a girl like me
Jan. 19th, 2007 09:29 amYou guys may have already read about this. Sarah forwarded it to me awhile ago, but I just sat down and watched the film. So sad. Skin color is a huge issue in Desi (Indian/Pakistani) culture, too. It's so deeply ingrained that even when you know it's stupid, you still sorta believe it.
"But this is a new doll test, conducted by Kiri Davis, a 17-year-old student from New York, for A Girl Like Me, her short film about black girls and standards of beauty."
A couple of articles about it:
http://www.btimes.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=10180&sID=3
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/15545216.htm
The film the article talks about:
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/index.php?id=2
"But this is a new doll test, conducted by Kiri Davis, a 17-year-old student from New York, for A Girl Like Me, her short film about black girls and standards of beauty."
A couple of articles about it:
http://www.btimes.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=10180&sID=3
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/15545216.htm
The film the article talks about:
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/index.php?id=2
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