Brown, Not Yours: Smashing Exotic Fantasies & Colonial Beauty Lies | Rishabh Shukla | Swapnil Saundarya

   

We Are Not Your Spicy Side Dish. We Are the Whole Damn Feast.

For centuries, brown bodies have been placed on a global menu—desired, devoured, and discarded at convenience. From colonial rulers coveting "exotic" Indian queens to modern-day dating apps flooded with creepy "I love brown women" messages, our skin has been fetishized, our culture commodified, and our identities reduced to a fantasy.

Well, it's 2024, and we're here to say: We are NOT your exotic fantasy.

Under Swapnil Saundarya’s ‘Decade of Action for SDGs’ (SDG 5: Gender Equality & SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities), this movement is a cultural rebellion—an all-out assault on racism, colonial beauty standards, and the fetishization of brown bodies.

This isn’t a plea. It’s a war cry.

THE COLONIAL BEAUTY SCAM: WHY EUROPEAN STANDARDS STILL HAUNT US

Ever wondered why fairness creams still fly off the shelves in South Asia? Why dark-skinned models are still the “bold choice” in fashion campaigns? Why Bollywood loves a light-skinned heroine? Colonialism didn’t just steal our gold; it implanted a Eurocentric beauty virus in our DNA.

"Fair & Lovely" (now renamed, but still the same damn thing) made billions feeding brown girls the lie that their skin needed "fixing."

Western media sexualized "exotic" South Asians while excluding them from mainstream representation.

Desi parents still whisper, "Kali hai, kaun shaadi karega?" because colonial conditioning never really left.

But guess what? We’re done bleaching ourselves for your comfort.

FETISHIZED & DEHUMANIZED: THE BROWN BODY AS A FANTASY OBJECT

“I’ve always wanted to be with an Indian girl.”

“You must be so wild in bed, you’re Latina, right?”

“Your skin is like caramel. I love exotic women.”

Sound familiar?

South Asian, Middle Eastern, Indigenous, and Black women have been hypersexualized and reduced to fantasies for centuries. Racist tropes label us as either submissive lotus flowers or fiery, untamed goddesses. Men want the thrill of "taming" us—but not the responsibility of loving us.

🔴 Real talk: If you love our food, our saris, our henna, our curves—but wouldn’t marry someone darker than a paper bag, you're part of the problem.

THE REVOLT: RECLAIMING BROWN BEAUTY & IDENTITY

This movement isn’t just talk—it’s a cultural firestorm.

Brown & Beautiful: We’re reclaiming our melanin, from dark-skinned influencers shattering beauty norms to campaigns celebrating unfiltered brown beauty.

Call Out or Get Out: Exposing media, brands, and influencers who push colonial aesthetics while profiting off our culture.

No More ‘Exotic’ BS: Challenging fetishization in dating, entertainment, and advertising—because we are not your adventure.

ARE YOU WITH US? OR ARE YOU JUST WATCHING?

This isn’t about begging for inclusivity. It’s about taking back what’s ours.

To every brown girl who’s ever felt "too dark" for beauty, to every brown guy who’s been fetishized but never respected—this is your movement.

🔥 We are brown. We are powerful. And we are NOT your exotic fantasy. 🔥

Make your Life just like your Dream World !

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