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Junot Diaz's Short Story 'How To Date A Browngirl, Blackgirl'

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How attraction is defined? Is it physical, or mental? Is it our own desire, or what society deems as desirable? Many people might think that women would give up their beauty to get better education or to have high positions. The thing that makes people think that way is gender identities, which are defined as some morals and behaviors that men and women should follow to fit into the society. Some of these roles are that women have to emotional, and moody while men have to be strict and independent. Junot Diaz, the author of the short story “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie”, gives insight into society's ideology concerning attraction and the social standard of physical beauty. Supporting a similar concept of gender identity,

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