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Unfair is lovely too: Anu Kumar #56
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“Don’t you have long sleeves you can wear while you’re outside?”, “I brought a new brightening face scrub for you to try.”, “Try not to stay in the sun too long, you’ll get dark.” South Asian kids listen to these kinds of comments all the time. And not from outsiders but people close to our hearts.
This was also the case for Anu Kumar. Born in New York to Indian Immigrant parents, from Southern India, Anu moved and was raised in Knoxville, TN. Anu was confused when she realized that people, who are like her of Indian descent didn’t like their dark skin and people who are from around the world who have much lighter skin wanted to become darker.
Anu shares her story of growing up in almost two different worlds, one where her skin colour was appreciated, even desired—the other where she was constantly reminded that it was something undesirable and in need of being fixed. She talks about how she overcame Colorism, identifying and accepting her inner thoughts on this subject and working on being comfortable in her own skin.
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Email: aneurokumar@gmail.com
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Manage episode 274219176 series 2124585
“Don’t you have long sleeves you can wear while you’re outside?”, “I brought a new brightening face scrub for you to try.”, “Try not to stay in the sun too long, you’ll get dark.” South Asian kids listen to these kinds of comments all the time. And not from outsiders but people close to our hearts.
This was also the case for Anu Kumar. Born in New York to Indian Immigrant parents, from Southern India, Anu moved and was raised in Knoxville, TN. Anu was confused when she realized that people, who are like her of Indian descent didn’t like their dark skin and people who are from around the world who have much lighter skin wanted to become darker.
Anu shares her story of growing up in almost two different worlds, one where her skin colour was appreciated, even desired—the other where she was constantly reminded that it was something undesirable and in need of being fixed. She talks about how she overcame Colorism, identifying and accepting her inner thoughts on this subject and working on being comfortable in her own skin.
Connect with the guests:
Email: aneurokumar@gmail.com
Please help the voices of our guests be heard by sharing this podcast with your friends and family. Don’t forget to follow us on our social and please rate us wherever you’re listening so more people can find us. Thank you and we are so grateful for your support.
Subscribe!
Apple Podcast App
Google Podcasts
Spotify
Castbox
Stitcher
TuneIn
Get in touch.
Instagram: @nriwomanpodcast
Twitter: @nri_woman
Facebook: NRI Woman
Email: hello@nriwoman.com
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2WSSQ2p
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