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Well, it’s finally happened. Kwame Kilpatrick’s nine lives have expired.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who will lose his job because he lied while under oath at a police whistle-blower trial, has just pledged to tell the truth as he prepares to admit his guilt as part of a plea deal he just struck with the Wayne County Prosecutor.The deal calls for Kilpatrick to plead guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice by committing perjury, agreeing to serve four months in jail, pay up to $1 million in restitution, and serve five years’ probation. He also agreed not to run for office during that five-year span.
The mayor will turn over his state pension to the City of Detroit, which paid $8.4 million to settle two whistle-blower lawsuits three former cops filed against the city. The mayor was charged with eight felony counts ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office to obstruction of justice after the Free Press revealed that the mayor lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower trial and gave misleading testimony about whether he intended to fire a deputy police chief investigating allegations of wrongdoing by members of his inner circle.
I don’t really have much to add to this. Looking at the photos of a forlorn Kwame sitting in the courtroom made me momentarily sad for the guy.
Momentarily.
Here’s a collection of Kwame’s Greatest Hits.
Kwame Pulls a Clay Davis.
This should serve as a case study for anyone who starts out with great ambition and the intention to serve others. Don’t let to go to your head. The big head or that other one.
Keep your head (and pants) up, Kwame. Do your time, don’t let your time do you.
Question: Do you feel sorry for Kwame? Will “Yaw’s Boy” have a political career once his 5 years are up? Who plays Kwame in the upcoming BET Blackbuster Movie? I say Cedric The Entertainer could pull it off.
Mayor Kilpatrick: ‘I lied under oath’ [Detroit Free Press]
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Well, it’s finally happened. Kwame Kilpatrick’s nine lives have expired.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who will lose his job because he lied while under oath at a police whistle-blower trial, has just pledged to tell the truth as he prepares to admit his guilt as part of a plea deal he just struck with the Wayne County Prosecutor.The deal calls for Kilpatrick to plead guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice by committing perjury, agreeing to serve four months in jail, pay up to $1 million in restitution, and serve five years’ probation. He also agreed not to run for office during that five-year span.
The mayor will turn over his state pension to the City of Detroit, which paid $8.4 million to settle two whistle-blower lawsuits three former cops filed against the city. The mayor was charged with eight felony counts ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office to obstruction of justice after the Free Press revealed that the mayor lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower trial and gave misleading testimony about whether he intended to fire a deputy police chief investigating allegations of wrongdoing by members of his inner circle.
I don’t really have much to add to this. Looking at the photos of a forlorn Kwame sitting in the courtroom made me momentarily sad for the guy.
Momentarily.
Here’s a collection of Kwame’s Greatest Hits.
Kwame Pulls a Clay Davis.
This should serve as a case study for anyone who starts out with great ambition and the intention to serve others. Don’t let to go to your head. The big head or that other one.
Keep your head (and pants) up, Kwame. Do your time, don’t let your time do you.
Question: Do you feel sorry for Kwame? Will “Yaw’s Boy” have a political career once his 5 years are up? Who plays Kwame in the upcoming BET Blackbuster Movie? I say Cedric The Entertainer could pull it off.
Mayor Kilpatrick: ‘I lied under oath’ [Detroit Free Press]
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Drive-By Activism, Go Sit Down, Judge Joe Brown Says : "DO BETTER.", Knee-Grow Please, MLK is Crying Inside, Nigga Nonsense, That Sh*t Is Racist, Web Junk, What A DoucheBag
I wanted to post this last week after the speech, but PBS’s low-tech website didn’t allow embedding. Now that it’s on Youtube, enjoy as your newly nominated King Of All Blacks bashes last week’s Obama speech, while giving Conservative chatters more meaningless talking points in the process.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: folks like Malveaux and West have done enough grunt work to be entitled to stating their opinions. They’ve earned the right, so we shouldn’t see this as “hatin’”.
But seriously, if there are folks who should know what it means to Play The Game you would think it would be people like these two who have successfully navigated the waters of such all white institutions as USA Today and Princeton University.[1] Sometimes I wonder if folks like this just love talking to get off on hear the sound of their own voices, rather than to make a coherent point.
You know it’s a sad day when Tavis Smiley is the voice of reason. Dang.
