I have for the longest time wanted the colour of my palms to bloom into the rest of my body. I have hidden myself from the sun and wanted to scrub away at the brown on my skin. Unfortunately, this sentiment is something the South Asian community is too familiar with. Join me as I explore the different facets of this topic by discussing my personal experiences surrounding colourism in our community.

In this episode of the sunflw_rs podcast, we will untangle the negative notions of dark skin from our family and see how it permeates into our society at large. By examining the role of media, and popular culture, we will also critically analyse their impact in perpetuating or challenging colourist ideals.

This episode is inspired by the article authored by Dr Komal Gupta: https://samhin.org/shades-of-brown-how-colorism-is-maintained-in-south-asian-community/