Brown girl
Everyday life of a brown girl living in a country where the majority of its population is brown in color.
The world knows India is brown but many Indians are not ready to accept it. The reason you may ask? It is our fair skin obsession. That’s ok , we too have fake tans here which is extremely popular. Yes! but those fake tan ladies will not ridicule the fair women living there because they are fair. And that is exactly what many brown girls face in their own land.
“Awe she is cute but she looks dark” said the old lady looking at the just born baby in the hospital “It would take you a lot to get her married”
“Study well, Learn cooking , Get a high paying job only then will some one marry you “ advised one of the guests to a little 7 year old girl who just came back from her school “ If not , your parents has to pay a lot of dowry”
“ Put on this besan-haldi mixture only then you will glow “ told a mother to her 15 year old daughter who is enjoying her summer holiday at home “Or else you will get even more darker and no one will marry you”
“Look! my hand is lighter than you . Boys don’t like dark girls like you” said an 18 year old girl to a girl of same age.
“Bleach your face with our product it makes your face brighter and all your problems will vanish” advertised a famous actress in Television.
“Sorry, the girl looks too dark ,had she been a little lighter I wouldn’t have asked for this much dowry” informed a young man to the lady’s father.
“Food is tasty but the bride is darker than the groom. How is he marrying her?” enquired a guest who attended her wedding.
“I did a favor to you by letting my son take your hand despite of your dark color. Don’t ever go against me” warned a mother in law to the newly wedded wife.
“Drink this saffron infused milk, baby will be extremely fair when it is born” advised a random lady to the pregnant woman.
“Awe she is cute but she looks dark” said the old lady looking at the just born baby in the hospital “It would take you a lot to get her married”
AND THIS CONTINUES…
Have you ever noticed how our lives are weaved around marriage , and to please the husband from the childhood? And all this is done by WOMEN most of the times.
India has come a very long way ! At least now we need to accept the fact that women are not born to please men and the society, Women are not manufactured to come in only white color. Oh! How did I forget white is also not accepted in our India , because then we look like “gora” with no features. We have to be a specific color to look ”Beautiful”
Not just girls but boys too are subjected to this prejudice but as long as they are making ransom money! such a sad state !
Draupadi - The most beautiful woman of her times is dark .
Rama - Someone who is considered to be the crush of every girl and is a husband material is dark.
Krishna - Heart throb of girls is dark
Devi Gowri - The Jaganmatha is dark
Where did we get this “white is better” idea from? colonial hangover?
Rant over!
Thanks for reading guys!