MLK is crying inside.
Question: Are Malveaux and West drankin’ Scrawburry HaterAde™ or do they have some valid points? Do you now regret nominating West as the King Of All Blacks?
[1] Is it just me, or do West and Malveaux seem to be wearing the exact same thing everytime they’re on TV? No, seriously, peep the photo above (taken months ago), and the video (last week). Straaaange.
Filed under: AvB MultiMedia Expose, Drive-By Activism, PoliTricks as Usual, The Evil That Men Do, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
A few weeks ago, I bought you the sad tale of Stuart Shepard, a representative of Convervative group Focus On The Family, who was praying for the wrath of God to intercede and rain out Barry’s big outdoor speech in Denver.
Just in case you missed it, here’s the video in question.
Needless to say, I think we all remember how this turned out.
The weather in Denver was spotless all week, so I guess we can say Shepard’s D-Bag Status has been certified, if nothing else. Oddly enough, there was indeed lots of rain that seems to be ruining a Convention, it just doesn’t happen to be the one Focus On The Family was praying for.
Not to be outdone, the DNC couldn’t wait to announce God’s endorsement of their candidate.
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav’s expected arrival as Republicans prepare to open their national convention is a sign that God favours Democrats.During a flight from Denver to South Carolina last Friday, Don Fowler – who was DNC chair in 1995 and 1996 – was recorded telling a fellow passenger that it appears Gustav will make landfall on Monday. He said that just demonstrates that God is on the side of Democrats.
The person whom Fowler was talking to is not visible in the video, but was identified on the conservative Web site www.redstate.com as Representative John Spratt, a South Carolina Democrat.
Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
And here’s the video in question. Never mind the fact that it’s hella creepy that someone would be recording a private conversation on an airplane. Fowler is just as much of a dumbass as Shepard for somehow opining that God is on the side of The Chosen One (the GOP’s words, not mine).
Of course, the GOP is calling for Obama to do his weekly bus toss on Fowler. Never mind the fact that they crossed the whole God/Obama line themselves a few weeks back.
This whole thing makes me wonder exactly why people think God gives a crap one way or another which guy wins the election. Clearly, he doesn’t. If God cared enough about who the President is, wouldn’t he give us somebody, I dunno, perfect?
Clearly, McCain and Obama are quite a few steps for sainthood. I wish the idiots praying for them would admit as much and keep God’s name out they mouth.
Question: Does the GOP look like a bunch of fatlipped morons for asking Obama to denounce Fowler when they more or less have overstepped the God/Politricks line themselves? What (if anything) should be done to Fowler? Do you think God cares about who’s running the country?
Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark [ABC]
Filed under: AvB MultiMedia Expose, Drive-By Activism, PoliTricks as Usual, The Evil That Men Do, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
A few weeks ago, I bought you the sad tale of Stuart Shepard, a representative of Convervative group Focus On The Family, who was praying for the wrath of God to intercede and rain out Barry’s big outdoor speech in Denver.
Just in case you missed it, here’s the video in question.
Needless to say, I think we all remember how this turned out.
The weather in Denver was spotless all week, so I guess we can say Shepard’s D-Bag Status has been certified, if nothing else. Oddly enough, there was indeed lots of rain that seems to be ruining a Convention, it just doesn’t happen to be the one Focus On The Family was praying for.
Not to be outdone, the DNC couldn’t wait to announce God’s endorsement of their candidate.
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav’s expected arrival as Republicans prepare to open their national convention is a sign that God favours Democrats.During a flight from Denver to South Carolina last Friday, Don Fowler – who was DNC chair in 1995 and 1996 – was recorded telling a fellow passenger that it appears Gustav will make landfall on Monday. He said that just demonstrates that God is on the side of Democrats.
The person whom Fowler was talking to is not visible in the video, but was identified on the conservative Web site www.redstate.com as Representative John Spratt, a South Carolina Democrat.
Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
And here’s the video in question. Never mind the fact that it’s hella creepy that someone would be recording a private conversation on an airplane. Fowler is just as much of a dumbass as Shepard for somehow opining that God is on the side of The Chosen One (the GOP’s words, not mine).
Of course, the GOP is calling for Obama to do his weekly bus toss on Fowler. Never mind the fact that they crossed the whole God/Obama line themselves a few weeks back.
