Controversial Children's Book Blames 'White Men' For Beauty Standards

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Controversial Children's Book Blames 'White Men' For Beauty Standards
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A children's book titled 'Our Skin' has sparked outrage for blaming 'white men' for introducing the beauty standard that 'skinny is good.' The book, aimed at young children, has been distributed to NYC schools.

Readers have been outraged after a controversial children's book titled ' Our Skin ' published in 2021 has been distributed to New York City schools. The book, which is aimed at children aged two to five, discusses skin tone and racism, and claims that 'a long time ago, way before you were born, a group of white people made up an idea called race.' Moreover, the book blames ' white men ' for introducing beauty standards that deemed 'skinny was good' and 'fat was bad.

' One reader shared an image of the page on X/Twitter, indicating the book's controversial content. The post has received almost 48,000 views, with many users expressing their frustration and anger in the comments

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