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  2. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Little old lady: A harmless and helpless older woman; innocent and pitiful older woman. (see "adorable" above) Lolita: A term for a sexualized minor child, typically a girl; the term has pedophilic connotations and is often used to fetishize or exploit vulnerable preteen girls. "Lolita" is a term of endearment from the book Lolita by Vladimir ...

  3. Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness - Wikipedia

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    In Greek literature women including goddesses such as Hera and Aphrodite and mortals such as Penelope, Andromache, and Nausicaa can be described as leukōlenos (λευκώλενος, "white-armed"). [62] [63] Athena is described as having blondish or brownish hair (xanthe (Ξανθή)) [64] and blue, green, or grey eyes.

  4. Greying of hair - Wikipedia

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    Albinism is a genetic abnormality in which little or no pigment is found in human hair, eyes, and skin. The hair is often white or pale blond. However, it can be red, darker blond, light brown, or rarely, even dark brown. Vitiligo is a patchy loss of hair and skin color that may occur as the result of an auto-immune disease.

  5. Waardenburg syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 is characterised by congenital sensorineural hearing loss, pigmentary deficiencies of the hair such as a white lock of hair in the front-centre of the head or premature greying, pigmentary deficiencies of the eyes such as different-coloured eyes (complete heterochromia iridum), multiple colours in an eye (sectoral heterochromia iridum) or brilliant blue eyes, patches of skin ...

  6. Why don’t we see more gray hair in the natural hair movement?

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    A wrinkle-free face and a body that appears to have never birthed a child go a long way toward making gray hair more palatable to the general public — as made clear in the 2010s trend of 20 ...

  7. Albinism in humans - Wikipedia

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    Albinism is a congenital condition characterized in humans by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, nystagmus, and amblyopia. Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers.

  8. Oculocutaneous albinism - Wikipedia

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    People with OCA2 usually have fair skin, but are often not as pale as OCA1. They have pale blonde to golden, strawberry blonde, or even brown hair, and most commonly blue eyes. Affected people of African descent usually have a different phenotype (appearance): yellow hair, pale skin, and blue, gray or hazel eyes. About 1 in 15,000 people have OCA2.

  9. Causes of Hair Loss for Older Women (& How to Treat Them)

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    Female pattern hair loss is the most common cause of hair loss for women, and prevalence increases with age. Many older women also notice hair loss or a decrease in hair health as they go through ...