friends (girls) , family (women) & even my mom keep telling me that I'm dark. But I don't remember many men telling me that!

[@sourabhdhingra91]

@@dereshnireddy3924 I am generalizing because as you said, some men do that. But till this point in my life I have seen women majorly doing it. Us men just go gaga on features and curvatures 😅 and I am typical Punjabi. I have seen women playing this game of competition of looks and beauty where they would try to put others down on the basis of color. They do it in very subtle way. Where as Men on the other hand look at features and be like 😍.

[@princesskuddles9592]

I wish people realized beauty can exist in all shades of skin. There is no need to change your skin tone. Love the skin you are in.

[@kavyakamal3542]

nandita is a beautiful lady. i appreciate her for spreading the message on which I'm proud of. im dark and m Proud about it . i don't give a fuck to the racist comments which I go through.

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Thank you for this video and the campaign! Dark is VERY Beautiful! I am a Black man (as you can see) and many of us see dark skin as a major attraction. We need to reject these European beauty perceptions as a universal standard.

[@DesiYUP]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching this video.

[@henryfung9725]

most black men i meet actually find WHITE WOMEN the most attracitve and then oriental women NOT DARK INDIAN

[@Danny-fs1hk]

...please excuse the typos. In conclusion, Dark is VERY, VERY Beautiful!

[@bensisko7154]

I agree my brother.

[@Howyadointho]

We need more people like you in this world!

[@user-yv8su2rq1p]

MORE PEOPLE LIKE NANDITA PLEASE

[@nalinidharanipragada1997]

Nandita, you are creative, confident and articulate. You are perfect in your own way. You are a natural actress and minus glamour, make up and 'fairness' (sic) you are beautiful whereas I can't say this much about the other leading actresses because I don't know

[@febinfathimaamir9264]

I echo every single word. Thank you Nandita Das for starting this campaign and being a inspiration to millions.

[@Strawberryknight]

I totally agree! Darker skin is sexy and beautiful!

[@sandipan179]

Strawberryknight ya ya serina williums

[@rainmaker690]

It's nice to hear someone directly talk about Bollywood's color issues for a change--I used to watch Bollywood films ll the time, and it always disturbed me how usually (especially in the last 10 years or so) how Bollywood's leading ladies usually seem to be chosen for the lead if they look more "white" than Indian, or anything else, for that matter. Heck, even in a South Indian film I saw once, virtually the whole cast was dark-skinned, but the romantic interest was--yep, you guessed---light-skinned! And I don't think that just happened by happenstance. I've seen Das in a few good films--Five Women, EK DIn 24 Ghante, and Aks---all pretty good films, BTW--props to her for bringing a serious issue like this to the forefront.

[@libragirl5533]

But Mollywood is Different...If you're Looking at any Of our Heroines They're Brown,Thick and Curly Headed 🤎....Here People are More Drawn To Originality

[@Posttrip]

She truly is beautiful. She can play any role. Love her accent.

[@rajanichoudhary7821]

Love you Nandita ji.. Your my inspiration. I am dark skinned girl.. From my parents to strangers they tried me to feel that it's a taboo but I thank to God and my soul I never let these things to me. Yes, I am dark and I am beautiful!

[@dinkwhitley9255]

The darker Indians should come to the U.S. The woman would have no problem getting husbands here... They are the most beautiful women in the world....

[@dinkwhitley9255]

+Lustful Sins Google Dharsha Phillips she's a News Woman here in LA she is beautiful and Married. I believe the darker Indians are only not wanted in India...

[@henryfung9725]

+Dink Whitley well miss america was a dark skin indian girl, getting hate from whtie and black men.... sorry but dark indian are not liked in america for being INDIAN

[@dinkwhitley9255]

+Henry Fung you must be joking, they are liked specifically for this reason!! Their beautiful naturally tanned skin tone and long black hair. Why are whites and other pale skinned woman in America going to tanning beds to get darker?? There are ignorant Americans who were saying she doesn't fit the stereotype of an American, which there is no such thing, unless you want to say the American Indian which is also the same skin tone. But they did not bash her for her complexion or beauty...

