06-20-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974
RACIAL prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism. “We already have our black girl,” says a designer to a fashion-show casting agent, declining to see others. Or: “She doesn’t have the right look.” Laziness, paranoia and pedantry may also have something to do with the failure to hire black models for shows and magazine features in any meaningful number, but, hey, that’s just a guess.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/fa...=1&ref=fashion |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/fa...&ex=1214020800
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