The Beauty Slogan That Sparked An Argument About Racism #FlexinMyComplexion

What do you get when you search using the phrase "beautiful skin" online? Mostly white, beautiful women.

That's one reason why a group of Twitter users started the hashtag #FlexinMyComplexion to celebrate darker skin tones. But this is the internet... so of course there was a backlash.

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The Beauty Slogan That Sparked An Argument About Racism #FlexinMyComplexion

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