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Shamed for body hair growing up, Desi women now challenging racist standards
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Posted on 03/04/2021 2:42:06 PM PST by janetjanet998

Anjana Rajamani was 12 years old the first time she tried to shave her face.

"This guy I had a crush on said my mustache was thicker than his in front of all my class," she said.

After crying in the bathroom of her Southern California middle school, she went home and shaved it off.

"I gave myself razor burn," said Rajamani, 22. "I had pink marks in my mustache area for two weeks."

For Desi women who grew up in mostly white schools, that story might be uncomfortably familiar. Young South Asians say their elementary and middle school years were characterized by a dominating feature: hair. Everywhere. Bushy unibrows, thick leg hair, upper lip fuzz and coarse locks made them feel othered — and ugly — when they were 12.


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To: janetjanet998

As the article states, she’s shaving because of the white racist culture. Obviously.


21 posted on 03/04/2021 3:06:59 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: janetjanet998; Daffynition
Desi women? Sounds like a busload of Lucys.

Remember that scene? Lucy's hair caught on fire, so it could be worse.

These girls can always go back to Cuber..

22 posted on 03/04/2021 3:07:04 PM PST by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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To: janetjanet998

I’m sorry for her but what am I supposed to do about it?!


23 posted on 03/04/2021 3:07:58 PM PST by albie
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To: janetjanet998
Great. Expecting a woman to shave her mustache now is racist!

More of reason to head to Eastern Europe or Russia and find a pretty, feminine woman.

24 posted on 03/04/2021 3:12:40 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Boogieman

What is wrong with women and hair?

Until about 1920 women did not shave at all.

If it’s good for women then why don’t men shave their body hair? Until about 1960, men in the movies had to shave their chest hair if they had their shirt off in a film.


25 posted on 03/04/2021 3:18:48 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page)
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To: janetjanet998

Coming soon to an Indian beauty salon near you. Along with H-1B’s tech workers we are also importing their women who want eyebrow waxing or whatever it is they do beautify their hairy bodies. One is opening just up the road my Jacksonville, FL suburban pad to service the H-1B plague.


26 posted on 03/04/2021 3:18:52 PM PST by lodi90
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To: janetjanet998

What the hell is a Desi woman and SHOULD I care?


27 posted on 03/04/2021 3:20:36 PM PST by Safetgiver (Stupid man Bad.)
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To: Kazan

More of reason to head to Eastern Europe or Russia and find a pretty, feminine woman.


In my travels I happened to notice women do wear a lot more dresses over there. Summer especially. Hardly a yoga pants in sight on the street. Not that there is anything wrong with yoga pants, though. Ha ha.


28 posted on 03/04/2021 3:20:55 PM PST by lodi90
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To: janetjanet998

Servillia half sister of Cato was renowned for her body hair and Caesar who had all his body hair plucked off loved her so much that she was his mistress for decades.


29 posted on 03/04/2021 3:25:16 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Safetgiver
What the hell is a Desi woman

A Desi (say daisy) is an Asian Indian in America, either FOB or 1st generation.

30 posted on 03/04/2021 3:25:20 PM PST by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: janetjanet998

In KKKalifornia body shamming is the norm. Just look at how screwed up Holyweird is about it.


31 posted on 03/04/2021 3:27:36 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Boogieman
Count me out.


32 posted on 03/04/2021 3:30:38 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: KC_Lion

I just hate it when you give someone a perfectly sincere compliment on their mustache and suddenly she is not your friend anymore.


33 posted on 03/04/2021 3:30:39 PM PST by glorgau
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To: colorado tanker
"Unfortunately, kids that age, especially girls, can be very mean."

Yeah, their almost like media people and politicians.

34 posted on 03/04/2021 3:31:42 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

And the Jewish ones.

I have 8 daughters. Hair everywhere. All. The. Time.

I met President Trump at an official event. In uniform.

Melania reached over and pulled off a long, auburn, waive, hair.


35 posted on 03/04/2021 3:33:15 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Safetgiver

exactly! what is a desi woman and what difference does it make to me that I don’t know!


36 posted on 03/04/2021 3:34:02 PM PST by 1riot1ranger
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To: Kazan

This woman agrees with you. Culture has made white girls look like Groucho Marx and treat men like dogs. I feel so sorry for our young men.


37 posted on 03/04/2021 3:35:56 PM PST by tunedin
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To: janetjanet998

I’m so tired of victims who gives a you know what


38 posted on 03/04/2021 3:39:09 PM PST by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: Kazan

Back when I was bicycle racer my girlfriend and I would get together the day before a race and shave each other’s legs.


39 posted on 03/04/2021 3:39:42 PM PST by Fai Mao
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To: janetjanet998
For Desi women who grew up in mostly white schools, that story might be uncomfortably familiar.

Another disgustingly racist and anti-white MSM piece of propaganda

Its a simple reality that if these girls faced any criticism from their hair or skin color, it was most definitely from other South Asians.

40 posted on 03/04/2021 3:39:46 PM PST by PGR88
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