[@henryfung9725]

Dink Whitley are you black american? i know dark indian girls in america, that were darker and even prettier than this girl in the video. black american men paid them no attention. they got a little from hispanic men, and hardly any from white men. I see white men with chinese, koren , you know pale asian woemn

[@henryfung9725]

***** are you black? why are black men in england not open to indian women, but USA black men are?

[@wikkedchik90]

a struggle in life, whatever it is always brings wisdom. look how smart this woman is, because she faced adversity and came out on the other side, she's wiser and more refined human being

[@SurbhiBakshi92]

She talks logic. :)

[@dinkwhitley9255]

The darker Indians are so beautiful...

[@cocodakilla]

uhm no. It's all to do with features. South indians are mostly unattractive because their features aren't nice. North indians pakistanis nd some bengalis are stunning because of features

[@sandhyakakkad1499]

+Coco Pops poor finding , North Indians have fair skin that's all no good features .. Aishwariya rai is from mangalore south India . Hema Malini , rekha , shilpa shetty , Sridevi , meenakshi seshadri , jayapradha , last and not the least Deepika padukone is from South India ...

[@dinkwhitley9255]

+Divya Raj are you from the South?

[@sandhyakakkad1499]

+Dink Whitley yes .. Most of the bollywoods most prettiest girls are from south or Bengali Other girls from north are fair and thin that's all they' don't have perfect features

[@cocodakilla]

+Divya Raj you dumbass. The ones from south get surgery to fix their noses. Most are Not pretty at all. Those in the north had better features. all bollywood women lighten their skin. Some faces look better light OR dark

[@aqsaali2670]

This lady is so inspirational for me specially, when I was kid I was extremely bullied of being brown n people used to call me "kallu or kaali" but I saw her in my childhood, what a confident an articulate woman she is that made me to go beyond horizons. Lots of love from Pakistan for her.

[@DesiYUP]

Thank you Aqsa Ali for raising your voice.

[@MeenaxiRavichandran]

So thank you Nandita Das for lending your voice to this cause! It's time that India wakes up and teaches its citizens to accept and be proud of the way they are..It's time that we erase this racism that plagues even the highly educated!

[@bhupenderkumar2889]

dear nandita ji well wishes for your campaign and I appreciate u. best of luck and u also look very pretty I wish that God ji give u happy and healty life

[@gayatribharathi]

I am dusky and beautiful. Thank God for making me the way I am.

[@dinkwhitley9255]

What is dusky? I only know what dark is....

[@joannajoel]

@@dinkwhitley9255 Dusky is little lighter tone than Dark. And quite a fancy word too! ❤️

[@marcusbruce6389]

( From Oz ) Lovely lady, have followed her career for many years and like that she follows her beliefs, and pursues roles to tell important messages she connects with and feels should be told to the world.

[@bvenvi]

Loved her each words, because of truth in it :)

[@susmitaa248]

There are some people complaining that Nandita is arrogant for claiming she is not interested in mainstream film. I don't see how this is arrogant. The majority of mainstream films iOS

[@richavashisht7053]

She is not arrogant but there are other issues as well .Why is she not talking about those issues ??Pressure of having a slim body , or being tall ?? I loved her but I am so disappointed .I feel like she hates people who are pale

[@susmitaa248]

She's not allowed to talk about the stigma around having dark skin? How is talking about accepting people for who they are equivalent to hating pale skinned people? Have you seen the advertisements for fairness creams in India, and how badly they insult dark skinned people? She's allowed to defend her own skin colour, which is the skin colour of most Indians. She's allowed to be confident. Most of the mainstream films in India are focused on women's looks and glamour. They have unreal storylines and ignore the reality lived by most Indian people. Ofcourse, there are some really good mainstream films such as the ones made by Aamir Khan, but the majority are based on delusion. I prefer art films, which are more grounded. Nandita has every right to defend her job, and who she is. If the mainstream film stars can defend their silly films, why can't she?

[@christinatamang5502]

it's so true when you said that young girls (like me) are intellectually aware that dark complexion is not the problem, but the situation and circumstances around them make them think about it. I used to me much worried about it, but it has been far lessened because of speeches and detailed realizations and reflection like yours. Thank you for sharing your opinion because hearing from other is boost up for one's determinations.

