Comments on: L’Oréal swears they didn’t lighten Beyoncé’s skin for ad

By: nxghosting

nxghosting — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:21:46 +0000

I AM AGREE WITH HER SOFT AND LENGTH HAIR

By: Cindy Kennedy

Cindy Kennedy — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:47:08 +0000

I’ve always thought that white people who go to tanning beds, are saying that white skin is not beautiful.

I remember in the 1980s, when other women were indignant that I dared to go to the public pool in a swimsuit with my pale complexion; we ladies were told that unless we were baked to the color of a latte, then we were unworthy to be seen in public in a swimsuit. I was openly insulted by people because I didn’t want to waste all my free time in some stupid tanning bed.

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By: boobaloob

boobaloob — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:57:42 +0000

“If the photo made a white model a shade or two lighter for effect no one would say anything.”

Nobody would say anything because it’s not a big deal, unlike the case here with Beyoncé. The difference is this: to make a Black person appear to have skin lighter than she truly has is to imply that Black is *not* beautiful. White people, no matter the shade of their skin (with the exception of true albinos), do not consistently get discriminated against based on the color of their skin. Dark-skinned Black people are, for the most part, discriminated against more often that light-skinned Blacks. If it’s the case that Beyoncé’s skin was lightened here in order to appeal to a wider audience, then that is most certainly a big deal. All shades of skin should be considered equally beautiful.

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By: Cindy Kennedy

Cindy Kennedy — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:55:35 +0000

I get a big laugh out of seeing what photographers do to make magazine models look much thinner than they are. Sometimes they go overboard with cropping the bodies, and the models wind up missing elbows and kneecaps. Its hysterical. I have to wonder who they think they are fooling. Its not humanly possible to be five foot eleven and weigh 70 pounds.

Oh well, its always good for a laugh, if nothing more.

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By: tp Vero

tp Vero — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:03:01 +0000

Beyonce is nothing but gorgeous, that includes that wonderful honey colored skin color she has. Even in the facebook shots people make them look either lighter or darker according to the lighting of the photo. If the photo made a white model a shade or two lighter for effect no one would say anything. This is a tempest in a teapot and I guess that is what we are all here for… hysteria. Did I say Beyonce is gorgeous!

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By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:46 +0000

OK, girls, Here is another serious question, not being disresspectful, or funny, but talking about hair. What is the difference between extensions and a weave when you talk about the celebrities and what they have done?? Beyonce is so pretty, but there is a big difference in those pictures. i remember when Christie Brinkley and Jamie Lee Curtis asked NOT to be airbrushed any more for their covers. They did NOT airbrush Curtis but still airbrush Brinkley because she is still under contract, and has ” no say ” her agent has said. It leaves young girls striving to look like that perfect skin and hair, and I have to admit, at my age ( 55 ) fall for it also. So sad uh?? What we do for perfection..

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By: I choose me

I choose me — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:34:20 +0000

^^ I hear ya girl! There are so many beautiful black women who just don’t get a shot because they are not marketable. But we know who they are.

Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, N’Bushe Wright (from Blade). I could go on and on.

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By: Vannuccia

Vannuccia — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:07:46 +0000

The sad truth is that Halle Berry and Beyonce are more ‘marketable’ than a black woman such as Gabrielle Union.So-called ‘black’ women such as Halle Berry, Alicia Keys and Beyonce are very obviously mixed-race and over the years they have altered and anglicized their features even more. Has anyone noticed how Halle Berry and Alicia Keys have swapped their old, wider noses for the ones they currently sport? This sort of thing has been going on for years and it’s unfortunate that we haven’t moved on. It’s always surprised me that Gabrielle Union hasn’t had the career or roles she deserves, my guess is that it’s because she’s not the right ‘hue’ for the masses, but if she was more latina-looking like Halle Berry or Jessica Alba it would be a different story.

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By: ThatBKChick

ThatBKChick — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:03:40 +0000

The thing that deeply distresses me is that Beyonce would allow this kind of prejudice to happen, all for the sake of a dollar(millions).

There are so many natural beauties out there, darker skin toned such as Gabrielle Union and others, that do not have to bleach their skin. In some ways, a couple of you hit it on the nail….a lot of Black actresses, including Halle and others bleach their skin. It’s sad that Hollywood and even within the black communities (look at the rap videos) have lighter skinned women in their video’s and seem to put lighter skin or whiter skin….(Weaves/Longer hair) as being more accepted than darker skin women (with hair that is not caucaiod(white straight hair). SMDH!

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By: HoHo

HoHo — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:34:37 +0000

Isn’t Feria haircolor? Why would they get someone who is known for wearing lace-front wigs to be their spokesperson?

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