Cenk Uygur
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Allure Publishes Afro Tutorial For White Women
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August 5, 2015
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5:09Now PlayingAllure magazine is in the middle of an appropriation debate, after teaching white women how to get an afro. The article makes it seem that afros are edgy and trendy, but ignore the social and historical significance of the hairstyle. Ana Kasparian (The Point), Karamo Brown, and Becca Frucht (Pop Sugar) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“The editorial, titled “You (Yes, You) Can Have An Afro*”, stars actress Marissa Neitling from the TNT TV show The Last Ship. It offers a step-by-step for how to get what Allure calls a “Loose Afro.”
The “Loose Afro” is a part of the magazine’s “Retro Modern” ’70s-inspired styles, which seem to feature only white women.”
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