Racist bollywood song about beyoncé sparks outrage

[Chromatislaps 34,851]

6 hours ago, buzzkill said:

You mean... they are racists...

it's a consequence of centuries of western occupation, so in the end the colonizers of the past are to blame

Hopefully this kind of "self-loathing" attitude will disappear over time

[DiskoBaby 1,929]

10 hours ago, Blue Lagoon said:

A Bollywood film’s song about Beyoncé has earned the ire of many online for its racist and sexist lyrics.

Eyebrow raising lyrics: The song titled “Beyoncé Sharma Jayegi,” received criticisms for its lyrics which included a line that translates to, “Beyonce will feel insecure after seeing you, fair-skinned lady.”

The song was performed by Indian actors Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter who played the leads in the movie.

Indian musical duo Vishal-Shekhar composed the track for the upcoming Bollywood film “Khali Peeli.”

Vishal Dadlani, one of the writers of the song, came out in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement just a few months ago.

A video of the song was uploaded to YouTube on Sunday and has so far generated nearly 10 million views as of this writing.

The song has over 840,000 dislikes compared to only 88,000 likes on the video-sharing site. 

The song also made sexist references toward women about being “gaudy” and having “lots of tantrums.”

https://nextshark.com/bollywood-beyonce-fair-skin-lady-racist/

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[DiskoBaby 1,929]

People throughout the Asian continent have valued light skin for centuries before the white man showed up. To them lighter skin was a sign of prestige while darker skin was a sign you worked outside for a living and were lower on the socioeconomic ladder. Europeans arriving and conquering only confirmed those beliefs to them, but Europeans didn’t ingrained that belief to them, it was already there in the culture.

[God Control 2,181]

There’s rampant racism in india, Asia and the Middle East that people let slide. It’s a shame 

[derpmonster 22,412]

11 hours ago, buzzkill said:

You mean... they are racists...

They are themselves victims of racism. They suffer from this in a post colonial society. Everything isn't so black and white.

[derpmonster 22,412]

1 hour ago, DiskoBaby said:

People throughout the Asian continent have valued light skin for centuries before the white man showed up. To them lighter skin was a sign of prestige while darker skin was a sign you worked outside for a living and were lower on the socioeconomic ladder. Europeans arriving and conquering only confirmed those beliefs to them, but Europeans didn’t ingrained that belief to them, it was already there in the culture.

this is not fully true. You also have to realize that with India there was an Aryan invasion in BC and the native Dravidians were darker so there's always been an ethnic dynamic.

[derpmonster 22,412]

As an Indian, this makes me so embarrassed. When I lived in India, I as a dark skinned person was the victim of this colorism. Now I'll be the victim of stereotypes created by songs like this.

Please just remember, don't think all Indians are like this. It's a hegemony. Most of us are dark and suffer from this bullshit.

[DiskoBaby 1,929]

35 minutes ago, derpmonster said:

this is not fully true. You also have to realize that with India there was an Aryan invasion in BC and the native Dravidians were darker so there's always been an ethnic dynamic.

But we can see this even in East Asia and Arabia too. Colorism can be traced back through many native populations.