Dark, Lovely, and South Asian

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I couldn't find any space online that celebrate positive images of dark-skinned South Asians so I created one. This is also a space to celebrate the South Asian diaspora and people of Indo-Caribbean descent who also face colorism. Audre Lorde said, "If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." I refuse to be crunched into other people's dehumanizing fantasies about me. I refuse to be eaten alive. I am a dark-skinned South Asian who needs to see representations that reflect me. Here are images, voices and stories that document I am not alone.

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October 10, 2012

Micropixie aka Single Biege Female recently debuted her new microfillum during a screening at 3rd i’s 10th annual South Asian film festival. In this microfilm, SBF connects her experience within South Asia and the diaspora and the multiple borders that divide us, including our skin tones.

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Cute. But stop calling yourself by...derogatory slur used to describe an ethnic group
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