Whiter than Milk

MuslimSister —

Salaam,

I grew up hearing my gran reminding me to drink a lot or milk - cos apparently Milk keeps you white but tea makes you dark.

I've also grown up hearing people being celebrated for their beauty cos they were fairer than the average...

I've personally know countless people who only stipulate 'fair skin' when looking for a marriage partner for their children or for themselves.

Fair and lovely cream and so many other banned face bleaching cream are so readily available in the Middle East and in the Subcontinent.

The "Aryan" invaders (fair skinned group of people) conquered the Subcontinent around 1500 BC. They installed themselves as a dominant élite, and 'darker' people were were reduced to inferior status.

Since then marrying a person "fairer" than yourself, is a means of ensuring upward social mobility for your offspring (and of course, guaranteeing fair children).

How much of a big deal is skin colour in your life?

Wasalaam

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s.b.f — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 - 23:50

[quote=Lilly][quote=MuslimBro][quote=Lilly]MILK VS TEA. Milk wins, hands down.[/quote]
Tea can have milk in it.[/quote]

tea NEEDS milk.[/quote]

No. Tea - minimum hot water with tea bag.

s.b.f — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 00:37

[quote=MuslimBro]I can't have tea without milk... or without 3 teaspoon of sugar.[/quote]

I used to be like that a long time ago.

Until having sugar in your tea was banned in the house.

Now, sugar tastes weird in tea. And I get funny looks when I say zero sugar please.

s.b.f — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 00:39

[quote=Ocean]THREE?!

:|

Someone tell MB about diabetes...[/quote]

My friend puts in eight.

MuslimBro — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 00:45

[quote=s.b.f]Until having sugar in your tea was banned in the house.[/quote]
Can't see that happening in our house. I even ask my mum for sweets.

s.b.f — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 00:57

[quote=MuslimBro][quote=s.b.f]Until having sugar in your tea was banned in the house.[/quote]
Can't see that happening in our house. I even ask my mum for sweets.[/quote]

Yeah sweets are okay cos itl only be me and my brothers having them.

But sugar in tea stopped after my mum got told she had diabetes. This way she's not the only one not having not nice tea (as it tasted at the time).

MuslimBro — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 01:39

My dad has diabetes but we're still consuming the same amount of sugar as before. He even buys my siblings sweets.

s.b.f — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 - 01:47

[quote=MuslimBro]My dad has diabetes but we're still consuming the same amount of sugar as before. He even buys my siblings sweets.[/quote]

Wow. I am jealous. Not.