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Lil Kim's New Bleached Hair and Light Skin
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Look what Gabby did to herself SMH
this just looks like she applied a filter in the 2nd pic to me
theignoramus
Member
Deliberately obtuse post. He wants us to pretend that a Black woman whitening her skin isnt indicative of anything inherently negative, thats why he drags in a useless Caitlyn Jenner comparison.
I think people were commenting on her nose.
CrocMother
Banned
Are you comparing changing the color of your skin to transitioning gender?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
ok now i get it
UnemployedVillain
Member
Dude you can take your more "high ground" and pretend this is just a case of "transracial identity crisis" or whatever, while the rest of us will acknowledge the very real issue of black and other darker skinned woman feeling uglier because society has conditioned us to believe that dark is ugly and white/light is beautiful.
Templar Wizard
Member
Her new look is great! She is potentially happier and more confident than before.
Good going for her.
Good going for her.
Via Purifico
Banned
This was from an interview in 2000
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cg2WCr7WYAAC8vS?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cg2WCr7WYAAC8vS?format=jpg&name=large
R10Neymarfan
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More like Rachael Dolezal and her transracial thing. I remember that thread
What if you're black and feel white? Or like that other woman feel black? I dunno, it's a grey area for me, and more often than not falls into "your body, your problem" category. I think the line is drawn at those people who cut their own limbs.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Everyone with some semblance of awareness could have guessed that was the cause
theignoramus
Member
Facts.
Via Purifico
Banned
My thoughts exactly but let's pretend her changing her skin color is totally a non issue.
I doubt she feels happier as she has been doing this for years.
Leona Lewis
Banned
ITT: GAF reveals it has no idea how makeup or contouring works.
Beyonce and Gabrielle haven't touched their noses.
Poor Lil' Kim, on the other hand...Those quotes are brutal. She needs a real man.
Speaking of which, remember Naya Rivera from Glee?
so depressing, Kim Kardashian ruined an entire generation
I'm new be nice
Member
People need to watch the doll experiment if they think this is some transracial thing. This is a cultural issue that has existed for a looooooong time
How can you feel black? "Mom, Dad I think I have dark skin, on the inside"
what is feeling white though?
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Eating at Panera?
Yeah, she's had terrible luck with her dating. They've done major damage to her self esteem.
Don't think it's fair to blame Kim. Surgery existed before She arrived to the scene.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Goddamn. Biggie was like her Joe Jackson.
Shao Kahn on the Lawn
Member
I'm comparing cosmetic surgery to cosmetic surgery, actually.
So is the base assumption that any minority woman who pursues cosmetic surgery is doing so because they have been shamed and that you know what is best for them and how they look?
You assume that I'm speaking from the perspective that we should not be supportive of women and how they look which couldn't be further from the truth. The difference, however, is that I'm not so fucking caught up in presumption that I believe I have the right to tell a woman she's wrong for deciding to pursue cosmetic surgery.
Mixed-race parentage is a thing. Internal identity isn't as clear cut as your sarcastic response seems to imply.
Chie Satonaka
Member
Well, since we're referencing Rachel Dozeal in this thread, feeling black is getting a shitty spray tan and talking down to black men and women you don't feel are acting black enough.
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
Look what Gabby did to herself SMH
I refuse to believe this is real. It can't be real. Gab was a freaking knockout.
Just...no...I still won't believe it.
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
Translation: "Yes"
Hidden One
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Look what Gabby did to herself SMH
WHAT THE FUCK
she didnt say she felt white.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Gabrielle hasn't changed. Chill out, one photo she's smiling, another she's not.
You guys look at one comparison photo and bug out and not do a lick of research.
Not the same, there is no way to "feel white" what you "feel" is their privileged position, being seen as an individual and maybe their standard of beauty. Wanting to be white is because of the systematic racism one feels for being black and how they are treated because they're black.
You guys look at one comparison photo and bug out and not do a lick of research.
Not the same, there is no way to "feel white" what you "feel" is their privileged position, being seen as an individual and maybe their standard of beauty. Wanting to be white is because of the systematic racism one feels for being black and how they are treated because they're black.
UnemployedVillain
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No, the basic assumption is
1. People don't get cosmetic surgery because they're satisfied with the way they look
2. Among the black community (and other minorities) there are numerous pressures to look white/light/european especially with the media implying that that is the standard of beauty
3. Lil Kim has been doing this for years and most lots of people are quite aware of her self esteem issues
Look at my posts and point out where I shamed her. One person in here called her an "idiot" which you'd have a point with, but most people acknowledge this as another instance in her long history of plastic surgery to make her feel better about herself, and another case in a long history of darker people becoming lighter and "whiter"
what does it mean to feel white though?
She apparently wants to, though. (Note: be = look, I'm not a native speaker, it means the same in my language, no idea what it really means to "be" white).
I agree with you but.. the world is HUGE and there is a person out there for anything . Bet there is some that just.. wants it.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Do you have evidence that shows the physical makeup of someone's brain causes them to feel like a different race than the one they were given at birth?
she wants to look different. she didnt say she felt white.
Tripolygon
Banned
Are you deliberately being obtuse? She wants to feel beautiful and she's associated being beautiful with having light skin and features.
Via Purifico
Banned
Those familiar with Kim knew why she has been getting surgery and it's not about feeling white or any of the things that has been posted.
I think it's pretty cut and dry and the interview has been posted on why she does it.
I think it's pretty cut and dry and the interview has been posted on why she does it.
Angelus Errare
Banned
I mean take away privilege, racism, and western standards of beauty. How does one act white? What does it mean to "feel white"?
Really sad.
Man, thank God. Gabrielle Union is straight-up one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, the thought of her going under the knife to fix what ain't broke is something I'd refuse to believe. Here's hoping she keeps on aging gracefully.
Man, thank God. Gabrielle Union is straight-up one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, the thought of her going under the knife to fix what ain't broke is something I'd refuse to believe. Here's hoping she keeps on aging gracefully.
NipplesAndToes23
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Hold on Jackie-O beat Foxy Brown's ass?
She's comparing herself to the white girls, she tries to be like them, I mean, it's messed up and it's absolutely due to societal pressure, she doesn't want to look black, she wants to look white. I think it's a perspective thing I'm not going to get into. This is sad enough as it is and I feel I'm not qualified (as in, medical doctor qualified) to say something about this woman's mental health, other than damn she was beautiful once as she was.
Well that would mean white = privilege, racism etc.. Western European standards seem to be the case here, but who knows.
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