The Great Shift & Why South Asians are Finally Seen as Attractive

[@hasinithirandee1062]

The best thing ever happened my body image this year is meeting you ❤

[@maryam_couture]

Girl 😭❤️🫂🫂🫂

[@sanomiri]

It’s so crazy bc as a black woman who grew up in the 10th district in Paris (where there’s a big south Asian population), I’ve always found south Asians sooo pretty/handsome !! like I would pass by a clothing shop and be so amazed about the beauty of your dresses and jewelry, I kinda grew up with Bollywood and had south Asians friends which helped me appreciate even more south Asian culture. My mom even used to mix west African and the south Asian hair care routine to do my hair. It’s crazy how people can’t appreciate a race (who’s not white) without making it a trend, like ??? our races are not trends tf and we don’t need the west recognition to realize that we’re desirable (sorry if there’s any mistakes, English is not my first language)

[@maryam_couture]

I appreciate your comment so much! 😊

[@sanomiri]

ily💕 thank you sm for your content, I’m not even south Asian but I really enjoy learning about your cultures, traditions and heritage through your channel

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

As a black women i am so happy to see brown women getb the attention they deserve for their beauty. Especially by western beauty standards that have degraded and humiliated them for so long. It is important to realise that brown or darkerskinned POC are not ugly it is just western or eurocentric standards make us seem that we are

[@ithseem]

Desi woman here, and thank you for your support. No one deserves to be done dirty because of their race

[@BoneisBone]

Funny thing is we've already been gorgeous, have you seen the malayalis in my area and my gosh we're beautiful, at this point, this is just a TikTok trend that happened to black folk before all of this

[@maryam_couture]

We’ve been knowing 😎🫰🏽✨

[@BoneisBone]

@@maryam_couture By the way your name is literally my middle name I'm in shock

[@LolLo-pp3nn]

Oho, then I guess I should consider myself cute, cuz people often think I am Malayali lol( am from north India tho:)😂❤

[@PinkNazz]

“You should never place your happiness in other people hands because it can taken away at any moment.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I am SO GLAD I found your channel Maryam!! x ❤

[@maryam_couture]

Thanks sweet girl!💗 I'm glad it found you xx

[@namjoonstolejiminsjams]

South asians have always been beautiful ❤️ The amount of time I've heard people saying "oh you're too pretty for an south asian" is insane they just don't want to believe that south asians are pretty

[@maryam_couture]

Very true✨

[@TunaTish-pj3lu]

2:40 Just a heads up since I haven’t seen ppl define “The Great Shift” in this way, but the phrase “The Great Shift” was essentially coined to refer to the Black guys with dreadlocks noticing the “shift” in being desirable nowadays compared to back around 2016 when Lightskin curly head (Black) guys were the “it” guys and all the craze. So it was considered the great shift for dreadheads to finally be recognized😭 Basically Darkskin dreadheads recently being admired and finally getting their moment to shine is the great shift from in comparison Lightskin curly heads who had dominated around the 2016 Fboy era.😭

[@maryam_couture]

Interesting fact, thanks for sharing!

[@zahrahashim]

I’ll probably delete this comment later, but something that puts me off is the fact that even in this 'great shift', it only leans towards South Asian women with Caucasian features, which ruins the whole idea of a great shift in the first place.

[@idrk1507]

Depends what you mean by Caucasian features. Small nose and big eyes combo isn’t a Caucasian standard, for example. That’s just an objective worldwide standard of beauty, and calling it “Caucasian” is imprecise. Often what people call is “Caucasian features” isn’t actually. All races can have a small nose, for example; just with varying formations.

[@Urmom-f9d]

Factsb😂😂😂 yes

[@mschunkymonkey1334]

@@idrk1507caucasians have small eyes desi eyes are big imo

[@zahrahashim]

@@idrk1507 while your comment is true to a certain extent, I would like to further clarify why that could be the reason. First off, colonialism had a huge impact on the changes in beauty standards around the globe. The proof behind this is, well, what our beauty standards are now versus the recorded accounts by travelers like Marco Polo where he said the following on his “The children that are born here are black enough, but the blacker they be the more they are thought of; wherefore from the day of their birth their parents do rub them every week with oil of sesame, so that they become as black as devils. Moreover, they make their gods black and their devils white, and the images of their saints they do paint black all over.” (Ill finish later)

[@arithegreat3328]

Very true observation, it’s something I’ve noticed too

[@LizaaFernando]

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love the video! It's so true-whenever people receive Western validation, everything suddenly seems amazing. Take coconut oil, for instance; we all jump on board when it's labelled as healthy by Western standards. I've come across countless girls who have been mistreated by their relatives simply because of their skin tone, not because they're not beautiful-because they are stunning! It's disheartening to see them treated poorly, and while words alone may not change their situations, we can certainly empower them to believe in themselves and recognize their worth.