[@anjanaasridharan4374]

Nandita das just inspires me a lot and I just love her!!!!

[@sreejaraveendran]

So very true!!! Thanks to the dark is beautiful campaign!

[@meenalaregina7770]

Hi! I am of South Asian origin too and in my beauty writing I always make sure to include tips for all skin tones. I always inject praise for all skin tones so that readers will feel confident and appreciated. I despise #colourism.

[@Rawirikerehi]

you are amazing Nandita Ji - my favorite actress!!!!

[@s.n.1996]

such a beautiful woman inside out!

[@coolglamour561]

Fair point. Well made!

[@rathnanagappa4486]

Nanditha is immensely beautiful and very talented ....no Bollywood actress can hold a candle to her acting.....it comes naturally to her and she doesn't even have to put any extra effort

[@DesiYUP]

Will will soon release this video as well featuring Nandita kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2K4ip1tadN7g5I

[@siyaya15]

There's a famous Italian song by Fiorello (Sicilian) who asks if it's impossible to become a prince if you can't blush (because you're too dark)...in that song he's making fun of Italian aristocrats and the ex-royal family that are all as white as milk...but the question underneath is serious.

[@GlobalPerson101]

I believe the obsession is market created in India. It's sad because the most lighter skinned people want their skin be tanned. The skin color is all nature's way of survival. The parts of the world where sun exposure is high, skin colors are darker to protect skin from sun burn. The countries where sun exposure is low, skins are lighter to help create enough vitamin D with smaller sun exposure. The darker skins age more gracefully and less prone to skin cancer.

[@SKI.K]

Thank you for doing this. You are very beautiful....

[@amanpreetkaur762]

wow...

[@alinamustafa4332]

True and dark is reallyy beautiful

[@susmitaa248]

She reminds me of Smita Patel, beautiful on the inside and outside.

[@thatindiandude4602]

And now, Miss Nina davuluri is Miss USA. Who will never be given a second look in India because of how 'dark' she is.

[@simisandhu25]

gr8 video..but me too dark n suffered a lot.i belong to north indian family. n d family where i got married everyone treats me like alien.it jus keep on degrading me.i dnt kno how to cope up.

[@avmukher]

so so true ... thank God somebody raised this ...

[@ananthv]

Wonderful initiative. God Bless.

[@Thisyoutubist]

Thank you Nandita !!!!

[@MrInnovativeEnergy]

You are all beautiful with any skin color! The outside and inside beauty of my East Indian friends is amazing to me. Gracious, kind, sharing people. One of the most ancient cultures and now one of the most educated per capita in the world. Here in America we are proud to have a dark skinned woman as Miss America! She is gorgeous! Be proud of your skin color, your heritage, and your culture. I love you just the way you are. Please don't try to change yourself for some petty social misconception!

[@KittenBrute]

She is so beautiful! I'd kill to look like her!

[@hanicsedgehog729]

East India dark skin women are very beautiful GODDESS 💚🌷💜💛

[@dibapravu]

and yes i am here just to c u once again. love u nandita

[@kabirsunkria2885]

Ma'am you're my childhood crush 😘 I love you...

[@cityfashioncentercomclark9221]

dark is more beautiful and more true indian gens

[@devchatterjee]

Hey, I like darker women more than fairer woman. Nothing to get upset over. It is just a preference. Just like some women find bald guys attractive. Incidentally when I would say this and have a quizzical look on the face of the guy I have spoken to , I site your example. I have always found you awesomely attractive. God bless

[@ethos2781]

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love... ~ Rumi

[@clueless00003]

The most stunning ladies that I've ever known happen to be dark. Something intriguing about their personalities as well. Instead of succumbing to the fact that they are dark, they exuberate so much confidence, and that becomes extraordinarily beautiful. Be it fair or dark, if u are comfortable in your own skin, it adds a feather to your hat.

[@xfghkhjfsejid]

Excellent video, good to see an Indian Woman speak up for sure! I do personally believe it is more than wanting what you don't have, but I respect the Sister's opinion. Please do more!

