Difference between revisions of "328 2010--Week 12 Questions/Comments"
From McClurken Wiki
(→Haidarali, African American Women, Popular Magazines, and Modeling) |
(→Haidarali, African American Women, Popular Magazines, and Modeling) |
||
| Line 73: | Line 73: | ||
==Haidarali, African American Women, Popular Magazines, and Modeling== | ==Haidarali, African American Women, Popular Magazines, and Modeling== | ||
| − | I was interested to read about magazines lightening the skin tones of models for white magazines. I’m far from surprised, even if I hadn’t heard of it being done before reading this article. It’s sort of a way to keep that “exotic” look, yet with more acceptable skin color. What’s most interesting to me is that it is still goes on today. For instance, check out a comparison of <a href=“http://entertainment.msn.co.nz/img/blog/aug08/blog080808_beyonce2.jpg”>Beyonce</a> in a Paris L’Oreal ad to what she actually looks like. As if Beyonce didn’t already have fairly light skin. I’d say she probably fits into the “Brownskin” the article talks about. So, how would you like to explain yourself Paris L’Oreal? -- Taylor Brann | + | I was interested to read about magazines lightening the skin tones of models for white magazines. I’m far from surprised, even if I hadn’t heard of it being done before reading this article. It’s sort of a way to keep that “exotic” look, yet with more acceptable skin color. What’s most interesting to me is that it is still goes on today. For instance, check out a comparison of <a href= “http://entertainment.msn.co.nz/img/blog/aug08/blog080808_beyonce2.jpg”>Beyonce</a> in a Paris L’Oreal ad to what she actually looks like. As if Beyonce didn’t already have fairly light skin. I’d say she probably fits into the “Brownskin” the article talks about. So, how would you like to explain yourself Paris L’Oreal? -- Taylor Brann |
