Brown Colored Glasses
A podcast about all things diversity, from a South Asian perspective. Join Yasmin Virani, Nabeela Khalfan, Shama Dharani & Azmeen Rasool as they explore all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion as it relates to South Asians. On Brown Colored Glasses, you will have the opportunity to discover and challenge how our unique experiences, attitudes and culture as South Asians contributes to our behavior and how we can jointly begin to question ourselves and alter the narrative in a positive manner.
Brown Colored Glasses
Dark and Lovely: South Asians & Colorism
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Yasmin Virani
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Season 2
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Episode 2
In this second episode which delves into the notion of South Asians and colorism, the hosts discuss all aspects of our obsession with the lighter skin - whether it's the "Fair & Lovely" face cream, the tone filter on shaadi.com or our own parents telling us not to stay out in the sun for too long. What is also discussed is the why - where did this stem from and how as a society we ended up discriminating those with darker skin. How does this also parallel with the racism we see within the Western World, especially within this past year, and how and where we can begin to dismantle these belief systems and embrace all the shades of brown, because dark is lovely too.