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STRANGE
BEAUTY Part 2
Written by Danielle Eliska Lyle
For
centuries, black skin has been the definition of physical and mental slavery.
I've heard stories of black women going to extreme measures to become
white. "Nineteenth century Negro women rubbed lye and other acidic products,
used to remove dirt from floors, directly on their skin.
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STRANGE
BEAUTY Part1
Written by Danielle Eliska Lyle
There is a never-ending battle with beauty. Women are faced with the stereotype
that "looking different inevitably suggests being different". What can
be worse than being "feared, because what is different is frightening,
unpredictable and dangerous", but embraced because westernized culture
"need to have people around as scapegoats who look radically different".
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