Brown people want to be White
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Yea, I said it.
In case the non-browns didn’t notice, us curry-colored folks been tryna to look like the White Man for a hot minute now.
Whether you talkin bout POND’S cream, the infamous Fair N’ Lovely skin fairness cream, or Dove’s beauty products “specially made for the Asian subcontinent,” the marketing teams behind ’em are out to make us feel like being dark is a curse.
Pic of the goods–also note the fake ass “FairGlow” underneath–it wouldn’t be legit Brown unless someone knocked it off
Now take a look at this screencap from a Dove commercial:
