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    Why Models Of Color Are Exotic And Not People

    Opening Glamour Magazine, I felt a moment of pride seeing Lupita Nyong'O pictured in an article. I picked up the May Issue of Marie Claire and saw the same Oscar-winning face on that cover too. Quickly, my feeling of pride passed, seeing the word 'exotic' near her name over again in several articles. Why is Nyong'O exotic?