Badass. Your quirky bashful face in the beginning was kind of the best part, though, aside from all of the spot-on things said. Can't wait to show the tomboy!
Why is it important whether or not Whites are offended by people in Blackface?? It's great if they are, but Vogue is very clearly a White magazine that has managed to exclude and offend Black people the world over with their exclusionary tactics and Blackface stunt. I don't get why "whether or not Whites are offended by what a White magazine did" is somehow the deciding factor in whether or not this is truly offensive to the people they are clearly offending (people of African descent).
And Mr. Don Lemon...you don't know whether or not you're offended?? Give me a freaking break. You're on CNN and interested in keeping your paycheck. Please don't present your watered down quasi-opinions as if they are actually you're own or indicative of how you truly feel. Puh-lease.
The thing that is still bothering me about this specific incident is that the concept could have been well executed. There could have been black models in white paint, a mix of models in a mix of skin tones (divided down the middle, splitting the body in half stylistically or whatever artsy mumbo jumbo you'd like to do). That I could actually see as working toward some sort of artistic statement on skintone or just simply a well-thought out play between the concepts of light and dark by a variety of model types.
Unfortunately, I think they managed to do the opposite.
Jenna has the world's greatest I know, right? eyebrow lift. I'm now going to go stand in front of the mirror and practice until I've got it down. Or up.
This is excellent news. She is a tough-minded yet open reporter, and is not very prone to hyperbole (yes, I'm looking at you Lou Dobbs). She might actually restore the reputation of CNN.
Really happy for her, as she is awesome. But, I hope she is still able to find time to produce the amazing specials she does, and also that she continues to report from war zones, as her reporting from those places is invaluable.
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And Mr. Don Lemon...you don't know whether or not you're offended?? Give me a freaking break. You're on CNN and interested in keeping your paycheck. Please don't present your watered down quasi-opinions as if they are actually you're own or indicative of how you truly feel. Puh-lease.
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The thing that is still bothering me about this specific incident is that the concept could have been well executed. There could have been black models in white paint, a mix of models in a mix of skin tones (divided down the middle, splitting the body in half stylistically or whatever artsy mumbo jumbo you'd like to do). That I could actually see as working toward some sort of artistic statement on skintone or just simply a well-thought out play between the concepts of light and dark by a variety of model types.
Unfortunately, I think they managed to do the opposite.
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Models can talk??!?
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