White Is Beautiful

[Tank]

"Being white is the preference," says Tanupriya, 23, an insurance brokerage firm employee. "There's a different psychology here. I think Indian women have problems with acceptance."
"Gori hai sundar," she says. White is beautiful.
Khurana says this tongue in cheek. She knows it's racist -- and disagrees with this collective thinking. But she's right. As far back as I can remember, a woman's complexion has been a very big deal in my native land.
When I was a child, my aunt forbade me to play outside lest I turn several shades darker in the sun. The same aunt lamented after one of my trips to Iraq that the strong sun had made me "black."
"You used to be so pretty," she said. In other words: "You used to be so light-skinned."

'White is beautiful:' Why India needs its own Oprah Winfrey - CNN.com

 

[ShootSpeeders]

I don't know. No question blacks value lighter skin color but then, whites want darker skin. That's why they lay out in the sun. Everybody, in america anyway, wants that copper color.

Nothing looks worse on a white girl than untanned legs.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Of all the girls I've dated it was a white one that had the biggest boobs.

 

[Moonglow]

These white people?

 

[Moonglow]

or this one?

 

[Moonglow]

the majority of white people aren't white.

or this kinda white?

 

[Moonglow]

This guy is not really white either

 

[Tank]

All over the world people of color prefer to be lighter

 

[Tank]

Black Celebrities Who Have Allegedly Bleached Their Skin | Bossip

 

[TheOldSchool]

I'd love a crack at either of these:

 

[eots]

Industry Report - Industry SWOT Analysis Chapter
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Tanning Salons in the US Market Research | IBISWorld

 

[Tank]

Ya, people want to be tan, not black

 

[Huey]

So ghost people want to be or to get some tint in their life.

 

[Huey]

These white people?

Damn,these are some ooogly people.

 

[ClosedCaption]

White people want to be black and Indian people want to be white

 

[Pheonixops]

Of all the girls I've dated it was a white one that had the biggest boobs.

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[Pheonixops]

All over the world people of color prefer to be lighter

I wonder if it's an effect of being colonized and ruled by people with lighter skin? White was the color of the "ruling/conquering" class in some of those countries, so it's natural for some people to want to emulate them. I often wondered if many of the slaves that lived in the slave owner's house were of a lighter hue because they were the offspring of the slave owner or a male relative of his.

I also know plenty of white people who want to be darker, just check your local tanning salon and beach....................

 

[Two Thumbs]

 

[Tank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNdglXM9NGs]The Skin Bleaching Phenomenon in Jamaica - YouTube[/ame]

 

[LuckyDuck01!]

Every race has its beauties, but I have a preference for darker-skinned ladies.