[@mshaik435]

Yes I agree it not dark if beautiful or fair is beautiful it just that beauty come with variations and we should just look that God chose to make us so diverse in appearances. 😍😍❤️

[@sumitjailiyaa4791]

that's truly nice frame of thought Nandita Das has. Go on with this attitude dear social Worker. ALL THE BEST

[@bdumanoir]

Nandita, such a great example for indian woman, and women in general !!

[@MeenaxiRavichandran]

I am so glad that finally someone has raised their voice against this ridiculous obsession! I have myself been on the receiving end a lot of times what with sales persons coming up to me and cajoling me to try some product which will supposedly remove my 'tan'. Or neighbors asking me to drink less coffee to lighten my skin. Being the dark daughter of a fair skinned mother often drew laments from 'well wishers' who would tell Mom that I would have been more beautiful if I had taken her skin tone!

[@yakshan2010]

Finally....a voice of reason!

[@dilipvaishnav5996]

Because of you, half the time I don't even know that I'm smiling ....... my first crush ;)

[@missartist123]

I've noticed that people who have used fair creams and are now lighter have lost that glow their skin had before using the products. Love the skin your in now matter what shade! :D

[@swetharinky3401]

As a 12 year old I felt really happy when I saw nadita das on news paper, who looks dusky . She changed my perspective of beauty. We need people in meadia who looks not fair. It makes a lot of difference on young minds.

[@DesiYUP]

Dear Swetha, thank you for watching this video with Nandita Das. She is truly an inspiration for the all. Here is another video with Nandita and Nina Manuel sharing their colorism story. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWaqoKyjba2LY8U

[@kowsalya.g8493]

2019 still There is lot of methods,tips on getting fair is created and advertised everywhere Ppl still buy these ideas😑

[@treznaticangel]

This new initiative is amazing. Shame on all the media for working up the insecurity in youth of India. Recently, Emami and Shah rukh Khan came up with the Fair is handsome ad. There has been a movement started to take the ad campaign down. Sign and share this petition! It's available on change.org

[@prabhatdex]

It is not just with Indians.. It is everywhere.. It is in Times..

[@divyanshuvatsal8364]

True inspiration.

[@RoshanAshrafShaikh]

Ironically, a 30 second Dove "fair and glow" ad was playing before this video...

[@MeenaxiRavichandran]

there are many issues that teenagers face...it's always a trying time..and to have such crass comments passed dsnt really help your psyche..That's why I support the cause..I am against bullying against all forms..but this is close to my heart..no matter how much you trivialize it, I know the depth to which this can affect someone..I can relate to that mindset..I have been there..Today as an adult I have learnt to ignore and at times give a piece of my mind..but it was not always the same!

[@evexgreen]

thank you, we need more people like you speaking out in the world. people and media can really brainwash anyone. its horrible

[@humairaa.3976]

Speaking of skin color, I was on a few Indian Matrimonial websites and needless to say, I was horrified at what the expectations of bride seekers were and this was not limited to just the grooms but their parents too - "tall, fair, slim" was listed on 90% of the profiles!

[@marcusbruce6389]

In Australia similar campaigns are aimed at women to darken their skin tone to be 'attractive'. People have their skin burnt and have chemicals sprayed on them which usually gives skin an orange complexion, appearing patchy. All skin tones are natural thus all skin tones are attractive. I'm a 'white' Australian who respects Nanditas' point of view in her career, and also sees her as one of the most beautiful women in the world.

[@girijasrivyas2512]

Ma'am you were so apt.... lovely msg. hope world gets it. 💕👍

[@aleezaalvi572]

She is so inspiring!!!!!!!!

[@vcky17588]

" im BLACK but my HEART is not BLACK"

[@poojakashyap447]

More power to you mam, love you, you really inspire me to make me feel good about myself.

[@DesiYUP]

We are glad that you loved this video with Nandita. 🙏

[@kamalab6816]

Excellent

[@blackstarafro2]

it is beautiful. my child is half east indian. her mother is of southern east indian decent.

[@Samuel115s]

in India fair skin is beautiful and in the west tanned skin is beautiful, why cant everyone just love the skin there in. if a woman is beautiful it dont matter how brown or fair she is she will still be beautiful.

