Why do indian men always look for fair skinned indian ladies as brides?
Fair skin has been desired in most cultures for thousands of years. In India, especially in tropical areas, fair skin implies that you don’t work outside; hence, you are wealthier. Even though most people don’t consciously think this way anymore, the idea is engrained in to society. Fair skin also shows good breeding. Depending on where you are born in India, you have a better chance of having fair skin than dark skin, and if BOTH of your parents have fair skin…well, then, you have respectable parents from a respectable area! Many Indians don’t personally mind if their spouse is darker in terms of attraction, because they may still find them physically attractive. However, they know about the stigma that darker skin can garner, and of course they want to please their parents by picking a “favorable” spouse and by having “fair” children. So a fair-skinned spouse wins out over a darker one. Westernization is especially common in middle-class areas. A common concept in Indian society is
