Why do Indian men prefer women with fair complexion and slim bodies?

[Quickgun_murugan]

1 hour ago, tacobell fan said:

@LastManStanding naku vere la cheppadu monna call lo 

[Rajugadu]

1 hour ago, kevinUsa said:

If you want the answer in a nutshell, here it is. If you want to read more, keep going.

Pale skin is more attractive in India because attractiveness is based on the elite. If you have pale skin it shows that you don't have to labor in the sun, which poor people do, and rich people (elites) don't.

 

If one belongs to a society that practices intensive agriculture with primarily human labour, then yes. Light skin is considered more attractive (notably, through purely non-racial arguments). For other cases, there is no clear trend.

For perspective, it is not only in India that white skin is glorified. A tan is unpopular in China and at least one style of Japanese make-up involves painting the face white. The preference of pale skin existed in Europe too, in Tudorian and Elizabethan times. Another desirable feature, for example, was a pot-belly among men.

Although attraction depends on a lot of factors, the so-called standards of attraction are always elitist. Colour will matter if it helps distinguish between elites and non-elites. For example, in cultures where labour-intensive agriculture is 'common' (India, China), a plump physique and light skin indicates (a) food security and (b) a genealogy free from the experiences of hard physical labour in the sun. This would correlate well with the ruling class and/or those who were rich enough to afford a sedentary lifestyle. It is worth mentioning that during most of human history, this was the default.

On the other hand, in highly industrialized places like modern North America, the "well-fed & light skin" appearance is 'common', and therefore 'elite' may mean different things to different people. Attraction could then be linked to cultural and racial stereotypes, money, fashion, employability and anything that can make one person "out of the league" of another person. In short, things that differentiate upper-classes from lower-classes are very varied in the developed world.

I'd say the overarching fact is that we are still 'conditioned' to think according to societal standards, and these standards may or may not admire light skin. The US provides a good example. There, Asian immigrants do seem to prefer light skin, while 2nd Generation Asian-Americans do not. This suggests that our thoughts are influenced by where we grow up, more than they are through some basic instinct.

Its with everyone

[Deadp0ol2]

Many Indians watch indian movies and fantasize beautiful Heroines as their wives.

[Staysafebro]

25 minutes ago, MagaMaharaju said:

we missed your inputs in pakka thread 

Tagging me is useless. I wouldn’t know anyway. 

[MagaMaharaju]

15 minutes ago, Staysafebro said:

Tagging me is useless. I wouldn’t know anyway. 

Same with me 😏

[shamsher_007]

1 minute ago, MagaMaharaju said:

Same with me 😏

ninnu kuda tag chesthunnara 

[MagaMaharaju]

1 minute ago, shamsher_007 said:

ninnu kuda tag chesthunnara 

 am celebrity of AFDB. Reputation chusi matladu

[shamsher_007]

8 minutes ago, MagaMaharaju said:

 am celebrity of AFDB. Reputation chusi matladu

 

celebrity vi arya ani enduku pettukunnav?

[ekunadam_enkanna]

2 hours ago, kevinUsa said:

Pale skin is more attractive in India because attractiveness is based on the elite. If you have pale skin it shows that you don't have to labor in the sun, which poor people do, and rich people (elites) don't.

Maybe, it was true when this 'tradition' started. Not any more. Today, it is driven more by influence: movies,  advertisements, learning through relatives, friends and acquaintances, gossip.  

I saw an article on WSJ very long time ago, why 'rotund' (fat) women were preferred to marry by men in North Africa and the middle east: 'rotundness' gives the hint that the girl and her family don't work hard to make a living. 

 

[Rshiva]

48 minutes ago, Deadp0ol2 said:

Many Indians watch indian movies and fantasize beautiful Heroines as their wives.

same applies to girls also kada american tv series chusi vallaga hunk kavali ankuntaru kani manollu ala vundaru kada.

[LastManStanding]

1 minute ago, Rshiva said:

same applies to girls also kada american tv series chusi vallaga hunk kavali ankuntaru kani manollu ala vundaru kada.

Aite niku @BeerBob123 and @perugu_vada vuncles yokka andam gurinchi teliyadu bro

[kevinUsa]

8 minutes ago, ekunadam_enkanna said:

Maybe, it was true when this 'tradition' started. Not any more. Today, it is driven more by influence: movies,  advertisements, learning through relatives, friends and acquaintances, gossip.  

I saw an article on WSJ very long time ago, why 'rotund' (fat) women were preferred to marry by men in North Africa and the middle east: 'rotundness' gives the hint that the girl and her family don't work hard to make a living. 

 

even in Ghana, its the same women believe that if you are fat it is a sign of wealth and there is 100% reciprocity too 

 

[Rshiva]

2 minutes ago, LastManStanding said:

Aite niku @BeerBob123 and @perugu_vada vuncles yokka andam gurinchi teliyadu bro

lol! vallu evaru bro? I mean nenu prince charming syndrome gurinchi point out chestunna.

[shamsher_007]

4 minutes ago, LastManStanding said:

Aite niku @BeerBob123 and @perugu_vada vuncles yokka andam gurinchi teliyadu bro

[Edhokati]

2 hours ago, kevinUsa said:

nenu konchem color takkuva 

nenu  labour kadu kada 

Oora labor