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    Black and Indigenous models on Southeast Asia’s colourism problem

    ‘When clients and casting ask for an Indonesian model and I submit my portfolio I usually get the same answer: we actually want an Asian-looking model’

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    Mar 23, 2022

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    Beauty brands need to do more if they actually want to end colourism

    Conglomerates like L’Oréal and Unilever has promised to rename and rebrand skin whitening products, but why won’t they commit to removing them from shelves completely?

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    Jul 13, 2020

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    A viral TikTok challenge has been accused of promoting colourism

    The challenge, popular in India, see users darkening their skin before celebrating their lighter complexion

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    May 01, 2020

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    The Indian model and actress pens a personal piece on her experiences facing colourism in fashion and society as a whole

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    Aug 28, 2019

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    Spice reveals that her ‘skin bleaching’ was a stunt to highlight colourism

    The dancehall artist shocked her fans by debuting a much lighter look last week

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    Nov 02, 2018

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    Beyoncé’s dad says her success might not have happened if she was dark

    He's not wrong – the music business has a colourism issue

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    Feb 06, 2018

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    The Unfair and Lovely campaign highlights the prejudice faced by many dark-skinned women of colour to this day

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