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Long underwear and the politics of being cold

You may say you are not cold. A parent or grandparent may disagree. In that moment, body feeling becomes family negotiation.

Temperature as relationship

Qiuku is funny because it is never only about fabric. It is about who gets to define risk, care, youth, toughness, and common sense.

This article belongs with air-conditioning direct blow and belly-button warmth as a body-care contrast topic.

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