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tharki-papa t1_iuczobq wrote

Reply to comment by Thunder_and_rain in ““Chhinnamasta” “She whose head is severed”, Me, Oil on linen 120x100cm, 2022 by Maximosmanolisart

Because North indians are Light skinned, Search how ppl look in Kashmir or Uttarakhand or even delhi. Actually there are people of all colours here

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Thunder_and_rain t1_iud2o4r wrote

Majority of people in India don’t look like that. A artist in South India will also paint the goodness white because they prefer white skin over dark skin.

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Healthy-Rain-3485 t1_iud5wsy wrote

Bro! Idols of Gods in south india are literally made from granite marble which is absolutely black

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mobasan t1_iudbceh wrote

Even in north, any idols or anything representing a form of Shiva and Narayana are made in jet black.

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Thunder_and_rain t1_iudbm0e wrote

Dude I’m literally South Indian. I know my culture. I specifically mentioned painting because the artist has a choice in the color they use. A black granite is black, they have used white stone as well. They don’t have a choice in the color because they chose stone that were available to them. Are you seriously suggesting Indian don’t have a colorism issue or are you suggesting colorism didn’t affect our art?

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Healthy-Rain-3485 t1_iudexmo wrote

Yes colorism is integrated in present people because of desire of having rare Geno/phenotype of your next gen , but culturally it's next to irrelevant

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