wheatish

In the commercial, the "wheatish" or brown-skinned Indian woman was in traditional dress and degraded, her hair pulled back and rode in a ricksaw, en route to the mall.

Whatever Happened to "Dark & Lovely" and "Black is Beautiful"? Anxious Black Woman 2007

The bride should be fair or at least "wheatish" (skin color creates a hierarchy among Indians).

Uncertain Objects of Desire 2000

The bride should be fair or at least "wheatish" (skin color creates a hierarchy among Indians).

Uncertain Objects of Desire 2000

The bride should be fair or at least "wheatish" (skin color creates a hierarchy among Indians).

Uncertain Objects of Desire 2000

On the next page, in the weekly small -- ad marriage market, the parents of young men still demanded, and the parents of young women proudly offered, brides of "wheatish" complexions.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Then she said more or less, that if North Indians are darker than wheatish they usually have a sun tan.

Sense & Sensuality 2009

Then she said more or less, that if North Indians are darker than wheatish they usually have a sun tan.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

Anyhow, it's standard sugary, wheatish cereal with marshmallows shaped like cars.

Sweet New Silver-Screen Cereals 2006

The matrimonial classifieds every weekend ask for or offer prospective brides who are never described as dark; at best or worst they are "wheatish."

NYT > Home Page By SURYATAPA BHATTACHARYA 2011

The matrimonial classifieds every weekend ask for or offer prospective brides who are never described as dark; at best or worst they are "wheatish."

NYT > Home Page By SURYATAPA BHATTACHARYA 2011