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minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThough the director is South Asian himself, so I guess in a way he did that to increase representation, messed-up as that sounds.
minus-squaremarkovs_gun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoColorism, the favoritism towards lighter skinned people against darker skinned people, has a long history in India, and is still very much a problem today. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200818-colourism-in-india-the-people-fighting-light-skin-bias https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8932098/ https://www.stearthinktank.com/post/colorism-in-indian-society
Though the director is South Asian himself, so I guess in a way he did that to increase representation, messed-up as that sounds.
Colorism, the favoritism towards lighter skinned people against darker skinned people, has a long history in India, and is still very much a problem today.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200818-colourism-in-india-the-people-fighting-light-skin-bias
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8932098/
https://www.stearthinktank.com/post/colorism-in-indian-society