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Vanity Fair: The Beauty of Low Expectations

Vanity Fair: The Beauty of Low Expectations

| February 18, 2010 | 25 Comments

The current “Vanity Fair is racist!” brouhaha involving the shades-of-alabaster cover of their Young Hollywood has been covered quite well by a variety of other blogs and websites: From Jezebel: “What does “Young Hollywood” look like? According to Vanity Fair, it’s pretty, thin, female and white.” From USA Today: “Where are any women of color? [...]

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A New Low

A New Low

| March 25, 2008 | 38 Comments

Bellas, I was sick as a dog for what was probably the most miserable Easter ever. But as sick as I was… and still am… THIS made me feel even sicker. That’s the kind of ignorant, stomach-churning racism that I can’t fully wrap my brain around. I have no words for how angry and disgusted [...]

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