Beyonce skin is lighter?

[x MJ 4ever x]

its called make up!!!!!!!!

 

[patriciank]

Not to make this about me but I always get lighter in the winter and darker in the summer. I am black African, and yes, it happens. the more sun you get the darker you get; the less sun, the lighter you get. You should see me now, you would swear I bleach my skin. I do not. If I did, I don't see how it would affect anyone's well being but mine.

 

[Mugsysam]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...nce-shows-lighter-side.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

just wanted to know you guys thoughts on this.

I'd say the same thing I would if they were talking about Michael....who cares??

What I can't understand is why is it when Michael's skin becoming lighter is discussed by any form of media, it's not OK, but for anyone else it's fair game?? Shouldn't we take the same stand about everyone when it comes to this issue?

I am not saying EVERYONE on this site feels this way, but obviously by some of the responses here there are some that seem to think it matters......

It didn't matter to me with Michael, and it doesn't matter to me about Beyonce....

 

[Agent M]

I am not talking about Beyonce..is she or not...but if someone wants it..so what ?!

Well it matters

Yes, as writer and journalist (Daily Mail) Yasmin Alibhai-Brown points out:

But when black celebrities appear to deny their heritage by trying to make themselves look white, I despair for the youngsters who see those images.

Why I believe Beyonce is betraying all black and Asian women

typical racist daily mail

Unfortunately, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown has herself made some racist statements.

For instance, during the 4 June 2006 edition of Dateline London, Gavin Esler asked her "What's wrong with white guys, by the way?"

Her response was: "I don't like them. I want them to be the lost species in a hundred years."

But back to Beyonce. It seems anything she does draws criticism.

Outrage Over Beyonce's 'Blackface' Photos

R&B star Beyonce has sparked controversy by having her face darkened during a magazine photo shoot.

The singer was snapped for a cover and fashion spread in French style magazine L'Officiel Paris.

"The idea of the shoot is paying homage to the African queens through the ages," a woman involved in the photo shoot said in a behind-the-scenes video.

Media reports said the singer darkened her complexion in various shades to pay homage to Nigerian musician and humanitarian Fela Kuti.

MTV said Beyonce was moved by Kuti's music after watching Broadway musical Fela!

Her husband Jay-Z is one of the show's co-producers.

"She will be incorporating the late African musician's sounds in her next project," MTV said.

Critics said Beyonce's darkened face for the photo shoot "was akin to blackface".

But BoomBox blog editor Tracey Ford questioned what the fuss was about.

"It appears as though Beyonce and/or the magazine's intent was to pay homage to her African roots as expressed by a member of her team in a behind-the-scenes video," Ford said.

"She's an African-American woman. Why is it controversial for her to want to honour her roots by highlighting that women come in different shades . . . if that's in fact what the shoot was attempting to showcase?"

Author Demetria L. Lucas agreed.

"The photographs are beautiful - both those where Beyonce wears brown paint and those without," Lucas said.

"Perhaps if Beyonce's painted face included an exaggerated mouth and red lips, I would share in the outrage of those who call her look 'offensive' or 'minstrel-like'. But since it doesn't, I cannot.

"Darker skin isn't bad, but from the loud reaction to a pale-skinned woman going chocolate for fashion and/or art, you easily could be led to believe that it somehow is.

[youtube]naxB6zvguvM[/youtube]

"I hear the naysayers of the shoot loud and clear, but their cries sound like a gross overreaction.

"It's problematic that so many confuse a boundary-pushing, high-fashion editorial with somehow mocking or diminishing Black people and their hues."

TheBVX.com editor Timmhotep Aku said it was a case of "much ado about nothing".

"Beyonce is beautiful, talented and a huge American star, so maybe she should have known better, but for all we know the dark make-up on her face that doesn't appear on the rest of her body could be an artistic statement about her ancestral history or an abstract message about the diversity in phenotype in Africa," Aku said.

Outrage over Beyonce's 'blackface' photos

 

[Alma]

Gavin Esler asked her "What's wrong with white guys, by the way?"

Her response was: "I don't like them. I want them to be the lost species in a hundred years."

That sounds slightly... NOI-like, to be mild. Wouldn't be surprised if she believes in the theory that her people are in contact with Martians and were the ones who created the mountains and the seas and will rule the world. .....

0_0

 

[Femkela]

don't read the tabloids!

 

[patriciank]

BLACK FACE IS OFFENSIVE NOMATTER WHO DOES IT, BLACK OR WHITE, LIGHT SKINNED OR DARK. IT IS SIMPLY OFFENSIVE AND HIDING BEHIND ART DOES NOT CHANGE THAT FACT.
Now, does she appear lighter? who cares?! maybe she is not getting out of the house much, maybe she is not getting enough sun, maybe she is on the pill, maybe it's photoshop, maybe it's the lighting... Who knows? It's her life, her skin, why should one care! What about people who tan, no one accuses them of trying to be black.
I have not left my place in one and a half months, except to go grocery shopping (usually when the suns down), and my skin is much much lighter than it was when I had just returned from Uganda. I wish somebody could accuse me of bleaching my skin.

 

[patriciank]

If you want to highlight the fact that African "women come in different shades", there are many beautiful models of all shades who i'm sure would love to be feautured in your magazine. That excuse is total bull.

 

[Darth Sidious]

i noticed the dark sistas are jealous of the light sistas, malcolm said it goes back to becuz the dark sistas worked in the field and the light sistas had it easier in the masters house .

 

[tricia70]

mmm interesting, she looks white no doubt about it. Thre is no way even a medium brown women could look that white even if she is inside for months. Ny adopted niece who is indian and medium brown ala Beyonce has never looked that white even after months of staying inside in the winter time. That may be lighting or photoshop or who knows?

 

[angelofhope]

I posted this topic not to offend anyone but merely to discuss. It was something people were talking about. I think it is interesting how they picked on MJ and now we are hearing things about Beyonce. I like and respect Beyonce.

 

[Hot_Street]

Beyoncé fait enfin son entrée au musée Grévin

Beyoncé a enfin sa statue au musée Grévin. Les visiteurs pourront découvrir le double de cire de la chanteuse américaine dès ce jeudi 4 juillet.

www.europe1.fr