Bollywood has a SERIOUS colorism problem : the UNfair and the NOT SO lovely side of India

Today we're discussing all things Colorism in Bollywood, where we dissect a long and painful history of colorism, racism, skin whitening in Bollywood and, in extension, India.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Intro talking
1:14 What is colorism?
2:22 Colorism in Asia
3:29 Colorism in India
3:57 The history of Colorism in India and how it started
7:35 Colorism towards Indian Gods
8:36 Colorism in Hollywood
8:55 Colorism in Bollywood
14:51 Brownface in Bollywood
17:58 How Colorism affects people
20:12 Fair and lovely
24:17 My experience with colorism
26:39 Conclusion
Sources:
Wikipeida: Discrimination based on skin color
Wikipedia: Ethnic relations in India
The Never-Ending Saga of Colorism in Indian Cinema - Rolling Stone India
COLORISM, CASTISM, AND GENTRIFICATION IN BOLLYWOOD - Rebecca Peters, The Jugaad Project
8 Bollywood Actresses Who Got Fairness Treatments Done - Vanity no apologies
Poverty and Colorism in India - The Borgen Project
Wikipedia -Colorism in the Caribbean
Why Do Indians Love 'Fair' Skin? - The Swaddle on KZbin
Racism in Bollywood | Brainwash on KZbin
India and its UN-FAIR Beauty Standards | Documentary - Anuja Premika on KZbin
Dark Skin Roles But STILL No Dark Skin Actors - Brut India on KZbin
Comedian Trashes India's Fair Skin Obsession - Brut India on KZbin

[@alicial3320]

Regarding Deepika Padukone she did not in fact bleach her skin (she is the same since she was a baby) but filters have been applied to her skin in movies. In the making of of Bajirao Mastani Mohe rang do laal song she has her natural color but in the final song/movie she is so white. When we see her in Gehraiyaan or Pathaan her skin is not like that her skintone is actually the same as Priyanka.

[@imauniryne6757]

I’m watching a Bollywood movie deewana and in one scene I’m noticing divya bharti they made her face makeup so light and you can see by her arms and hands she is darker skin

[@yo2trader539]

The information on Japan is incorrect. Rice-farming culture have strong preference for light-skin for thousands of years, as it reflects social caste. If you want to see Japanese make-up from 1,000 years ago, just like at any KABUKI or MAIKO make-up. The traditional word in Japanese for make-up is OSHIROI (白粉), which literally means WHITE POWDER.

[@junipurr666]

This video is amazing. Thank you for putting so much into perspective for this westerner. So sad that such beautiful black and brown women feel this way. Representation really does matter. I can't wait for another one!🤎🖤

[@melbaparker5313]

I really don’t understand why everyone wants to be white. I’m a black American and I love my color. I feel dark complexion is beautiful. Those India women are gorgeous. God create everyone equal. So be proud of your skin.

[@imauniryne6757]

Well it’s because of colonizers and it’s so many pretty darker skin women it’s sad that they’re seen as ugly

[@Industryatom1103]

But you dont have any idea. What they go through in daily life

[@calistafalcontail]

I know american education sucks and many americans dont know anything about other cultures, but you really have no idea why this is a thing??? Its not even because of colonialism, but because light skin, in so many nations, was/is a status symbol. It indicated wealth. People with darker skin had to work outside or derived from people who had to work outside and were associated with peasantry. Light skin indicated a lineage of people who were high enough in status to work inside. The caste system is ancient.

[@maeryn4200]

Same here. I'm a white European and wouldn't want to be black or tan either. If I had dark skin, my dresses would look much different and not as pretty on me. There are some things black people cannot or shouldn't wear and there are things that lighter skinned peopel shouldn't wear. I think yellow often doesn't suit lighter skin, while it looks beautiful on darker skin (because of contrast maybe?). Vice versa, darker colors don't match darker skin that well, it looks better on lighter skin because again contrast. But that's just me, I like playing with nuances, contrasts and shades.

[@anthonywest7583]

VERY informative.

[@justarandomguy1541]

bro not the subway surfers

[@butter5144]

Very soothing voice 😘🤭

[@Saintzea]

Girl what plattyform do you use to edit on ?

[@kathleenking47]

India ALWAYS DID it's the caste system

[@Tojoj22]

The Darkskin India should just come to America!!

[@anweshapanda325]

Not everyone has that amount of money