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The BBC has removed an article which linked a preference for bare nails to “white supremacy”. The article, which first ran online on Sept 27, included suggestions that the rising popularity of natural manicures could be seen as an “erasure of culture” and a subtle signal of white supremacist ideals. The piece faced significant backlash from readers and critics who questioned the journalistic basis for such claims. A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed the removal, stating that the article did not meet the corporation's rigorous editorial standards for impartiality and evidence-based reporting. The decision to pull the content follows internal reviews into how such topics are commissioned and vetted before publication.