Prashant Srivastava is Special Correspondent-cum-Assistant Editor and covers politics, policy, and crime. He can be reached at prashant.srivastava@theprint.in
This third class leader is not only a sexist and a bigot but also racist with deep seated inferiority complex. This kind of ‘fair skin’ mania is very much a north indian obsession. We are proud of our dark skin and our women are no less beautiful than any ‘fair skin kashmiri’. I remember a couple of years back there was a lot of media talk about ‘good looking’ street vendors in pakistan but it was just some fair skin, add some blue eyes and that person is an avatar for these kinds of people. This nonsense needs to end.
This third class leader is not only a sexist and a bigot but also racist with deep seated inferiority complex. This kind of ‘fair skin’ mania is very much a north indian obsession. We are proud of our dark skin and our women are no less beautiful than any ‘fair skin kashmiri’. I remember a couple of years back there was a lot of media talk about ‘good looking’ street vendors in pakistan but it was just some fair skin, add some blue eyes and that person is an avatar for these kinds of people. This nonsense needs to end.