I get that everybody has an opinion and of course, they are entitled to it. But, what I don't get is this obsession people have with wanting to shove their opinion down the throat of anyone they encounter.

When you're a dark skinned Indian girl, you grow up with unsolicited advice from nearly every other person - relatives, TV ads, wedding guests, random people on the street, so on and so forth. Maybe, this applies to any one really, but this is my experience, so hear me out.

When you see someone wear whatever they want to, and you don't particularly like it and you think if only a certain thing were to be changed, it would make their outfit/appearance entirely perfect, and you feel this urge to tell them about that one thing you don't like, and you feel so incredibly strongly in your bones that you need to do them this magnanimous favor, because that's how sure you are of the validity of your opinion, there is literally only one thing left to do - stop dead in your tracks. PRONTO.

Now, let me tell you why - it's pretty straightforward. Not everyone dresses to appeal to you, or to their family or to colleagues or to the world at large. Sometimes, a person literally chooses whatever it is they're wearing - makeup, clothes, shoes, accessories, whatever - simply because they want to. They aren't looking to appear fairer, slimmer, taller, brighter, whatever whatever. 

Now if someone comes to you and say, "Person, I have this pressing urge to find out exactly what you think of my outfit today," then please, by all means, offer a detailed analysis and tips and suggestions. Knock yourself out.

But unless someone has specifically asked, it is presumptuous to offer unsolicited advice to anyone on how they should live - and this applies across every aspect of their life - every single one. 

Just thought I'd put my two cents out there.