In an exclusive extract from her book What Would the Aunties Say? Youtuber, podcaster and author Anchal Seda reflects on colourism in South Asian culture.

Anchal Seda's new book explores south Asian 'Auntie' culture

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Darker-skinned girls face so many problems in brown communities. Due to societal stigma, they have reduced chances of friendships, romantic relationships, employment and sometimes even basic safety

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“Getting darker was the number one thing for me to steer clear of,” writes Anchal Seda. 

“Don’t go in the sun”: Anchal Seda on the harmful colourism South Asian women face growing up