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Colorism dominates the Dominican beauty industry
One aspect of Dominican identity that is so heavily colorist is the beauty industry. Salons and beauty stores are a huge market in the Dominican Republic, and any woman who lives here can tell you that getting their hair done weekly is not uncommon. There are many ethnic and racial prejudices that influence the construction of discriminatory and exclusive ideologies, harming the majority Afro-descendant population in Dominican society.
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