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by Damon Young onFebruary 19, 2013
The pint-size comedian constantly -- and hilariously -- subverts the image of black masculinity.
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Gender-bending Internet personality B. Scott, with his lengthy eyelashes, high cheekbones and long hair (usually his own, sometimes not), is amassing fans in unlikely places: straight black men.
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