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Lilith’s success spawned a backlash, which was inevitable, and the whiteness of its 1997 lineup led to valid criticism of its lack of inclusivity.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
The internet being the internet, however, some fans had correctly guessed this twist was coming after sharing Harcourt’s observation about the population’s whiteness — matched with the fact that on the main Earth, Auggie was a virulent white supremacist known as the White Dragon.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
In a world where whiteness and conventional beauty are tightly coupled with success, couldn't selecting for these features be a way to minimize a child's future suffering?
—Tania Fabo, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Hollowell described the piece as a classic three-stone setting, with the center stone looking to be flanked by two smaller oval side stones, set in platinum or 18-karat white gold, enhancing the diamond’s natural whiteness.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
The internet being the internet, however, some fans had correctly guessed this twist was coming after sharing Harcourt’s observation about the population’s whiteness — matched with the fact that on the main Earth, Auggie was a virulent white supremacist known as the White Dragon.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
In a world where whiteness and conventional beauty are tightly coupled with success, couldn't selecting for these features be a way to minimize a child's future suffering?
—Tania Fabo, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Hollowell described the piece as a classic three-stone setting, with the center stone looking to be flanked by two smaller oval side stones, set in platinum or 18-karat white gold, enhancing the diamond’s natural whiteness.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiteness
pallor
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Sharing the same gray pallor to their skin, the pair take comfort in one another as fellow outcasts.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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With his deathly pallor and Byronic charm, Stamp was perfect as the self-destructive, swaggering scoundrel who is haunted by visions of a spectral little girl.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Whiteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiteness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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