Thanks buddy, it indeed was a healthy discussion, I do agree to the points you said, I still maintain my stand about it being a natural selection process, but I want to emphasize that I am not saying its correct, just the way of the world.

Looking forward to such discussions with you in future as well :)
Keep writing. :)

This is your perspective that would make you chose black. The general favor is given to white, as it makes things look clearer, beyond doubt. Darkness comes with a little sense of fear and dejection, as if something is hidden. Now I do not wish to sound fatalist here. but that's how general appeal goes. I am not favoring any complexion, just dissecting trends.

Its like girls favoring high heels, no matter how uncomfortable to flexibility and agility it is. Its like we have ties even in India, where it does not make any sense to wear them. Can we change the opinion of the populace however flawed it might appear? Can we change our thought process to circumvent the occasional displeasure? The answer to second question is a easier yes.

The fair and lovely and such creams are created out of mass demand and not other way around. When you say the world should be complexion less, you make it look like a machine statement. When you say aesthetics are much personal, you have already answered the question you raise.

I have already admitted that I am not in a position to understand the perils of a dark person, but that's also true, that I have seen darker people taking the throne many times. I wish that those who are put through the ordeal remember and think about such examples that will continue to motivate and inspire them.

I have a fair complexion but since you are not racist i hope you'd take my comment in good spirits.

Lets start with Basics here, If given a choice, would you pick up black or white? All the websites which are considered good, aesthetically pleasing bear the shades of white some or the other way. A company like Apple Inc, make their products which are termed as beautiful creations and all are white. It somehow maps to the way our mind works and favors color patterns. Even if you see Hindu Mythological entities, Krishna means Black in Sanskrit and Marathi, but when we see his images these days, those are painted blue. We just are not ready accept black as a Positive color. Lord Ram follows the same lineage. Here I am not suggesting white or fair is better, I am just making an attempt to comprehend the psychology behind this thought process. Dark shades might be making us more defensive. We do not know how things work.

Now I know about Melanin, DNA, Genetics and the reasons for darker skin tones. I in no way wish to offend anyone who is not fair. To give a live example, we have a dark girl on our office floor. Tall and Smart she is. The way she dresses and carries herself, the most handsomest of fair guys just try to be around her. What does this tell you? Its not your skin tone, but your attitude makes you a winner or loser. I know its quite hard and demotivating when the world around you constantly goes on and on about how fair complexion is something special and out of the world, sometimes indicative that those are better than Darker colors.

I believe I am not in a position to understand the pains of dark people, but I have seen examples like the one I just mentioned above, where the skin tone does not matter at all. In all the positive sense, this should suffice to look up, smile. Mind you a Smile of a person of dark complexion is much noticable, lovely and endearing than that of a fair one.