Indian fairness cream brands pay lip service to political correctness. Fair & Lovely name change

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#Blacklivesmatter seems to have reached Indian shores as the market leader of fairness creams, Fair & Lovely, rebrands itself as, Glow & Lovely. Will this baby step make any difference to India's fascination with fairness? Will celebrities at least stop cashing in on our insecurities? #fairandlovely #fairnesscreams #fair&lovely

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Times of India
Whiter vaginas to blue-eyed sperm donors: India’s fair-skin obsession runs deep - The Times Of India - Mumbai, June 28, 2020 
HUL to drop ‘fair’ from ‘Fair & Lovely’ - The Times Of India - Mumbai, June 26, 2020
HUL’s call forces rivals to look at similar move - The Times Of India - Mumbai, June 26, 2020
 
Mumbai Mirror
Unfair – and far from lovely - Mumbai Mirror, June 27, 2020
All shades of loveliness - Mumbai Mirror, June 26, 2020
 
The Economic Times 
Colour me Unimpressed - The Economic Times - Mumbai, June 28, 2020
To be Fair & More, HUL to Change Brand Name - The Economic Times - Mumbai, June 26, 2020
It’s not only fair that’s lovely: HUL to rename skincare label - Jun 26, 2020
Journey of fairness creams' advertising in India, Feb 26, 2014
 
Mint
Godrej to drop the word ‘fair’ from its soap range; Kalpana Pathak; Aug 26, 2020
The big disruption for the cream of creams; Shuchi Bansal & Suneera Tandon; July 6, 2020
 
The Telegraph online
Unfair love: Skin colour and caste bias - June 28, 2020
Scoopwhoop.com                                                                                                                                    Meet The Women Who Took On The Regressive Skin Colour Filter On A Matrimonial Site - June 29, 2020
moneycontrol.com
Why HUL might not withdraw Fair & Lovely — nearly Rs 4,100 crore annual revenue from India alone - Jun 25, 2020
 
BBC
Shaadi.com: Dating site removes skin tone filter after backlash - June 23, 2020
 
The Newyork Times 
Johnson & Johnson Will Stop Selling Skin-Whitening Lotions - June 19, 2020
Telling India’s Modern Women They Have Power, Even Over Their Skin Tone, May 30, 2007
 
The Hindu
Report on ‘toxic’ talc worries India, The Hindu - Mumbai - December 8, 2018
 
Theguardian.com
Dark is beautiful: the battle to end the world's obsession with lighter skin - September 4, 2017

hindustantimes.com
Abhay Deol calls out Bollywood on fairness cream ads, mocks Shah Rukh, Vidya, Deepika and Sonam - Apr 13, 2017

QUARTZ INDIA
A Bollywood actor hilariously rips his peers to shreds for endorsing skin-whitening creams - April 13, 2017
Scroll.in
If we were racist, why would we live with South Indians, black people around us: BJP’s Tarun Vijay - April 7, 2017
 
researchandmarkets.com
India Fairness Cream & Bleach Market Overview, 2018-2023
 
Reuters
Unilever's 'Fair & Lovely' to Get Makeover After Backlash; June 25, 2020
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCK6EPipqES/

The Print
Before Fair & Lovely, there was Afghan Snow ⁠— all about the fairness creams market in India, June 26, 2020

un.org
Paying a high price for skin bleaching, April 9, 2019

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Created:	27. 12. 2020 14:28:57

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Indian fairness cream brands pay lip service to political correctness. Fair & Lovely name change