[@maryam_couture]

Great points! Thanks for your comment 🫶🏽

[@Shelly-Manifest]

It is insane to me that someone would have the gall to say someone like Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar or any other obviously good looking person isn't. I know everyone has preferences but you can tell when someone is objectively good looking still. The negging is jealousy.

[@maryam_couture]

Yeah, it’s easy to see when someone is objectively attractive - regardless of their race

[@swanheart111]

omg i am so glad i just discovered your channel i have been wanting to see more south-asian girlies and connect more with my culture its nice seeing a channel like this

[@ynat2198]

Wtf is this great shift lol desis were hot loooong before this. You can't make me think my hotness is new just because social media dumbasses say so. I was desirable as a dark skinned south asian and always will be. ✌🏾 my desi ladies you were ALWAYS gorgeous ! Go where you are loved, and if that means outside of colorist desi spaces then so be it!

[@maryam_couture]

I love this comment

[@QuickWhisk]

💯

[@miumiu-dm5zv]

I don’t know why Hollywood always portrays an Indian person either as a Punjabi or as a South Indian (most of the time dark skinned) like wake-up , light skinned Indians with coloured eyes do exist.

[@jes6060]

People are way too obsessed with race ,making whole race as a trend is absurd, how th these guys are noticing us now cuz we've been existing and been pretty, first of all these people dont know how south asian beauty looks like cuz of the stereotypes rooted in their brain and when they do meet pretty south asians they'll say stuff like 'you are pretty for an Indian ' or you look like some different race like what do they expect, idk why whole internet has an obsession with us ( mostly seeing hateful stuff ) but others saying is ignorant and when i see few south Asians commenting 'great shift' is just sad and cope....( cuz hate crimes have been increasing towards us lately and lets not even bring social media hate into this discussion, my condolences to Canadian NRIs ) , sending so much love to my south asian brothers and sisters i hope this world heals and world finally see us for what we truly are and respect us 💗🎀

[@maryam_couture]

Yes!! ‘Pretty for an Indian’ is such an ignorant thing to say

[@jes6060]

@@maryam_couture despite being the biggest community they don't know anything about us , they form their opinions thru biased lens .

[@jes6060]

@@maryam_couture exactly despite being the biggest community they know nothing about us

[@RNGsus007]

Yess you're absolutely right, this fetishizing of races is kinda crazy to me. It happened to black people, and then to East asians (korea, japan) where people just started to fetishize them. It's crazy. I am glad that people are appreciating the different races, but its still crazy that its a trend

[@nazifaador3568]

I actually disagree with the hollywood indian represention is better thing.I think both bollywood and hollywood is bad when it comes to that representation cause in bollywood they tend to focus on the indian beauty standards ONLY witha few acceptions and hollywood just typecasts south asian's as dark skinned and looking a certain way when in reality south asian's quite literally look like anyone and everyone.

[@anaesthete5592]

Exactly, if anyone think Indians have better representation in Hollywood I can only pity them, the major reason for us being considered nerd and unattractive in the west is because of how hollywood and western medias portrayed us all these years, and the typecasting is worse than we think they only cast stereotypical looking or what they think how indians suppose to look, also I think nowadays even Bollywood have better diverse looking casts and bollywood is not the only film industry in India so saying hollywood represented us better is pure bs

[@anaesthete5592]

Exactly, if anyone think Indians have better representation in Hollywood I can only pity them, the major reason for us being considered nerd and unattractive is because of how hollywood and western medias portrayed us all these years, and the typecasting is worse than we think they only cast stereotypical looking or what they think how indians suppose to look, also I think nowadays even Bollywood have better diverse looking castes and bollywood is not the only film industry in India so saying hollywood represented us better is pure bs

[@anaesthete5592]

