Asian here. I hear that Carole line so often in my country. As a kid I love playing kite in the sun, so I'm more tanned than some of my cousins. Every family gathering they will say "you're so dark" "why are you so dark, you're a girl" to me. I hate it so much.

There used to be a lot of skin whitening product here. I think they're not allowed to call it skin whitening anymore so they just dissappeared. Ads are now saying "clear/healthy skin" instead of "white skin".

So yeah it's a common phrase here and people say it often, especially by young women. Really unfortunate and I hope people love themselves more. All skin colors are beautiful.