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Thunder_and_rain t1_iud2o4r wrote

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

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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