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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:00 AM

Hey, look! It's a picture of me with some macacans

George Allen's "Ethnic Rally."
Tim Grieve

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  • Wednesday, September 13, 2006 07:01 AM

    Ethnic Shampoo?

    I don't know anything about Wal-Mart's hair care section, and even less about African-American hair care, but isn't this a case of a legitimate difference in product? I mean, there is a subset of hair care products designed specifically for the type of hair that most African-Americans have, yes?

    I also see products segregated along gender lines (shampoo, deodorant, etc.). Is this sexism?

    Or is the problem here one of mere terminology, i.e. using "ethnic"? In which case, what's the more correct term?

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