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‘I’m not going to straighten my hair again’
Afro-Colombian news presenter Mábel Lara was abused online after she stopped straightening her hair.
The journalist says she feels Colombia is a “classist society� which thinks “curly hair is tasteless�.
The first time she appeared on TV without straightening her hair she received online abuse saying she looked ugly and “vulgar�.
She told Âé¶¹Éç Minute she made the stand to help inspire young women to feel comfortable in their own skin.
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