My older sister subscribed to the magazine around the time that the Rae Lewis Thornton article was published and like you said, they used to run very relevant and powerful stuff that definitely affected me as a teenager. That particular article almost brought me to tears the first time that I'd read it because I…
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That Prince gif will never get old....
Oh, they're definitely for real. And, like you, I haven't subscribed to that rag for as long and articles like this are the reason.
OK, the mention of Linda Villarosa has it all coming back to me now. I remember this article, but I'll definitely read it again since it's been as long as it's been published since I've read it. Thank you for the link.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find the actual article, either (though I'm hoping someone would be kind enough to upload it someday).
Like I said below, I don't think that People choosing a token as "Most Beautiful" (and, by token, I mean the chosen few Black celebrities that mainstream America approves of such as the cover subject, the aforementioned Halle Berry, Rihanna, and [perhaps] Zoe Saldana) is a case of celebration. I'd be more apt to…
I don't think you sound terrible at all. In fact, I agree with you this isn't a cause for celebration, as People is simply upholding the status quo that has long existed in mainstream celebrity - elevating the most watered-down looking Negress(es) as "beautiful" while ignoring/denigrating any Black woman that is…
1a. I don't know... Dame Liz was one of a kind and I can't see anyone being able to capture the essence of who she was. I surely don't want to see a movie adaptation of Furious Love with this current crop of celebrities up for the role because I know that they'll find a way to offend me more than they have with…
Lacey Chabert more than Rachel McAdams, IMO. They don't call her the female Thomas Ian Nicholas for nothing.
You know what chaps my ass? That every single young actress with tabloid issues is compared to the late legend, as if all Dame Liz ever contributed to the world was hot mess behavior.
1. Rosie isn't saying anything that any of us haven't said before. That said, I can't believe fucking Lifetime is actually going through this mockery of Dame Elizabeth's life story by casting this chick. What's next, Shia LaBeouf as Richard Burton?
The article that still resonates with me to this very day is this cover story from 1994. I imagine that the 'coming out' article that you speak of was written just as powerfully as this article was.
I'd agree with your Messence vs. Ebony assessment if this were prior to Desiree Rogers' takeover of the latter publication. Since her arrival, I have to say that Ebony trumps Messence in quality when it comes to style features and written content. I'll give Messence a 1/2 a star for using larger models, but the…
Pretty much............................
Precisely. What was once my favorite magazine has devolved into the mess that it is today because of this.
Just hear us out: Some city strip clubs have evolved into sexy social scenes. "I've encountered plenty of attractive, straight, and single men at strip clubs." Says Zenitra Perry, 26 a sales executive in New York City. With seminude women walking around everyone's guard is down. Go ahead and send a drink to the Idris…
Messence hiring white supremacists to manage their rag (and firing them when they are found out)? I won't even bother expressing any manufactured shock, since I know that those dummies will learn nothing from this. After all, if they didn't learn a thing after they were exposed for pushing crap like "Find a Man at…
Andie McPhee was hardly a villain. Now, Abby Morgan would be my choice....
Simply put, the only thing that drove folks to the theatres is their hunger for seeing Black faces on their screen in spite of the stereotypical shit that is being fed to them (i.e.: the same reason why Tyler Perry movies continue to be successful in spite of their blatant coonery).