This whole thing makes me wonder exactly why people think God gives a crap one way or another which guy wins the election. Clearly, he doesn’t. If God cared enough about who the President is, wouldn’t he give us somebody, I dunno, perfect?
Clearly, McCain and Obama are quite a few steps for sainthood. I wish the idiots praying for them would admit as much and keep God’s name out they mouth.
Question: Does the GOP look like a bunch of fatlipped morons for asking Obama to denounce Fowler when they more or less have overstepped the God/Politricks line themselves? What (if anything) should be done to Fowler? Do you think God cares about who’s running the country?
Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark [ABC]
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I’ll be completely and totally honest with you here. I really do not know what to make of this story from my home state.
Since three former Duke Lacrosse players were declared innocent of rape and assault charges, the alleged victim in the highly publicized Duke Lacrosse case has remained out of public view until now.In a press release, Crystal Mangum’s manager has announced plans to release a tell-all memoir entitled “The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story.”
According to the book’s co-author Vincent Clark, the book will be released in October.
“It is “the only definitive account of the life and struggles of the woman at the center of the Duke Lacrosse case, the alleged accuser,” said Clark in a press release. ” Were it not for the Duke Lacrosse Case, she likely would be described as a bright, young woman from Durham, North Carolina, who has had a difficult life.”
Mangum plans to donate $1 from each book sold to help battered women. Former Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong was disbarred and jailed following the collapse of the Duke Lacrosse Case. Nifong is among several defendants named in at least three federal lawsuits stemming from the case.
Mangum is accused of falsely accusing David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann of raping and beating her at a team party in March 2006. After a review by the State Attorney General’s Office, all charges were dismissed.
As I stated last year when the Duke Lax kids were cleared of all charges, nobody should have to suffer through what they experienced. I could only imagine the fear of being accused of something so heinous as rape, knowing you did nothing of the sort. The guys have been exonerated, but I will personally remember all three of their names for the rest of my life. That’s an unfair scar for anyone to have to carry. I don’t really agree with their pending $30M lawsuit against the cash-strapped city of Durham, but I guess I understand.
Then again, the real villain here isn’t Mangum, who reportedly suffers from some sort of mental illness, but disgraced District Attorney Mike Nifong, who actually did some time as a result of his lazy and opportunistic job of handling this case. He never even bothered talking with Mangum in the first place, and instead saw a way of manipulating the Black community in Durham to his advantage. Why he was so dumb that he thought white folks with money wouldn’t lawyer up and “beat them charges like Rocky“[1] is beyond me. Nifong has since been disbarred, was sued by the Lax players, filed for bankruptcy, and is now working at the Sizzler off I-540 near RDU airport. No, really, I saw him there a few weeks ago and he ruined my baked potato (no sour cream, you idiot!). He’s a douchebag par excellence, and he got what he had coming.
I don’t really know how to feel about Mangum writing this book though. If she was indeed experiencing some mental issues during the time of the allegations, you can’t totally write her off as ruining those players lives, especially when the people (namely Nifong) who could have short circuited this whole thing didn’t do their jobs. The book is supposedly about her life, not necessarily the Duke case, thus I suppose it’s fair for her to write a book and profit from it. She says some proceeds are going to charity, which is always an iffy proposition, but to each her own. On the flipside, wouldn’t any proceeds made from this book be fair game for the Duke Lax kids in a civil case? I’m sure my armchair attorneys in AverageNation™ will break this one down for me.
Question: Should Crystal Mangum be allowed to write a book that profits indirectly from the misfortune of others? Are the Duke Lax kids entitled to some of those proceeds?
Duke LAX accuser pens memoir [ABC 11 News]
[1] Yeah, I know. For a guy who supposedly doesn’t care much for Jay-Z, I sure quote him a lot. Spare the comments, please.
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Drive-By Activism, Go Sit Down, Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Knee-Grow Please, Nigga Nonsense, PoliTricks as Usual
We Watch, So You Don’t Have To.
Okay, I’ll keep it 100 with ya’ll. My fantasy football draft was last night, so I ain’t really catch much other than Hillary’s speech. And BTW, if you drafted Kevin Curtis too early, yes, you should have buyer’s remorse right now. Darn outdated cheat sheets.
