Please don't call me exotic. It may seem like a compliment for you, but to me, it's anything but that. Surrounded by girls who are blonde, blue-eyed, tall, and fair-skinned, I realize I stand out.

The Washington Post published a piece arguing that food should no longer be described as "exotic." G. Daniela Galarza, a staff writer for the Post's food section, began her piece by knocking a 1993 ...

Washington Post food writer G. Daniela Galarza says the word "exotic" is problematic no matter what it's describing, and we should stop using it... Why We Need To Stop Calling Food 'Exotic' The word ...

I’ve been told I’m exotic on more occasions than I have toes. “You look so exotic,” an older lady told me once at Publix in Florida. “Where are you from?” “I’m originally from New York,” I said, ...