Actually, exotic means quite a few things( striking, colorful, different) and yes, it is reserved for the birds— Black women unfortunately face a lot of cruel jokes because not only are we darker, usually—but face colorism, hair texturism, featurism, even hair length-ism. Beauty shops feature Black women in ads wearing wigs because “ Remi Indian hair or other straight hair tend to be more acceptable.

But I do see what you mean.