Anyways, Hillary more or less did what she was posed’ to. She seemed somewhat genuine, she didn’t mince words about McCain, and she more or less effectively told her followers to get with Barack or Go Sit Down!
“Get Down, Or Lay Down!” [1]
Skeptical Negro that I am, I still can’t help but watch things like this with my 3rd eye, or as I like to call it, my Negro Spidey Sense. And something was telling me that while she seemed to be on board, there was a little bit of “see you in 2012″ sentiment tossed in for good measure. And BTW, what the heck was that whole Harriet Tubbman thing about? Sheesh.
Anyways, she did what she had to, can’t knock her for that.
On a separate, but related note, I’m really starting to enjoy TVOne’s DNC After Party coverage. Last night was even better, as they wisely pared down the number of in-studio guests, and kept things moving with interviews and pretaped vignettes. Any “news” program that features Huggy Lowdown and Sheryl Underwood can’t be taken too seriously, but I’ll give them credit for starting somewhere. Their coverage is entertaining enough, and I like it. I still haven’t peeped BET’s offering, and probably won’t.
I did, for some odd reason, happen to flip over to CNN during a commercial break, and I caught what was probably the most disturbing image of a Black woman aired on TV in this millennium, this side of “Tip Drill”. No, seriously. If you peeped this sista, you know what I’m talking about.
Dang, this chick makes me long for Harriett Christian.
Fanie Lou Hamer is crying inside.
Question: Was Hillary Clinton genuine in her support of Obama? Do Clinton refugees have any legitimate reason to hold onto their grudges any longer? Have you peeped TVOne’s coverage? What the ham sammich was wrong with that sista that CNN wisely planted put on the camera?
[1] Name that movie.
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Drive-By Activism, Go Sit Down, Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Knee-Grow Please, Nigga Nonsense, PoliTricks as Usual
We Watch, So You Don’t Have To.
Okay, I’ll keep it 100 with ya’ll. My fantasy football draft was last night, so I ain’t really catch much other than Hillary’s speech. And BTW, if you drafted Kevin Curtis too early, yes, you should have buyer’s remorse right now. Darn outdated cheat sheets.
Anyways, Hillary more or less did what she was posed’ to. She seemed somewhat genuine, she didn’t mince words about McCain, and she more or less effectively told her followers to get with Barack or Go Sit Down!
“Get Down, Or Lay Down!” [1]
Skeptical Negro that I am, I still can’t help but watch things like this with my 3rd eye, or as I like to call it, my Negro Spidey Sense. And something was telling me that while she seemed to be on board, there was a little bit of “see you in 2012″ sentiment tossed in for good measure. And BTW, what the heck was that whole Harriet Tubbman thing about? Sheesh.
Anyways, she did what she had to, can’t knock her for that.
On a separate, but related note, I’m really starting to enjoy TVOne’s DNC After Party coverage. Last night was even better, as they wisely pared down the number of in-studio guests, and kept things moving with interviews and pretaped vignettes. Any “news” program that features Huggy Lowdown and Sheryl Underwood can’t be taken too seriously, but I’ll give them credit for starting somewhere. Their coverage is entertaining enough, and I like it. I still haven’t peeped BET’s offering, and probably won’t.
I did, for some odd reason, happen to flip over to CNN during a commercial break, and I caught what was probably the most disturbing image of a Black woman aired on TV in this millennium, this side of “Tip Drill”. No, seriously. If you peeped this sista, you know what I’m talking about.
Dang, this chick makes me long for Harriett Christian.
Fanie Lou Hamer is crying inside.
Question: Was Hillary Clinton genuine in her support of Obama? Do Clinton refugees have any legitimate reason to hold onto their grudges any longer? Have you peeped TVOne’s coverage? What the ham sammich was wrong with that sista that CNN wisely planted put on the camera?
[1] Name that movie.
Filed under: C.Y.I.N., Drive-By Activism, Nigga Nonsense, That Sh*t Is Racist, White Men Gone Wild
A minor kerfuffle is taking place on the web the streets right now surrounding a current ad campaign featuring singer/actress(?) Beyoncé Knowles[1]. Apparently the ad is for some sorta hair lightening product, and Bey’s hair ain’t the only thing that’s lighter.
