![]() “Eurocentric beauty standards were forced upon me at a very very young age and for the longest time, I never really thought of myself and dark-skinned people as beautiful,” junior Anthara Thirupathi said. Students who do have a darker complexion are often looked down upon for their skin tone, fostering insecurities shaped by colorism. The impact of this on the self-esteem and self-image of students at Northwood often goes overlooked. We are told to stay out of the sun, to apply lemon or Fair & Lovely to our faces in hopes for a lighter complexion and, almost every time we meet our extended family, we are told that our skin has gotten so much darker. South Asians become conscious of skin color at a very young age.
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