The Truth About Using a White Girl in the 'African Queen' Fashion Shoot

Numéro magazine has issued an apology of sorts for the African Queen editorial in the March 2013 issue, in which Ondria Hardin, a 16-year-old, blond-haired, blue-eyed model, was shot with her skin darkened. But the magazine's message — and a message from the photographer himself — only further complicate the issue.

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Beauty School Student Poses in Blackface as Kanye West for "Inspiration …

A tipster who attends cosmetology school in Ames, Iowa sent us some photos from the school's recent "Inspiration Day." One woman was apparently so inspired by Kanye West that she felt blackface was the only appropriate way to express her admiration.

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Cosmetics Brand Pulls, Then Reinstates, Weird Blackface Ad

After Illamasqua posted this clearly blackface-inspired holiday makeup ad to the company's Australian Facebook page it promptly attracted dozens upon dozens of critical comments. After we blogged about the image, the U.K.-based company first took the Facebook post down. Then it put it back up. Because why not! It's…

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'Barack Light Brown Sofa' Now Available on Overstock.com

I don't. I can't. What? It's a light brown sofa for sale on Overstock.com named after the President of the United States of America. Great, so now fucking furniture is doing blackface? I love that we can't avoid this garbage even when we're shopping for hideous cheap furnishings. I JUST WANT TO PURCHASE A GODDAMNED…

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If You're Confused About Whether or Not to Wear Blackface, Just Err on…

Well, you know what they say: it wouldn’t be Halloween without a dumb-college-kids-in-blackface controversy!!! (Actually, it would. It would still be the same Halloween in every way, except with less cringing and more pride in the nation’s youth.) A photo taken at a Halloween party this week shows white University of…

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Idiot Students in Blackface Reenact Chris Brown Beating Rihanna at…

On Friday, three white students, dressed in blackface, parodied a violent scene meant to depict Chris Brown beating Rihanna at a high school homecoming pep rally. Although faculty members, parents, and community leaders were among those in the audience of the Waverly High School event in Waverly, NY, nobody stopped the …

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Blackface Happened on MTV

Yes, we know that the big-muscled/big-titted cast of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge isn't populated with the most socially conscious—or even particularly intelligent—people. They're basically a bunch of moderately attractive horny drunk people who agree to spend their 20s, 30s, and even their 40s making a…

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