How much 'Fair-skinned' does Fair & Lovely makes us?
How much 'Fair-skinned' does Fair & Lovely makes us? Fair & lovely , not sure since when we started hearing about it. It's a household name in India today. Let there be any day, we won't miss a 'Miss' nearby, who hasn't poured potion of fair n lovely or likewise fairness cream on her face. It's the most religiously used product by ladies in 16-32 age group in India. We don't need to go too far, it starts with ladies in our own homes, somewhere in our psyche, its set up that 'being Fair-skinned means being Beautiful '. One of the Marathi song that sisters sing to their brothers in childhood says 'Gori, Goripan, Fula Sarkhi Chhan, Dada mala ek Vahini aan' meaning - sister is asking her brother to wed with fair-skinned beautiful girl. Now, who cares even if her brother is a black guy. On the other hand, it's being considered as burdensome to have dark complexion skin among girls by their own parents, thinking if the g...