[@kenbill5870]

I want to marry a dark Indian woman. I like where this woman is coming from please keep it up.

[@esecallum]

You must be mad.white is the color of purity and superiority.you should marry a white person.

[@esecallum]

Ken Bill Very dangerous country.every one is out to get you, to rob you, to rape you ...to steal your kidneys and kidnap you. fraud,embezzlement,corrupt police and politicians conspire to steal millions every day.terrorists everywhere,no law and order.weapons and rockets sold at corners shops.absolute chaos.kidnappers kidnap visitors to fund terrorism.

[@prithabhowmick5055]

@@esecallum you white ppl don't have anything without creating a fuss out of us (Indian's)lol if you hate us then you can go watch other videos .

[@esecallum]

@@prithabhowmick5055 hate? never said that.i am just sayomg you are dark brown and you are very racist towards darker skinned people.for example a african would be classed as very low class.you have dalits who are treated like shit by people like you.caste is alive in india.mars probes dont change your unpleasant nature.

[@nehamarkam3532]

Lady with an awsmm n ironic personality,...😊😊😊

[@madhavauk]

Originally Indians used to consider being dark means beautiful. Lord Krishna is dark. God Vishnu the sustainer of life force is dark. Hence Indians always wished that their children be dark. It used to be an ancient Indian belief that skin turns white when the soul departed from body, or the soul is not properly attached to the body (sick people turning pale and white). This craziness towards fair skin started happening only after 10th century.

[@MeenaxiRavichandran]

And yes, I am educated and have access to a moderately comfortable lifestyle.. I don't think the discussion was if I was a victim of poverty. And it is because I am educated I will endorse this campaign. I have been discriminated based on my skin tone and that makes me a victim of racial discrimination and I know how bad and hurt one can feel. No amount of education or meals can make that right...

[@claverpinto]

True Meenaxi. Why in India ,when a baby is born, is the question asked, " Is he/she fair or dark?" Nandita Das should start a campaign to change our colour bias, after all colour is only a pigment of the imagination.

[@zenda40]

you are already the best actor Nandita. Lots of love for you from Pakistan.

[@nagabhushana1150]

Yes, nanditha, black also is beautiful, sometimes unique.

[@DesiYUP]

Thank you for watching and sharing your view.

[@Suraj-palamu]

Beauti is not a matter of skin colour It's a based of face' structure.

[@123pammi]

@Meenaxi Totally agree, your comments are very well put. It is time we realise our own hypocrisy, it is time we value and endorse the deeper essentials rather than superficiality

[@madhavauk]

Please read the following passage from Marco Polo the famous traveller who visited India in 11th century. He clearly notes down Indian's love towards darkskin. Now the infatuation towards fairskin has reached to a crazy proportions that they even changed the colour of Lord Krishna in the TV serials!

[@robertwhite970]

There is no way to divorce this issue from the violence and colonialism that has brought this on. When it is embedded in the religion, the caste and the culture, the only thing that could overturn the current desire is cease from appealing to those who enslaved and oppressed them. Fall out of love with white culture and you will at the same time fall in love with your own!

[@esecallum]

+Robert White LIGHTER skinned indians hate darker skinned indians.they treat dogs better when it comes to dark south Indianans.They also have a caste called UNTOUCHABLES.disgusting crimes are done against them every minutes of every day.last week a whole family including two babies were set on fire with gasoline.MONSTROUS.

[@mishika8896]

@@esecallum Are you for real? I belong to so called upper caste and I am dusky. So what? Noone bullies anyone. It's bollywood stereotype. Mostly fair skinned obsession goes to haryana, punjab etc region. Not much to even UP bihar. Because even 90% north Indians are dark.

[@anushanehra6893]

u r the best actress . n yeah dark is beautiful 😘

[@keeturbo]

Love Nandita Das

[@HariVenkatachalam]

Yeah, it's great that Nandita Das is physically beautiful...but she is also an a brilliant actress (I start tearing up and need to reach out for tissues every time I see the beginning and the climax of Kannathil Muthamittal), and from this video, I can also tell she is a well spoken, intelligent, and an overall cheery and happy person. She's a great role model for the young men and women of India. :)

[@AyubKhan-qx2sd]

In this video Indian actress Nandita Das She is really an outstanding performer. she is really an intelligent actress. she knows well all about the True performing Art by her self and by her smart Expressions. she really influences always in her performance intellectually . I am really impressed by her deep thinking intellectual personality . she is a True Beauty of an Indian Film industry in her natural looks and color .. She talks about the obsession of Indians for a fair skin.Nandita has lent her support to the 'Dark is Beautiful' campaign that celebrates being dark. Dark is Beautiful is an awareness campaign that seeks to draw attention to the unjust effects of skin color discrimination. It's launched in 2009 by Women of Worth, the campaign challenges the belief that the value and beauty of people is determined by the fairness of their skin. This belief and media message shapes society and it gives countless people, young and old, a low self-esteem. Please view this video and interact on www.facebook.com

[@6jhoom]

These ideas of whiteness and beauty date back many centuries in our country (with the idea of varna in caste system, which means color) and became stronger with colonial mind-set.

[@temickab]

yea, and if you noticed it burns him. I was interested in dating east indian men until i learned that the reason i was turned down was because I am african dark. That really messes ya up as a black woman. I tried dating outside my race in general only to learn majority of men prefer lighter skin women.

[@robto]

What is even more stupid, and bizarre at the same time, is that this kind of discrimination also occurs among Africans, the darkest people of all. I'm from African origin and happen to be the darkest in my family. Some of my relatives were consistently mocking me because of my dark skin tone. I've never took it seriously though. I've never understood what's all the fuss about skin colour.

[@prashoor]

I have a reference from an ad of nivea where Arjun Rampal sir, mentions you should look as you are not some shades lighter.. Should their be a change in mentality of Indian society. Why women should be always fair. Feeling hilarious when I see beautiful dusky actresses promote fairness products. Skin care is essential but changing complexion is absolutely not necessary.

[@NinaThomas]

yes, yes, yes!

[@Moon-fv7kf]

Good job. You are an inspiration to many. However, in regards to that in the “West” some people do tanning and comparing to the obsession with whiteness in India, I think there is a big difference. People in the West I think do tanning to look beautiful, a change of skin, a style - like a certain type of haircut... but in India and other Asian countries people want to become “fair” because they feel inferior. One is for beauty other is because of inferiority complex.. fed through marketing, media, colonial hangover and colonial mentality.

[@richavashisht7053]

No body feels inferior its just a matter of human nature !!You always want what you dont have .Most of Indians are brown so they want to be pale and a lot of white people want to be tanned coz they have awfully pale skin .I am a light skinned Indian and i tan my legs in summer lol what is the big deal ??

[@fightracism2226]

richa vashisht Why in your culture do you NEVER see very dark skin in the media? Also you criticize her in a previous comment for making fun of light skin indian, which she didn't, but quoted white people as awfully pale skin???

[@tonysatie2291]

THANK GOD I AM WHITE: I am ashamed that at one point in my life I was led to believe that “whiter” was better, don’t get me wrong, no one ever explicitly told me that “darker” was bad or to hate anyone because of their skin color, we are all equally capable of doing great things, the fact that some people have less opportunity than others does not make them inferior and enjoying certain privileges because of your skin color does not make you superior either, Racism is the veil that has been pulled over our eyes to blind us from the truth, the people who control the true wealth in this world, the REAL power, want us to live a lie, to be too busy looking at culture, skin color, hair texture, facial features... to notice anything else, they want us to think that even if we aren’t doing so great, at least we aren’t “black” or “indians” or “insert any other ridiculous descriptive here”, its all a lie to keep the poor in line, to keep us thinking we aren’t doing so bad, to keep us thinking we aren’t poor too and that if we work hard enough, we could be rich and powerful one day too.This is precisely what Racism boils down to even in the 21st century. Much love to everyone out there, we are all equal, never let anyone tell you any different.

[@DesiYUP]

Thank you for your comment and watching this video.

[@tonysatie2291]

You're welcome... and you're are beautiful. Soon others will know too that progress equals happiness.