"Cosmopolitan Race Analysis". The essay explores racial representation in Cosmopolitan Magazine, and how limited it is.

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…magazine show very clearly that there is little room for Black women in their advertising. "Ethnic Notions" showed the class the old, outdated advertisements that had a clear "Black-is-ugly" message. Although the days of the grotesque Aunt Jemima figures are behind us, such messages exist today through disinclusion, attempts to make Black women "be" White, and advertisements featuring Black women as the focus for products to alleviate sweat and menstruation, or to promote bad health.