It all started when the mag decided to pay tribute to Nigerian musician Fela Kuti for their 90th anniversary by painting Beyonce's face Black complete with tribal markings and dress, all designed by her own mom, Tina Knowles. Naturally, the 'tribute' backfired and the public reacted quite negatively to the photos!
In defense of their pics of a darker Beyonce, the mag issued the following statement, explaining that it was depicting a "return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened."
Well, so much for that explanation as it didn't seem to appease the critics who have labeled it as 'racism' (WTH??!)
Said one critic in not-such-a-few-words: "It's fun to play with fashion and makeup, and fashion has a history of provocation and pushing boundaries. But when you paint your face darker in order to look more 'African,' aren't you reducing an entire continent, full of different nations, tribes, cultures and histories, into one brown color?"
Maybe we ought to see that not every intention of the glamor mags are bad, and certainly Beyonce's weren't evil. What do you think?
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