@calestous India's obsession with light skin is a byproduct of british colonialism when Indians were told being white is better
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@NeelimaChoahan Was told by a Goan friend that Gandhi drove the British from India but left the French in Pondicherry :) True? -
@calestous@NeelimaChoahan That was Nehru, he was a bit taken with socialism/left leanings, given that his ideology formed in Grt Depression -
@_sunilrawat@calestous Portuguese stayed till 70s but I don't credit Gandhi as the one responsible for independence. He was one of many
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@calestous@BPeshwa Such ads are an insult to many people. They also unnecessarily propagate a stereotype which is not trueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@TVwithDD Remember our convo about lack of dark-skinned actors on Indian TV?? Would take a lot to land a role given the prejudice@calestous -
@DilliChat remember a tv series with a protagonist saloni , whole story was abt the probs she faced bcos of bein dark skinned@calestous
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@calestous @Amritaa_Rhea Well good luck to them. Maybe Bollywood can incorporate dark skin actor/actress too.#MainStream#PropagandaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@hgsutras Unfortunately India was ruled by Whites for over 3 centuries. They made Indians think being white makes you successfulThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@haritirumalai Finally!! Every other ad is about fairness. Now they are targeting men too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@Devinder_Sharma I believe we should ban the use of children as object in ads like dettol and colgate. It is a brainwash of childThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous Indian TV actors and presenters bear zero resemblance to 99.9% of Indian population. That's why they're on TV I imagine -
@moseeds@calestous or may be they are groomed more than needed.Often photoshopped too!
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@calestous thank you sir :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@BLRrocKS THESE ADDS GENERALLY PORTRAY IMPROVEMENTS IN SKIN COLOR....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous@lebomashile colonialism is still rife embedded in our veins, this is self hate.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous: India tries to crack down on ads that portray dark-skinned people as unsuccessful. http://on.wsj.com/1q0Al7RThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous Our Gods/Goddesses are black. Krishna, Rama, Kali, Draupadi, Bhairava to name a few.Christians working 24/7 to demean/ruin Hindus -
@hgsutras@calestous now from where did you bring the topic of "christians" and "hindus"?? :|
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