We live in a world where external beauty is everything, and when it comes to us desis, complexion is the ultimate measure of beauty. A girl on Twitter shared what she thinks is the definition of beauty in Pakistan:
in pakistan the definition of beauty is:
– fair skin
– slim
– tall
– no facial hair
– fair skin
– small nose
– fair skin
– coloured eyes
– coloured hair
– fair skin
– fair skin
– and
– fair skin— hoor (@hoorrulain_) January 15, 2020
And people from all walks of life could relate to her tweet:
You forgot fair skin
— AK 🇦🇪 (@highburyprince) January 15, 2020
Absolutely!
for women it’s no facial hair at least 7 times
— david blaine🌪 (@AB_3657) January 15, 2020
Many agreed with her:
Very trueeee! https://t.co/YNlVsrgUFn
— Constellation in the eyes (@AmerAlishba) January 16, 2020
Some kept adding to the list:
long hair?
— Sm4rte (@BrainsPindi) January 16, 2020
Sadly:
The pathetic truth 😤
— Aroobˎˊ˗ (@a_roob_) January 16, 2020
Haha, because you’re a man, Arsalan:
How come I'm not a beauty queen? 😤 https://t.co/KMzFoAfTHl
— Arsalan (@arsalanahmedk) January 16, 2020
It very much is:
light skin privilege is real https://t.co/GI8FMsIAJx
— noor khan (@anoorysms) January 16, 2020
Precisely:
Basically the closer you look to a White model… https://t.co/O9jQVqN8Sz
— Sehrish Tahir (@sehrish_92) January 16, 2020
Some were sharing the thing they’ve heard first hand:
"she's pretty"
"but she's so dark"
— L.E.L (@Belieber1436) January 16, 2020
Some shared how these standards don’t matter to them anymore:
Took me years but I absolutely don’t give a fuckkk about paki beauty standards anymore. Y’all just want women to look as Caucasian as possible. https://t.co/jrAwTE6ivn
— 🥺🥺🥺🥺 (@equivalntXchng1) January 16, 2020
The saddest way to ask if anyone’a fair:
"uska rang saaf hai" haan ku k humare boothay par tou 10 ton ki matti heina 🙂 https://t.co/mW5WLlanUk
— 𝓗𝒶𝒿𝓇𝒶𝒽 (@hajrahaha) January 16, 2020
People from India could relate to it as well:
In India too https://t.co/LUIZI3hyKT
— Ms.Placid (@Summisid) January 16, 2020
Silky, straight and shiny!
*Silky hair too https://t.co/JCbn7rZJdP
— Euphoria💓 (@tubaz1997) January 16, 2020
Because “mard ke dil ka rasta pait se jata hai:”
Not to mention food skills. Roti gol nai toh shadi nai https://t.co/sVTJ4x4NEf
— Potate (@browndaal) January 15, 2020
Jo baat hai:
Chiti chamri lazim hai. 😂 https://t.co/PWBT84qDx5
— ن (@shapaka_hai) January 16, 2020
Some wanted to be the first step to change:
In Pakistan,let’s define beauty as:
– kind
– respectful
– intelligent
– supportive
– creative
– courageous
– reader
– dutiful
– committed
– wise
– truthful
P.S: Me & you will do so, they will follow. Let’s act & lead by example. We Pakistanis are the most beautiful people. 🇵🇰 ♥️— bookscache (@bookscache) January 16, 2020
Some had the list altered to their own taste:
I personally equally admire girl with dark complexition if she is smart n tall
And let me tell u something
Its is a pre conceived notion n misconception that men like slim girls. Being slim is sign of physical weakness not beauty. Men found women with good figure more attractive— Ahmad Jamal (@ahmadjamal786) January 16, 2020
I think we should go to Mars:
Is there a country where the definition is
-divorced
-kids
-dad bod
-pale
-dorky/nerdy/funny
-beard(somewhat)
Or should I go back to Mars? Lol— Joshua Myers (@outdoor_myers) January 15, 2020
Some were genuinely confused at people thinking fair is beautiful:
I don’t know when will they understand that there’s a big difference between being white and being beautiful. That’s why they all say “ Pathans are beautiful “.. no they are just white , angraiz arent beautiful they r white .. they stink bc https://t.co/sZeg1KKr2a
— Meesum Zafar (@meesumzafar) January 15, 2020
Do you agree with her tweet? Are these really the true standards of beauty? Let us know in the comments below!