Just a color, but such a big deal is made of it

[smittenbyu]

Posted on this many times before. It's still a thing and will be for generations to come! But good to see someone talking about it in public. More awareness at least. And nothing gets the message across better than with some humour added into it! ;) Brilliant work on a very pathetic subject matter.

More about the video, especially for the non-Indians: Wilbur's New Video Sends A Message: 'I'm Very Dark And Proud Of It'

Dark is beautiful! (and yes, all shades are beautiful... we are just sticking to one topic for now!)

Comments

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

Isn't it weird - Europeans try to get some tan every summer because that "proves they are rich enough to go on holidays" and darker people try to look as white as possible. There are Japanese who get slightly poisonous injections to whiten their skin. With people doing all that we'll never learn to accept colour as something that has nothing to do with worth.

Nice vid! I hope more people start to think that way.

[smittenbyu]

I know, right? Crazy. I remember being in Hawai'i too majority of caucasians come for tans and the Japanese (of course not all in both camps) would be walking about the beach fully covered with umbrellas to block out the sun. I do have a Japanese friend from high school who is darker skin, mostly because she loves the outdoors and couldn't care less. But she did run into a lot of pressure from extended family/friends (her parents didn't care).

I can understand concerns of sunburn and health issues. And actually now they have used this as a way to cover their prejudices. sigh. "How to undo your tan" products.