What is behind India’s obsession with skin whitening?

[Fractal]

They also fetishize the idea of having partial ancestry from lighter-skinned peoples. It's definitely not from the British, but probably internalized racism going back to ancient times. Also, this seems to be far more prevalent among North Indians (especially Punjabis) & Indic Muslims than other peoples.

Keep dreaming.Basically only PUnjabis and Indic Muslims. Most other Indians especially westies (Gujaratis and Marathis) want nothing to do with you Central Asians and Middle Easterners. In the USA, you're called a Taliban, kebab muncher and associated with Islamic terrorism.

Hindus are associated with Yoga, Hinduism, the IT industry,bindhis,sarees and other cultural icons.

Thankfully no one mistakes Indians for MENAs/Central Asians and vice versa.

[lameduck]

You don't think whiteness is prized amongst Pashtuns?

well there is bit of Eurocentrism everywhere, this is because Europe has immense civilizational cushion over rest of world, and beauty ideals are defined by them.

[Fractal]

My dad is white, and not a Jew, and I got his face, his complexion, his eye color.
I look pretty exotic for a Jew.
I wouldn't want to be darker or lighter than how I was Created.

That's great. Most Indians at least ones of my type do NOT want to be mistaken as Jews, middle easterners, Southern Europeans and other non-Indians. With white skin, combined with an Indic face its very possible we would.

Indians in the USA and Canada have "brown pride" while Indians in India whiten their skin due to the Bollywood film industry.

Punjabis and Pakistanis are the only South Asian groups I know of who worship white skin.

[Arduti]

well there is bit of Eurocentrism everywhere, this is because Europe has immense civilizational cushion over rest of world, and beauty ideals are defined by them.

Perhaps that is so. Beauty standards in different places is not something I have looked into deeply.

I think it's common to overlook your own race and prefer something exotic though.

[Arduti]

That's great. Most Indians at least ones of my type do NOT want to be mistaken as Jews, middle easterners, Southern Europeans and other non-Indians. With white skin, combined with an Indic face its very possible we would.

Indians in the USA and Canada have "brown pride" while Indians in India whiten their skin due to the Bollywood film industry.

Punjabis and Pakistanis are the only South Asian groups I know of who worship white skin.

Your supremacy arguments are monotone and boring.

[Chev Chelios]

Keep dreaming.Basically only PUnjabis and Indic Muslims. Most other Indians especially westies (Gujaratis and Marathis) want nothing to do with you Central Asians and Middle Easterners. In the USA, you're called a Taliban, kebab muncher and associated with Islamic terrorism.

Hindus are associated with Yoga, Hinduism, the IT industry,bindhis,sarees and other cultural icons.

Thankfully no one mistakes Indians for MENAs/Central Asians and vice versa.

Thanks to your Australoid and Onge admixture which is visible in your Indian faces. Don't you agree?

[Fractal]

Thanks to your Australoid and Onge admixture which is visible in your Indian faces. Don't you agree?

It has nothing to do with the looks and more with personality. Indians in the USA and Canada if anyone are more similar to Northern Europeans in behavior than Southerners and Slavs. Reserved, quiet, less emotional, mathematical/logical, etc

But by the way neither of those are present in Indians at least not caste Indians- perhaps tribals from South India.

[Antimage]

If it's because of colonialism, how do you explain wihte peoples' obsession with tanning?

[Fractal]

If it's because of colonialism, what is your explanation for white peoples' obsession with tanning?

Not in the USA because dark skinned Indians actually get more respect here than southern european wogs and middle easterners, and even Slavs.

From professional highly educated Whites - which excludes Americans on this website.

[Fractal]

Why would dark skinned Hindus want to whiten their skin when they are highly respected by professional, highly educated wealthy Whites in the USA (which obviously excludes ones on this forum)?