Pengacara popular Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim menyelar tindakan segelintir individu yang bersikap prejudis terhadap warna kulit.

Kata Sarimah, setiap individu seharusnya menghargai individu lain bukan hanya kerana warna kulit semata-mata.

"Tak payahlah nak bash orang yang kulit putih or cerah semata mata nak mengangkat mereka yang kulit hitam manis.

"Why the need to bash either? Celebrate all skin beauty. Sedih bila baca komen yesterday tv show competition seperti “ala kulit putih pun bukannya cantik,pucat etc”...

"Bashing fair skinned women wont lift dark skinned women and vice versa.

"The comments i keep reading about how “kulit tanned lebih cantik dari kulit putih anyway” is prejudiced. No different from vice versa," tulisnya menerusi akaun Twitternya.

Perkongsian pandangan Sarimah itu meraih sokongan dan pendapat daripada selebriti lain antaranya Tiz Zaqyah dan Vince Chong.

"Was wondering the same. Felt kinda discriminated pun ada sebab dilahirkan this colour. I thought we were supposed to celebrate and embraces all skin colours," tulis Tiz.

Bagaimanapun, Vince berandaian iklan tempatan memainkan peranan penting dalam mendidik masyarakat untuk tidak mendiskiriminasi warna kulit.

"I blame our local ads... There's this ad where this young lady was not being noticed coz she did not have fair skin..

"She was only noticed when her skin supposedly became lighter after using this product.. I love a bit of tan now and then," tambah Vince.