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John Cartwright: Body-shaming cartoon

Shame on you for running the “burkini” cartoon Aug. 26. Body image and body acceptance are serious problems in the United States. Why would you want to reinforce negative feelings?

John Cartwright

Chapel Hill

This story was originally published August 30, 2016 at 4:43 PM with the headline "John Cartwright: Body-shaming cartoon."

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