Not Even Lip Service

David Freeman, discussing the fullness of women’s lips, declares: “The fullest lips seem to belong to French women” (“Lasting Impressions,” SoCal Style, Sept. 14). Say what?

I think if he evaluated the lips of black women as a whole, we’d win, no questions asked. But Freeman doesn’t even include black actresses in his memorable-lips list. What about Ruby Dee, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Viveca A. Fox?

Freeman seems to position blacks as invisible beings and perpetuates the idea that white women are the most beautiful in the world. And we know that’s not true, don’t we?

Alice L. Wagoner

Long Beach