Exactly, if anyone think Indians have better representation in Hollywood they must be living under a rock, the major reason for us being considered nerd and unattractive in the west is because of how hollywood and western medias portrayed us all these years, and the typecasting is worse than we think they only cast stereotypical looking or what they think how indians suppose to look

[@Trash02-x4m]

Hollywood does have better representation for darker Indians in these years..which is something whole indian film industries lack despite most of the indian population being dark...darker complexions in india has been and will be portrayed as the comical side character or a maid..or the darker roles will be given to someone with fairer complexion..for once,darker Indians have been done justice to and it is by Hollywood...for once,they feel represented and it is not even by the indian industry..Sad

[@dilsedesi1704]

Exactly both Bollywood and Hollywood fail to represent whole India. Because of Hollywood representation, the Punjabi/Haryanvi people are often said things like You don't look like an Indian, or u r too pretty to be an Indian

[@korviscapetrova5269]

I hope it does not lead to the fetishization and dehumanization of South Asian Women like it did for East Asian women... or any kind of woman in general. But I know eventually it will and that's the concerning part of this trend.

[@ship05u]

If the trend is about fetishization then that's gonna be a eyeroll from me but if it's used as an excuse to give more appreciation towards the South Asians (not just limited to my Indian sisters) then I can be fine w/ it. The only validation that matters is from the one who looks back at you in the mirror :)

[@hisirdouxcasperan4135]

omg i literally found your channel today and i have no self control anymore. i really love your videos

[@maryam_couture]

omg 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@miyoirae]

Samee

[@nadeeshani]

I’m so glad that I found your channel, love your content so much, girl! 🩷

[@vennelakanuru2452]

1:39 She said facts here! ngl every ever i guess people start trending a "race" as if we never existed. Honestly if you ask my opinion all races are beautiful it's that people never opened their eyes properly.

[@maryam_couture]

Facts 🫰🏽✨

[@chrispillay-h1b]

Amen, she said what she said

[@anaesthete5592]

If anyone think Indians have better representation in Hollywood you must living under a rock, the major reason for us being considered nerd and unattractive is because of how hollywood and western medias portrayed us all these years, and the typecasting is worse than we think they only cast stereotypical looking or what they think how indians suppose to look, also I think nowadays even Bollywood have better diverse looking casts and bollywood is not the only film industry in India so saying hollywood represented us better is pure bs

[@dilsedesi1704]

So true

[@heartofstone4712]

american brown people be going crazy over validation strange. like why yall just can't be regular human being?

[@commanderwolffeex]

awesome video!! i love ur vids, they made me realize that i should be so proud of being south asian 🥹 our cultures are beautiful!

[@maryam_couture]

this comment touched my ❤️ & yes!! you should

[@nusratayyub920]

Hey maryam will you talk about so-called facial proportions (upper face, midface, lower face) that should be equal to look attractive or the forehead should be comparetively large. These beauty standards sucks the reason why women are undergoing nose surgery to get a smaller nose...most Indian faces have longer midface with long noses which looks ethereal and regal but nowadays they're looked as insecurity

[@maryam_couture]

That's actually a great topic to discuss! Thanks for the suggestion girly, I'll make a note of it 💌

[@nusratayyub920]

​​@@maryam_couture Welcome Sis❤

[@Fantasticfive2]

I’m black but they’ve always been hot. For me it’s not about race it’s really just about a person who caught my eye in the moment.

[@nekko02]

i agree with you 100% on this but you say its not just indians and throw a blanket term "south asians" but still show and talk about indian specific culture, people and media. it's just a trend i have noticed where anything good coming from India is covered as "south asian culture" but anything bad is just indian. please give credit where credit is due and be specific :)

[@MiniYadav-t7e]

Thanks diii ❤❤❤❤

[@maryam_couture]

Of course 😘

[@Noah_sship]

How do I repost a KZbin video

[@maryam_couture]

😆 I’m afraid that feature doesn’t exist yet💕

[@yulaikim]

THANKS! I just realized that this month 😢

[@maryam_couture]

It's never too late 🫰🏽

[@ximenahernandez8673]

Idk why... since always I’ve seen they so beautiful. Omg! 🔥💘

[@dikshyasamal5789]

Fr, I didn't really care about west's standards and trends, but genuinely I've always found my race to be most attractive... And never understood the hate towards south Asians or Indians in general......

