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"National Geographic released a series of pictures of what &amp;quot;average Americans&amp;quot; will look like by 2050. It&amp;#039;s fascinating, and has stirred up some recent controversy on the interweb because what doesn&amp;#039;t? Policy Mic says the pictures are gorgeous and inspiring, but The Hairpin has some different thoughts: Demographics are changing, attitudes about race are changing, yes; and I am glad for it. And maybe it&amp;#039;s good that people keep writing pieces like this, so impossibly shallow and shortcut-minded that the subtext is clear as anything: look how nice we look, as a people, when white gets to be more interesting and minorities get to look white. Look at this freckled, green-eyed future. Look at how beautiful it is to see everything diluted that we used to hate. What says you? Beautiful and exciting, or problematic considering the very real race issues in the United States. Or both? Or neither? Or maybe it&amp;#039;s too early for this and you just need some coffee and a hug. Or maybe that&amp;#039;s just me.  Follow Laura on Twitter. Photo via National Geographic "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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