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History of Feminism

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2. IMO the root of it is the obsession with superficiality.

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 12:49 PM

Aug 2012

Skin color, facial structure, weight, height... all the focus on appearance sends the message that it is meaningful and important.

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‘Red Bone Girls,’ ‘Chocolate Legs,’ and Eric Benet’s Color-Complex Payday [View all] redqueen Aug 2012 OP

Fifty Years Later, Black Girls Still Prefer White Dolls seabeyond Aug 2012 #1

IMO the root of it is the obsession with superficiality. redqueen Aug 2012 #2

Had the opposite experience with my daughter when she was little. PassingFair Aug 2012 #3

isnt that all so interesting passing fair seabeyond Aug 2012 #4