Monday, January 30, 2012

Black is clearly [still] not the new black




Ifashion.co.za recently posted an article about the lack of black models at a fashion show in Rio (that's in Brazil for those of you from East London).

Read the rest of the article here.

Meanwhile, Charlize Theron's insensitive and patronising remarks to Viola Davis regarding her inability to find good acting jobs because she is a black woman, has sparked another race debate in Hollywood. (Remember the furor over Halle and her Oscar?) How long must the world wait for black women to play a dynamic role that isn't in a Tyler Perry film and that might actually be produced by a major, mainstream studio?

If you have philistine-like tendencies and have not been a privy to the latest race-row, check out indiwire.com for a scathing attack on Charlize. Check out The Washington Post if you'd like to hear the blonde beauty bathed in even more light.

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