That's what I don't understand, when did any reference to another culture/style become some sort of racist appropriation? And hasn't high fashion always done this? Marc Jacobs controversial grunge Perry Ellis collection was a reference to "low" culture of the time. Is all cross-cultural exchange now forbidden? It's…
"laying down the baby hairs has no purpose on caucasian hair. "
Why does it need a purpose? People can do whatever they want! It's not black face.
As a white person I'm so bored of this whole appropriation shtick, this doesn't even make sense. I personally do not take it seriously, I hope other people don't either. Imagine if you let bloggers decide what looks to give your models, or what kind of art you're allowed to design? It all boils down to censorship,…
It's hair on the forehead area. Now only FKA Twigs can do anything fancy with it. White people can only do a Deschanel, a Clooney Caesar, a center part, or comb it back. I guess.
Then maybe it's just a hair style and not aping baby hairs? A lot of photos of baby hairs show them more spread out on the forehead, which Katy's hair isn't doing.
Well, since Katy's styled hairs aren't baby hairs either, what the fuck is your problem?
"But! Kara Brown wrote a thing!" Yes, I've read Kara Brown's article. Oddly enough, publishing an article on the internet doesn't mean your argument is correct.
I have never looked at a woman of color with a long flaxen weave and thought "cultural appropriator."
Eh, have you looked at any paintings or old photographs? White people get baby hairs and have styled them for ages. Katy Perry is obviously channeling 1930s glamour.
White ladies totes shouldn't use gel at all. Or hair product. Or curling irons. That's all appropriationist as fuck, don't they know women of color have to do their hair?
I could see criticizing the appropriation of the afro, but I'm just not sure baby hairs is that big of a deal, since doing fussy things with your hair at the edges is not exactly something people of color have a lock on, and it isn't like styled baby curls are natural. Apparently, the natural part is the…
White ladies aren't allowed to do anything fancy with the hair around their foreheads now.
If she would just smile! I get why Victoria Beckham doesn't smile - it's her thing. But I look at old pics of Kim and she was so much prettier au naturel and smiling. I can't believe I give half a shit about that.
I think I'd like it more if it was just slightly darker so it didn't contrast so much with her complexion and eyebrows. I think it would also be nice if she made her eyebrows slightly lighter, perhaps with make-up as I've heard some people are wary of bleaching hair so close to the eyes. But I kind of like it.
I like it too! I think the initial shots with it slicked back weren't super flattering, but the above photo looks pretty cool. I'm into it. Throw some red lipstick on her and it'd look pretty Gwen Stefani-ish.
God I hate these things.
1. Most women don't care what you think about their make up. The meaning of life isn't in pleasing men.
Why bother with it? Because it's fun. And because changing the way you look depending on the time or day or season or decade can be a great way to express creativity, in the same way that getting a different haircut or changing clothes can make life less boring. And because emphasizing or de-emphasizing certain…
Dang, that does suck. Maybe make a day-off date with yourself and wear it then? Even just to go shopping? Or put it on the minute you shut the office door behind you, to brighten the ride home? Any humble pretext will do, say I...