Re: whats the big deal with 'kashmiris'?
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Figthing? Yikes, what a strong word. Whos's fighting? I responded to DB's post about Karishma. Wasn't fighting there....just giving my opinion on the actress's transformation through the years.
I was addressing the topic of the idea of every single member of a particular cultural group being considered attractive......in that the idea is not reasonable when common sense and even observation will tell you that 1) Not every member of any cultural group will be considered attractive 2) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
You asked what the "big deal" was in your title....and I said that things become a "big deal" or are made into a "big deal" when they are not solid truths.
Wasn't fighting. And I hope you're not getting defenisve because I'm not accusing of you anything in anyway. Yes, every race is unique in their own way.
sorry, ithink i got it wrong :p All IZZ WELL!!
Re: whats the big deal with 'kashmiris'?
You know what... I actually do know a girl... that is from Kashmir and is EXTREMELY gorgeous. Her skin isn't any lighter than an average light skinned punjabi girl. But her facial features are amazing. Some others I know think she is average, and some think she is not good looking because of her facial features. I definitely do not see guys running after her beauty... so maybe she is average...
Yea what she said.
Its really annoying when the first thing someone comments about is how you are so fair. I don’t take it as a compliment because there are other good things about a person as well. Its really the features that makes a person pretty not skin tone.
RV I agree Konkona Sen is pretty!
Yea what she said.
Its really annoying when the first thing someone comments about is how you are so fair. I don't take it as a compliment because there are other good things about a person as well. Its really the features that makes a person pretty not skin tone.
RV I agree Konkona Sen is pretty!
yh unfortunately thats the desi truth..:S
Re: whats the big deal with 'kashmiris'?
Yes, Prithviraj Kapoor's family was from Peshawer.
The Kapoor surname is from Punjab.
They were Punjabi's settled in NWFP.
Regarding beauty - being fair helps, but that should not be the only criteria.
'Adaa' or charm of a girl / lady is more important than beauty..
At least they assume you’re from somewhere in Pakistan! I get all sorts of countries before they even think of Pakistan, someone even thought I was Russian once 
Only Pakistani’s recognise me as Pakistani but even then they ask whether I’m Kashmiri or Pathan, I was even asked whether I was Chachi once…I don’t even know what/where that is? 
You should see their faces when I let them know I’m Punjabi though.
Beauty is definitely subjective, some people find fairer skin tones attractive while others prefer deeper/dusky skin tones. I don’t really bother with skin colour, as long as they have striking features…give me a strong jawline and killer cheekbones over a gora rang any day 
On the subject of skin colour, Is it just me or does it seem that we’re constantly told that out natural skin colour isn’t perfect and we have to strive to achieve an ‘ideal’ depending on what society we live in? In the west people want to get darker and in the east people want to get fairer. It’s a shame really…
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e're constantly told that out natural skin colour isn't perfect and we have to strive to achieve an 'ideal' depending on what society we live in? In the west people want to get darker and in the east people want to get fairer. It's a shame really...
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True, in Pakistan the word 'kala' is banded around as something of a swear word. Appalling imo.
Features > Colour anyday
On the subject of skin colour, Is it just me or does it seem that we're constantly told that out natural skin colour isn't perfect and we have to strive to achieve an 'ideal' depending on what society we live in? In the west people want to get darker and in the east people want to get fairer. It's a shame really...
It is a shame, we are always trying to follow what the society deems ideal. I think we should all be happy with ourselves.
It is a shame, we are always trying to follow what the society deems ideal. I think we should all be happy with ourselves.
Another huge issue is having a perfect body. When a girl gains the slightest bit of weight she is told to diet and exercise in desi society. A women is expected to be perfect in so many aspects.
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LOOOLLLL i think you'll find katrina is beautiful because shes mixed race! Ahhh but i'm just saying that LOL!
Nah kashimiri's are beautiful i dont know WHY but everytime i visit Bhams i see alot of little boys and girls with blue/green eyes. Which i assume are kashmiri/pathaan.
UGH......can't stand Kareena. Everything about her face and facial expressions is just soo...."in your face." Rani is cute...still like Kajol better. Deepika is attractive. And people may think I'm crazy but I think Konkana Sen is cute. There is something attractive about the the structure of her face, although she too, is not considered a beauty by desi/conventional standars because she doesn't have the fair skin and is more curvy. Just goes to show, beauty is in the eye beeholder.
I think Konkana Sen is beautiful too and can't stand kathrina nor kareena. There are beautiful kashmiri's and there are some who isn't. And ppl who think kashimiri's are more beautiful, or kashimiri themself think they are more beautiful than others, where there is much weight layed on the reason of being more beautiful than any other ethnic group, is for me racism. Beauty is more than just being fairskinned, have a special kind of nose or being skinny.
And I would in the end agree with others; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder :) Allah Pak ki har banayi hui cheez aur insaan khoobsurat hai. :) Hum insaan hi na shukar hain, and we like to question everything that and thinking of "yeh aise hota to behtar hota" and that kind of soch.
Actually the first thing they say is if I am local (from Dubai or Emirati) then they tell me I am Persian and I tell them no and then I tell them originally from Pakistan so then they go to if I am Pathan. I tell them NO. Half memon and half Punjabi and that leaves them speechless
I don't know about Kashmiris but Pathani women...:@: !
I dare you go to FATA area and say that out loud. I dare you.
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vanessahud, here is a kicker to rub salt. Beautiful girls are also refereed as "kashmir ki kali" :)
Re: whats the big deal with 'kashmiris'?
kashmiri's are gorgeous but the women from peshawar...wow! they are stunning and so beautiful mashallah! with their gorgeous clear skins and light eyes. and women from hunza are beautiful...their rosy complexions etc.
vanessahud, here is a kicker to rub salt. Beautiful girls are also refereed as "kashmir ki kali" :)
oh, really? what does it mean?
kashmiri's are gorgeous but the women from peshawar...wow! they are stunning and so beautiful mashallah! with their gorgeous clear skins and light eyes. and women from hunza are beautiful...their rosy complexions etc.
oh yeah those women are gorgeous aswell!
Every race/ethnicity has beautiful, average, and unattractive people. As for Kashmiris, I think the reason why we’re so “famous” is because, on average, we tend to be fairer than people in India/Pakistan (you will rarely see very dark skinned Kashmiris). I think people outside Kashmir, who have had limited contact with Kashmiris, tend to exaggerate a lot too though. I’m always a little surprised when I hear Indians/Pakistanis describing what Kashmiris look like - in reality, all of us do not have milk white skin with blue eyes and blond hair (nor do all Afghans, Persians, Syrians, Turks, etc.). Like most people in Central Asia, most Kashmiris have olive/tan skin with brown eyes and dark hair:
That said, there are Kashmiris with red or brown hair (and rarely blond), with light eyes and essentially European features. It’s not suprising to see people like this…but its also not as common as some outside Kashmir seem to think.
i dont understand why anyone is talking about karishma and kareena kapoor sisters in this thread..they r NOT kashmiri at all..they r half pathan and half sindhi..they have nothing to do with kasmir..