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Padma Lakshmi Slams Skin-Lightening Cream Targeting People Of Colour

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Padma Lakshmi is calling out a line of cosmetics that “did a number” on her self-esteem when she was a child. Taking to Twitter, the “Top Chef” host slammed Fair & Lovely, a skin-lightening cream that was introduced to the Indian market in the 1970s.

In her tweet, Lakshmi takes aim at the cream, which is marketed toward people of colour, implying they’ll be more “lovely” if their skin is less dark.

RELATED: Padma Lakshmi Pokes Fun At Magazine Mistaking Her For Priyanka Chopra “For years I‘ve been saying that ‘Fair & Lovely’ needs to pack their fake cosmetics and GO!!” she wrote. “Anyone else out there sick and tired of being told that fair=lovely?

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