Beyonce Blackface Photo Controversy
Pop star Beyonce’s blackface photo shoot for French magazine L’Officiel Paris was supposed to be an homage to Africa, but the tribute has sparked controversy.
“Given the controversial history surrounding blackface, it’s impossible to believe that both Beyoncé and her team didn’t think of the racial implications in painting her face,” Steven J. Horowitz, Associate Editor at YRB Magazine, says. “In an age when racism is still a prevalent issue, and where other artists like will.i.am have faced backlash for darkening their skin, she should have realized that anything remotely resembling blackface would raise fire from the smoke.”
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