Social critics have been decrying for years the hegemony of the Western or European conception of beauty and the detrimental affects this narrow standard has had on people around the world who do not match this ideal. One region which has suffered greatly from this “othering” is Africa. From the width of the nose to [...]
Happened upon this interesting tidbit on The Trail on The Washington Post: “Da vp iz?” In text messaging lingo, that translates to “The vice president is?” Four years ago, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) announced his vice presidential nominee, then Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), at a morning rally in Pittsburgh. How times change. Last night, in [...]
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