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07-28-2016, 03:35 PM
Four teenage Indian girls explain why they embrace their skin colour
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In South Asia, cultural standards of beauty are closely connected with skin colour, giving rise to a flourishing industry of skin-whitening products.*
In a new video, four Indian teenage girls from Mumbai question these stereotypes and explain why they love their skin irrespective of their complexion.
SEE ALSO: Women of colour around the world are taking part in the #UnfairandLovely campaign (http://mashable.com/2016/03/11/unfair-and-lovely-campaign/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Titled #EmbraceYourColour, video has been made by Mumbai-based NGO Kranti (http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/india-***-workers-mumbai-teacher/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), which works for the education of the daughters of *** works as well as the victims of human trafficking in the city. Kranti brought together some of the girls to talk about their idea of beauty. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/embrace-your-colour-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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In South Asia, cultural standards of beauty are closely connected with skin colour, giving rise to a flourishing industry of skin-whitening products.*
In a new video, four Indian teenage girls from Mumbai question these stereotypes and explain why they love their skin irrespective of their complexion.
SEE ALSO: Women of colour around the world are taking part in the #UnfairandLovely campaign (http://mashable.com/2016/03/11/unfair-and-lovely-campaign/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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