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Piece linked unpainted nails to class and racial stigma before widespread backlash prompted an editorial The BBC removed an article that suggested the trend of leaving fingernails unpainted could perpetuate "White supremacist" beauty standards after it drew backlash Saturday. The original article, "How the bare nails trend became a class issue," explored the beauty trend of women preferring clear and polished "naked" nails over the more stylish nail designs over the past few years. The BBC reported that while some consider this trend part of the ever-shifting standards in fashion, critics suggested the image said "something about class" and could...

A backlash has forced the disgraced, far-left BBC to remove an article that declared “bare nails” racist. That’s “bare nails,” as in fingernails, as in women choosing to not have their fingernails colored with nail polish. That’s now considered racist, y’all. Why? Because when the market for racism is as starved as it is for actual racism, the market is filled with crap like this… “Nail art’s historical and creative roots are linked back to black, Latino, and Asian communities and the suggestion that bare nails are now a sign of high status could stigmatise bold manicures,” wrote the BCC....