It isn’t what it looks like – or so L’Oréal would like readers to believe.The cosmetics colossus yesterday denied it whitewashed Beyoncé Knowles, although she looked inexplicably light-skinned in Elle magazine’s two-page L’Oréal Paris ad for its hair-highlighting product.
“It is categorically untrue that L’Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin tone in the campaign for Féria hair color,” the company snorted in a statement.
The diva’s rep insisted a bleached Beyoncé is still recognizable.
“There is no doubt that anyone seeing that ad will know that it is Beyoncé,” said publicist Alan Nierob.
I agree, it might have taken me a moment, but I would have eventually figured out that this was Beyoncé. Still, it does beg the question of exactly why someone felt the need to take a relatively lightskinnded woman and make her even lighter, and blonder for that matter. Are they subliminally making Beyoncé more “pretty” or at the very least, appropriate for their product?
This isn’t the first (nor last) time this has happened of course. In my casual TeeVee viewing, even I’ve noticed “ethnic models” like Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, that chick off Ugly Betty, Tyra Banks[2], Gabrielle Union, and even Queen Latifah seemingly lose melanin when placed in ads, especially when alongside traditionally “pretty” (read: white, thin, and blond) models. It’s messed up, but I’m also assuming these sisters go into this knowing it’s gonna happen. These companies are seldom, if ever marketing their products exclusively to women of color. So, it’s fair to assume some racial trickery could happen, namely because they want to celebrate some superficial notion of “diversity”, yet not alienate their core customer base (ie: white women). I would suspect that this is why Beyoncé hasn’t come out with some objection herself. She was in on it the whole time. Ditzy as she may appear, she clearly knows the game, and the game is to get pizzaid.
On the flipside, come the freak on! What the ham sammich is Beyoncé doing hawkin’ hair coloring anyway? Correct me if I’m wrong, but is it even possible to dye a lace front wig? I’m obviously no expert on women’s hair, but I think not. My guess is, she prolly just gets some lighter tracks stitched in hair, rather than dying what she’s “got”. I wonder if L’Oreal has considered how dumb if is to have a person who sports a horse mane selling hair dye. Seriously, that’s like Ron Harper being the spokesman for ToastMasters. Would you buy condoms from Evander Holyfield? Singing lessons from Ashanti? Would you hire Billy Joel as your chauffeur? Prolly not.
Peep Bey a decade ago.
And this year.
I’ve heard of “aging well”, but who the hell ages into an entirely different ethnicity? I’m just sayin’.
Didn’t she switch her style to those ridonculous looking bouffant blondish wigs, get a boob job, and lose weight years ago to boost her “mainstream image”? So, while I feel sorry that she’s being exploited, getting all up in arms seems at bit silly when you consider the fact that she’s a willing participant already anyway. Yeah, she’s being objectified. But if she’s not smart enough (or too smart) to be insulted by L’Oreal, why should we be? This isn’t too far removed from that infamous LeBron James Vogue cover. I thought he looked like King Kong. He didn’t. Same for women who shake their butts in music videos. Are they being objectified? Sure. Do they care? Apparently not, because they just wanna get paid (or attention).
So, to repeat, if the objectee (I know that’s not a word, roll with me) is too dumb to know they’re being objectified, why should we give a crap? Nobody’s being forced into chattel slavery here. It’s called a free market system. No harm, no foul. End of story.
This is a big cluster all around, but unfortunately, it takes me back to my favorite adage: when you don’t control your own stuff, you’re gonna have to compromise.
Question: Do you think L’Oreal intentionally lightened Beyoncé’s skin? If so, what message were they trying to convey? Do you notice this sorta of “brightening” with other ads featuring “ethnic” models? Is it possible to dye a lace front wig?
O, RÉALLY? L’ORÉAL DENIES WHITEWASHING BEYONCÉ [NY Daily News]
[1] Is that still her last name? Does she even use a last name?
[2] Speakin’ of which, man, what skin tone is Tyra? She used to be my complexion. Now, on her show, she appears to be some really strange, mustard beige hue. How is that even possible? It really, really confusing.
Filed under: C.Y.I.N., Drive-By Activism, Nigga Nonsense, That Sh*t Is Racist, White Men Gone Wild
A minor kerfuffle is taking place on the web the streets right now surrounding a current ad campaign featuring singer/actress(?) Beyoncé Knowles[1]. Apparently the ad is for some sorta hair lightening product, and Bey’s hair ain’t the only thing that’s lighter.
