Sunday, June 29, 2014

Shadeism: Filmmaker looks at discrimination among people of colour

Lupita Nyong'o with oscar

'For centuries we have hidden from' the sun, says Tamil filmmaker Nayani Thiyagarajah. 'It makes us darker. And in my culture, dark ain't lovely.' Her upcoming documentary, which is currently finishing production, looks at shadeism, a form of discrimination by people of colour against each other.






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