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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I think the etymological root of the word exotic is "foreign". So yes, its use reinforces the idea that white is the norm and all else is not the norm. Which is, of course, wrong.
I once was told that I looked exotic. I don't think this person had anything wrong with his eyesight, so I attributed it to the fact that I'm part French. And France is a Latin country. So I'm a Latina (which should be obvious to anyone who has ever seen me). Or maybe that person was just dumb.
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Short hair is exotic. And you don't look like the stereotypical girl next door, even though you are both white and pretty.
