Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Beyonce In Blackface


As a white man I know it is wrong and I would never wear blackface. The rules are very murky for me when it comes to the ethnicity of Beyonce. In a Paris fashion magazine that comes out this month, Beyonce is photographed in blackface. The magazine calls it a return to Beyonce's African roots. Why does Beyonce need to do that to embrace her past? Her past is a combination of races and ethnicities. I guess she does usually make herself look more white and no one says much. They do say things, but not much, so I guess if it is ok for her to go whiter than should she also be able to go blacker?

What do all of you think? Is this right? If this were someone else would they really be getting huge blow back but because it is Beyonce she gets a pass?

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