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What is beauty? - Global Us

December 16, 2023

Many Jamaicans lighten their skin with dangerous bleaching creams in a bid for social acceptance. Migrants and refugees fight racism with mascara and make up in a German beauty salon. Is the fashion industry changing? In Africa and Europe modeling agencies appear to be responding to the shift towards body positivity and diversity.

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