ANTM Jumps on the Blackface Bandwagon?
Here we go again…
Looks like Tyra Banks has joined the Blackface fashion craze. Tonight’s episode of America’s Next Top Model features the remaining contestants on location in Maui. The concept of the shoot is to attempt to make the contestants look biracial — hence some rocking brown skin.
Yes, there was a similar shoot some seasons ago, however, amidst the controversy brought on by the fashion industry’s recent obsession with Blackface, we’re perplexed as to why Tyra chose to give this concept the green light. We understand that the whole Blackface issue sparks heated debate, but that’s only because of it’s historical context. Many see such imagery as purely artistic, but non-White folks are not caricatures meant to inspire costumery.
Clutchettes and gents — we’d like to hear your take on this. Has ANTM caught Blackface mania? If so, is it acceptable when commissioned by a Black woman?
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Shoot…and I get called sensitive at least once a week. LOL
People seem to be missing the point here, black face regardless if you think its “cute” or not is some one elses interpretation of what some one looks or acts like, they are not seeing you they are seeing their vision of you. Opening that door aloows people to express their racism, exoticism, their beliefes. Regardless they do not see you for who you are.
Blackface is here today and I’m sure it will be gone tomorrow and then show up in a few years again. The fashion industry is all about trends and following the leader. Tyra is just keeping up with the season. I’m sure next season it will be something else. Next…
Just thought i’d add if you think that black face is bad just google Ganguro girls. Now those japanese black face girls are ””ed up.
I think we should stop being so sensitive. When the guys from Scary Movie did the “White Chicks” comedy it was clearly making fun of white people, yet there wasn’t a huge manifestation of white people for this. I’ve seen Dave Chappelle wear a blonde wig and paint his face in white to mock the tv news presenters and again no manifestation, so it can’t be that we do it and get away with it and when someone does something that it’s not even mocking, we attack. It’s ridiculous!
This episode was clearly not blackface at all. It was actually pro races and embracing the incredible mix of origins, nationalities and beliefs that is part of our days. Stop seeing ghost where there isn’t any and stop feeling ofended for anything or just actually looking for reasons to feel ofended.
I wasn’t offended. Blackface is intended to exaggerate the features of an African American and reinforces negative stereotypes about our culture, clothes, hair dialect etc. I saw none of that in these pictures.
It’s the equivalent of going up to every non African American with a tan and accusing them of Blackface. Like someone posted earlier, i’s just not that serious.
You seriously need to stop labeling everything as “BLACK FACE”. Do you even know what BLACK FACE is?!! This is NOT “BLACK FACE”. This is an example of a couple of models role playing/dressing themselves up as beautiful African women. There is NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS. Like someone above has already mentioned, “Black face” was about the bizarre distortion and caricature of Black people, used to mock and humiliate them.
NOT EVERYTHING IS “BLACK FACE”. STOP IT.
Thank you. :D