[@cartr4236]

It's so disgusting hearing people rate types of races, ethnicities and cultures though! Like what give you the right to generalise that badly??

[@gottaricotta]

Amazing video!! More people deserve to watch this ... (off the top of my head some tiktokers come to mind xd)

[@maryam_couture]

😆

[@daerinobs]

ur vids r so entertaining :D

[@maryam_couture]

thank youu

[@bluecharm785]

Don't give your worry to others hand the things that really matters is how much you are beautiful from inside

[@rebeccaaa9994]

South Asian women have always been beautiful. I think it’s stereotypes that played a big role. I never understood why south Asians would get so much hate. I know y’all know what I mean. South Asian people get so much hate and no one ever really pointed it out or stood up for us. This trend is ridiculous because south Asians have always been beautiful and the culture. Can’t believe it took people this long to realise how beautiful south Asians are beautiful

[@Panthersigma]

I didn’t just discover this but it seems the rest of the world did

[@dilsedesi1704]

Saying that Hollywood respresents Indians better is absolutely not true. Both Bollywood and Hollywood shows just a certain diasphora from the Whole India. Bollywood being a Hindi Industry cater to the Hindi belt, which is why there are more fair actors and actresses in there. While Hollywood mostly shows extreme brown as Indian (Many times those are Tamil actresses-Simone Ashley, Maitrie, Charithra, Saryu, Poorna). I think Bollywood still has a little better representation than Hollywood. Also there r so many other regional film Industries, counting all of that would contribute to the representation of Diversity within India.

[@cattosakamotto]

Its not the whole southeast asia yet but I agree, Indians in Hollywood & models & some influencers are goodloking as fuck!! They are one of my favorite Southeast Asian with a distinct facial feature. Such Goodlooking people.

[@anaesthete5592]

@@cattosakamotto i think you mean south asia

[@austere_kore]

Is Maryam Siddique Indian or Pakistani?

[@Desi.Writer20]

Waiting for the day bowl cuts become a trend 😂

[@maryam_couture]

LOLL

[@talkmone]

The great shift is happening at all levels _The so called "Underdogs" are the ones they want to copy and be like. Funny world we live in 😅 I enjoyed the video 👍

[@tragicallyhoney]

They have nice eye makeup but people need to stop getting lip fillers

[@noisemaker-f3x]

As a former lover of Bollywood, you were very spot on, on the lack of diversity in that Hindi movie industry, thanks to Tollywood (South Indian) cinema, I got to know Indians are just like us Nigerians. I realise the only reason both of our countries have fair skinned people in the first place, is due to colonisation, and we were all dark skinned, so this light skinned fetishization is due to neocolonialism. Anyways, such a crazy trend to be honest

[@dilsedesi1704]

Thats not true. The white North Indians you see in Bollywood are not exactly white. There r still broen in comparison to West 'white'. But its because of the climate around that place. The Himalyas, Punjab and close regions are a lot colder than the South. We don't experience the extreme humidity like South(Mostly Coastal regions) Kashmiri are mostly white and u cannot say its because of the Colonisation. There is not a single drop of White blood in my family, yet all my relatives are fair. India is itself a subcontinent. You can find each and every type of color in India which is unique to the place and not because of Colonisation or other such things. Which is why Putting India as 'Race' is absolutely a stupid Concept.

[@biswamohandwari6460]

As an Indian guy, I can officially confirm none of them looks good, trust me on this none of them are.

[@Justgo_with_flow_]

Sorry you're unable to see beauty in your own race because you're brought up thinking only white skin and European features are "better"

[@LazySock]

As an Indian , I can officially confirm everyone of them look good ,trust me on this everyone of them are

[@anaesthete5592]

As an Indian Guy, I can officially confirm you don't represent Indian men, all of them were good looking and trust me your opinion doesn't matter

[@marchymeow4584]

As a middle Eastern person I can confirm that your opinion doesn't matter

[@mschunkymonkey1334]

@@biswamohandwari6460 this is why Indian women go where they are celebrated and not tolerated and then the self hating guys like you get upset about that as well 😂

[@zerobaseone4ever]

Thank you for making this i can’t believe how i also did this but the last part really boosted my self confidence 🥹💗

[@maryam_couture]

Aww I’m so glad! Thank you❣️