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Cafe Society at Ron's Barbershop:Politics of Size

Submitted by sarah.e.lu on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 3:32pm

At this weekly discussion at Ron's Barbershop (6058 W. North Ave), we talked about body image and racial/ethnic differences in beauty standards. Is there truth to the stereotype that men of color like bigger women? Is the pressure to be model thin something that affects everybody, or is it white women and girls in particular? What do you think?

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sarah.e.lu: no, you can't equate them. while LGBTQ rights are civil rights, the movement is different than THE civil rights movement. i think it's messed up when people say it's the same to lend the LGBTQ movement legitimacy. it's like appropriating the struggles of POC. not cool. especially when the mainstream LGBTQ movement has its own problems with racism. so in short: i think equating them is really messed up.

sarah.e.lu: they are related, i'm cool with that comparison. but saying they are the same is problematic.

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