… It is quite common in India to associate “fairness” of skin with … Indian matrimonial sites also
make the skin color one of their … [ 7 8 ] Thus, fairness is so important to beauty in India that, just …

… Thus, fully 97 percent of the non-Asian and non-Indian population used only seven color terms
… In the remainder of this chapter, I explore how color matters for African American women. …

… understand the extent to which skin color matters in India. Such issues are not given their
due importance till date, and hardly any constructive dialogue has taken place on the same. …

… about Davuluri's skin tone within the Asian Indian American … and implications of skin color in
Indian community and among … understanding the implications of skin color and the definition …

… of slavery have shaped the treatment of skin color in American society, the contributors to this
… about how race and color continue to affect society, Color Matters provides students of race …

… Looking for love in all the white places: a study of skin color preferences on Indian matrimonial
and mate-seeking websites. Stud. South Asian Film Media 1:165–83 [Google Scholar] …

… Matters are, however, more complex than the above … skin color is similar to Beyonc6's
may be viewed differently from an AfricanAmerican woman whose skin color is more like India …

… media, I explore the cultural politics of color and show, first, how skin-lightening creams are
… Next, I analyze the dynamics of mimetic desire and their entanglement in the Indian cultural …

… This was consistent with their own views about skin color vis-… a race-based hierarchy of skin
colors. Footnote 79 Many early … of India as well as Sri Lanka led to beliefs that tied skin color, …

… meanings of skin color in our lives may help us as a species eventually to move beyond skin
color as a … If you are interested in why color matters to humanity, then this book is for you. …