It isn’t what it looks like – or so L’Oréal would like readers to believe.The cosmetics colossus yesterday denied it whitewashed Beyoncé Knowles, although she looked inexplicably light-skinned in Elle magazine’s two-page L’Oréal Paris ad for its hair-highlighting product.
“It is categorically untrue that L’Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin tone in the campaign for Féria hair color,” the company snorted in a statement.
The diva’s rep insisted a bleached Beyoncé is still recognizable.
“There is no doubt that anyone seeing that ad will know that it is Beyoncé,” said publicist Alan Nierob.
I agree, it might have taken me a moment, but I would have eventually figured out that this was Beyoncé. Still, it does beg the question of exactly why someone felt the need to take a relatively lightskinnded woman and make her even lighter, and blonder for that matter. Are they subliminally making Beyoncé more “pretty” or at the very least, appropriate for their product?
This isn’t the first (nor last) time this has happened of course. In my casual TeeVee viewing, even I’ve noticed “ethnic models” like Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, that chick off Ugly Betty, Tyra Banks[2], Gabrielle Union, and even Queen Latifah seemingly lose melanin when placed in ads, especially when alongside traditionally “pretty” (read: white, thin, and blond) models. It’s messed up, but I’m also assuming these sisters go into this knowing it’s gonna happen. These companies are seldom, if ever marketing their products exclusively to women of color. So, it’s fair to assume some racial trickery could happen, namely because they want to celebrate some superficial notion of “diversity”, yet not alienate their core customer base (ie: white women). I would suspect that this is why Beyoncé hasn’t come out with some objection herself. She was in on it the whole time. Ditzy as she may appear, she clearly knows the game, and the game is to get pizzaid.
On the flipside, come the freak on! What the ham sammich is Beyoncé doing hawkin’ hair coloring anyway? Correct me if I’m wrong, but is it even possible to dye a lace front wig? I’m obviously no expert on women’s hair, but I think not. My guess is, she prolly just gets some lighter tracks stitched in hair, rather than dying what she’s “got”. I wonder if L’Oreal has considered how dumb if is to have a person who sports a horse mane selling hair dye. Seriously, that’s like Ron Harper being the spokesman for ToastMasters. Would you buy condoms from Evander Holyfield? Singing lessons from Ashanti? Would you hire Billy Joel as your chauffeur? Prolly not.
Peep Bey a decade ago.
And this year.
I’ve heard of “aging well”, but who the hell ages into an entirely different ethnicity? I’m just sayin’.
Didn’t she switch her style to those ridonculous looking bouffant blondish wigs, get a boob job, and lose weight years ago to boost her “mainstream image”? So, while I feel sorry that she’s being exploited, getting all up in arms seems at bit silly when you consider the fact that she’s a willing participant already anyway. Yeah, she’s being objectified. But if she’s not smart enough (or too smart) to be insulted by L’Oreal, why should we be? This isn’t too far removed from that infamous LeBron James Vogue cover. I thought he looked like King Kong. He didn’t. Same for women who shake their butts in music videos. Are they being objectified? Sure. Do they care? Apparently not, because they just wanna get paid (or attention).
So, to repeat, if the objectee (I know that’s not a word, roll with me) is too dumb to know they’re being objectified, why should we give a crap? Nobody’s being forced into chattel slavery here. It’s called a free market system. No harm, no foul. End of story.
This is a big cluster all around, but unfortunately, it takes me back to my favorite adage: when you don’t control your own stuff, you’re gonna have to compromise.
Question: Do you think L’Oreal intentionally lightened Beyoncé’s skin? If so, what message were they trying to convey? Do you notice this sorta of “brightening” with other ads featuring “ethnic” models? Is it possible to dye a lace front wig?
O, RÉALLY? L’ORÉAL DENIES WHITEWASHING BEYONCÉ [NY Daily News]
[1] Is that still her last name? Does she even use a last name?
[2] Speakin’ of which, man, what skin tone is Tyra? She used to be my complexion. Now, on her show, she appears to be some really strange, mustard beige hue. How is that even possible? It really, really confusing.
