Fair Skin?beautiful..dark Skin??....not!!!

Anika dear,
Nice post!

If its part of a discussion or casual conversation, it can be treated as a generic comment. When it becomes personal, there is an option to handle it or let it slide.

As humans, we are programmed to notice the differences in anything and everything. Its natural to notice the differences and prefer/want one over the other. Very fair skinned people want a tan and dark skinned people what to lighten their skin tone. Straight haired people want to curl theirs and vice-versa. Someone has a better something and the others want that.

Comparing and contrasting skin tone happens all over the world. It is ingrained in our minds more because of the way our country is. Almost all countries face this problem, but the patterns fluctuate. More developed countries consider this is a serious problem, so most people refrain from making loud open comments and do it subtly. The same is not the case in our country, a lot of people grow up seeing and hearing the differences, its accepted normal to discuss it openly. Even if one lives in a developed nation for a long time, its not easy for them to let go of such thoughts because old habits die hard!

Its important how the comment/discussion is handled IMO, than the actual discussion itself. Why give power to something that you think is trivial but is important to the other? The change can happen only when power is given to those things that truly deserve it.

 

Dark skin has a lot of benefits compared to fair skin. .
The Health Benefits of Melanin

That doesn't necessarily mean dark skin is better than fair skin, it's just our skin tones have evolved to suit the climate of the place. Healthy skin is beautiful skin, that's all.

People's perception about beauty is affected by social conditioning, advertising etc. We have to decide for ourselves instead of getting upset by silly topics related to skin tone, we should learnt ignore it. And if someone puts you down directly, you can always defend yourself with facts.