Golden Glass
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I posted this as a reply on a previous thread but it’s been taken over by what appears to be two South Asians arguing over who’s “people” is superior or something lmao and since I put a bit of thought into it, I want it to reach more eyeballs. Here’s the original text:
I tend to avoid all the racism on these forums because I think it’s self defeating and since race is literally the only physical attribute that can’t be changed (lol even height and clavicle width can be changed in the modern world), I try to not comment on racial attractiveness, as I feel it’s a pretty shitty thing to do, but I want to take a crack at the original question...Why are indians viewed so negatively in the dating world?
Note: This is mainly based on a western-centric analysis, HOWEVER, a lot of it applies outside the west as well....
1. Very low contrast in their coloring (dark skin, dark eyes, dark hair). At least some contrast would make things better, which is why you get the light eyed chadpreet meme on these forums. (African/Black Men can get away with this because of average frame stereotype of being masculine, Nordic men as well, plus their average wealth, plus the unfortunate fact of life that across almost all cultures, lighter skin on average is seen as more attractive, so if you were to compare a Swedish man with low coloring contrast and an Indian man with low coloring contrast, most people with consider the Swede better looking)
2. ON AVERAGE, small frame and very short height. If average height of Indian men were 6’5, I doubt there would be this much of a negative stereotype of them.
3. Stereotype of being Smelly due to strong scented curry in food and hygiene issues present in the country. Other ethnicities get away with this due to what most people perceive to be as positive/ masculine attributes they have that Indians on average LACK (see above and below)
4. Related to #3–Stereotype of being “dirty” and no stereotype of MASCULINITY; when you see India in a western blockbuster film you are bound to see impoverished streets full of hundreds of people, plenty of which are dirty...and ZERO “bad ass” men....contrast this to Native Americans, Latin America, the Middle East, or Africa in western films, there are also impoverished areas and people but you rarely get the sense of “dirty” as you do with India in films, and you get plenty of “bad ass” portrayals of men...think Native American men who in their soul hate the Western Colonizer and are portrayed to have that “Warrior Spirit, Colombian Cartels, Nigerian Drug Lords, or Muslim Oil Princes driving sports cars and being involved in high crime. You just don’t see this portrayed in India in western film.
5. Due to they way they speak, their accent is incredibly strong in English and is generally not seen to be attractive or masculine, like say, a French, Russian, German, or Nigerian accent can be.
6. Western portrayal/ stereotype of Indian Men in India engaging in “desperate” work or activities, like call centers or sweatshops...contrast with the Native American men who lived with purpose in harmony with nature and against the modern world, bad ass Latino and Nigerian drug lords, or Latino “artists” or Muslim men deeply devoted to their patriarchal and inherently masculine faith—hell even East Asians and Jewish people have “bad ass” or cool criminal representation in Hollywood (think mossad agents/ young Jewish financiers making it big in Wall Street or Japanese mobsters).
7. Stereotype of Indians living in the West being Nerds/Dorks: Accent has a lot to do with this, as well as heavy concentration in STEM fields and virtually no Indian representation in any liberal arts or humanities. (note how Jewish Men might have a similar stereotype but they can get away with it du to having more coloring contrast and no “dirty”/ “smelly” stereotype, and because they are also prominent in pretty much all the humanities, as well as business, finance, law, politics, etc. None of these fields have any strong Indians representation.)
I think I covered pretty much all of the major reasons Indian Men are, unfortunately for them, perceived as unattractive.
Feel free to discuss
I tend to avoid all the racism on these forums because I think it’s self defeating and since race is literally the only physical attribute that can’t be changed (lol even height and clavicle width can be changed in the modern world), I try to not comment on racial attractiveness, as I feel it’s a pretty shitty thing to do, but I want to take a crack at the original question...Why are indians viewed so negatively in the dating world?
Note: This is mainly based on a western-centric analysis, HOWEVER, a lot of it applies outside the west as well....
1. Very low contrast in their coloring (dark skin, dark eyes, dark hair). At least some contrast would make things better, which is why you get the light eyed chadpreet meme on these forums. (African/Black Men can get away with this because of average frame stereotype of being masculine, Nordic men as well, plus their average wealth, plus the unfortunate fact of life that across almost all cultures, lighter skin on average is seen as more attractive, so if you were to compare a Swedish man with low coloring contrast and an Indian man with low coloring contrast, most people with consider the Swede better looking)
2. ON AVERAGE, small frame and very short height. If average height of Indian men were 6’5, I doubt there would be this much of a negative stereotype of them.
3. Stereotype of being Smelly due to strong scented curry in food and hygiene issues present in the country. Other ethnicities get away with this due to what most people perceive to be as positive/ masculine attributes they have that Indians on average LACK (see above and below)
4. Related to #3–Stereotype of being “dirty” and no stereotype of MASCULINITY; when you see India in a western blockbuster film you are bound to see impoverished streets full of hundreds of people, plenty of which are dirty...and ZERO “bad ass” men....contrast this to Native Americans, Latin America, the Middle East, or Africa in western films, there are also impoverished areas and people but you rarely get the sense of “dirty” as you do with India in films, and you get plenty of “bad ass” portrayals of men...think Native American men who in their soul hate the Western Colonizer and are portrayed to have that “Warrior Spirit, Colombian Cartels, Nigerian Drug Lords, or Muslim Oil Princes driving sports cars and being involved in high crime. You just don’t see this portrayed in India in western film.
5. Due to they way they speak, their accent is incredibly strong in English and is generally not seen to be attractive or masculine, like say, a French, Russian, German, or Nigerian accent can be.
6. Western portrayal/ stereotype of Indian Men in India engaging in “desperate” work or activities, like call centers or sweatshops...contrast with the Native American men who lived with purpose in harmony with nature and against the modern world, bad ass Latino and Nigerian drug lords, or Latino “artists” or Muslim men deeply devoted to their patriarchal and inherently masculine faith—hell even East Asians and Jewish people have “bad ass” or cool criminal representation in Hollywood (think mossad agents/ young Jewish financiers making it big in Wall Street or Japanese mobsters).
7. Stereotype of Indians living in the West being Nerds/Dorks: Accent has a lot to do with this, as well as heavy concentration in STEM fields and virtually no Indian representation in any liberal arts or humanities. (note how Jewish Men might have a similar stereotype but they can get away with it du to having more coloring contrast and no “dirty”/ “smelly” stereotype, and because they are also prominent in pretty much all the humanities, as well as business, finance, law, politics, etc. None of these fields have any strong Indians representation.)
I think I covered pretty much all of the major reasons Indian Men are, unfortunately for them, perceived as unattractive.
Feel free to discuss
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