ASSESSING COLOURS, INSIDE AND OUT

The world in which we live today, is least capable of judging a person beyond colour. And accept it nor not, there is a natural mechanism fitted in almost everyone's mind, to conclude a person based on his or her skin colour. Hence it is a subject that many people will secretly disagree with.

Colorism is a form of discrimination in which people are treated differently based on the tones of their skin. It is also known as shadeism, because the shady colour (dark) is treated indifferently, or rather inferiorly. In the ancient eras, fair people were considered rich because they were assumed to be able to remain indoors while the servants laboured under the harsh sun. Fair skin is equated with beauty and superiority. Not only in India but in many other countries like US, Europe; it continues to influence social status, marital prospects, employment and other domains.

Instead of asking dark people to love themselves, shouldn't we ask the society to love dark people? And on a positive note, many people are coming out to fight against colour discrimination. It is being addressed at the community level. Indian goddess 'Kali' ('black' in english) is worshipped as a symbol of violence and power. Black exemplifies Lord Krishna, Rama and Shiva. Great personalities like Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Serena Williams, Will Smith and many more have amazingly cut across colour boundaries.

So let us encourage everyone to embrace skin colour as the reason of our uniqueness and not our differences. And soon the world will get to know each other beyond colour.

~ArzooSt. Mark's School, Meera Bagh

-Niyati M.St. mark's Sr. School, Meera Bagh

JUDGING PEOPLE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Whether we like it or not, looks and appearance are things that are considered very important in our society. Why do so many people feel the need to make fun of others and judge them?I wonder why ,we as humans, feel the need to judge and degrade others . It's human nature to compare ourselves to others.We base our judgements on these comparisons.First of all, all of us are not completely alike , so we shouldn't be compared on the basis of our appearance or any other thing.We need to accept these differences and stop judging people .It hurts the people whom we are degrading and makes them look bad .We are no one to judge others and we have no right to tell how a person looks as a person should be good from inside. LOOKS DO NOT MAKE A PERSON.We often pass comments if a girl is wearing a crazy outfit or if that someone has a dark complexion !Does this make them a freak and a bad human being? The answer is absolutely no .Who are we to judge how others act , look,dress or who they hang out with? We should be open- minded.Hence,it is our duty to make an effort to get rid of this bad habit of ours . Always remember,treat others how you want to be treated.

'Never judge a book by it's cover ' as looks can be misleading at times.

-Niyati M.St. mark's Sr. School, Meera Bagh

Colorism is a form of discrimination in which people are treated differently based on the tones of their skin. It is also known as shadeism, because the shady colour (dark) is treated indifferently, or rather inferiorly. In the ancient eras, fair people were considered rich because they were assumed to be able to remain indoors while the servants laboured under the harsh sun.

Embracing our differences means to remove or ignore the differences between you and other people on many criterias such as gender, caste, race, color, age and more. Here is a quote by John F. Kennel which says, “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” There is a girl named Krishnakali . She is an amazing singer with a melodious voice but was never given the chance to be a part of her college band just because of her dark complexion. Is this right? Obviously no, who are we to decide about her future.

80-year-old Deshun Wang is widely known as China’s Hottest Grandpa. He was trained as an actor and streetcar conductor under the communist regime, but began focusing on body sculpting and performance art at the age of 50, and walked his first catwalk at age 79. His next goal: parachuting. He is still working and is totally fit although the retirement age for men in China is 60 years. This proves one can work until he/she wants. They should not be denied to work only on the basis of their age.

There are many more such examples in the world.

Hence, we should be so open- minded to accept people as they are all part of one family and therefore, should learn to live with these with peace.

-Priyanshi GoelSt. Mark's School, Meera Bagh

-Aryan A.St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh

-Niyati M.St. mark's Sr. School, Meera Bagh

Discrimination based on skin colour in the world is called colourism or racial discrimination. It is a form of prejudice in which people are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin colour.

Globalized East Asia still retains these biases, but they are compounded by the influence of westernized beauty.

It was mistakenly thought by western scholars that Hindu goddess ‘KALI’ represents demonic powers and ugliness. But it was later understood that it is truly seen as symbol of love, violence and power. The discrimination based on skin colour was a strategy by the British colonial power to subjugate Indian civilization.

It is rightly said, ‘Unless we open our eyes and do something different, we are going to keep reproducing this system

-Tijil minochaVIII-JKulachi Hansraj Model School