Why is light skin considered the standard of beauty?

If you look in the media, you will mostly find light skinned black models, light skinned indian models and light skinned asian models. Light skin is considered the standard of beauty in asia, they hate the sun because they want to be as light as possible. And people say crap like dark skin is exotic, if it's so exotic why arent we being portrayed much in the media. All we have is people like alek wek.Why is light skin considered the standard of beauty?
In Asian countries like India, it's leftover from a class thing: having lighter skin means you're not ';working class'; and you don't stay out labouring in the sun all day.Why is light skin considered the standard of beauty?
Because light is beautiful





Dark is also beautiful Report Abuse

I'm a white guy, and I love dark skin. However, I don't deny that many cultures have little appreciation for it. I don't know why this should be.
thats true, that it seems that way.


but really, its not, everyones beuatiful//handsome in their own way. As cheesy as it sounds, its for real.
Samantha Mumba is a very beutiful women...she is from ireland but both parents are zambian...absolutely class looking.
Every skin tone is beautiful.
Ucck.


I'm tan but I feel yah. :/


Just tough it. :/


D;
oh shut up
honey, have you ever seen top model?



i think becuase people can generally see features on lighter skinned people better