All Entries Tagged With: "Image"
Beyonce’s New Feria Ad: Who is it Really For?
I never talk about beauty a lot on P.O.S.H. yet. So here is my first random stab. Here is Beyonce’s new ad for L’oreal. First of all, I know Beyonce’s stylist is not using Feria on her lacefront wig or her 800 Indian Remy weave hair. You know that Feria is store brand and Beyonce [...]
Jennifer Hudson: It Ain’t All Airbrushing
There has been a large amount of back and forth
surrounding Jennifer Hudson’s original album cover and whether or not it was airbrushed. It appears that her record label was very concerned with her image and decided to visibly shave a few pounds off the former American Idol star. I understand the photos not being accurate [...]
I’m Not Fat, I’m Thick: Black Women in Media (Toccara, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Monique)
Black women are constantly told through images in the media about what is beautiful. We are constantly shown what images of beauty are through music videos, hip hop music, movies and television. Everyone wants to fit their butts in some Apple Bottom Jeans, be Bootylicious, and to make your butt cheeks clap for a man. [...]
Buffy the Body: The Modern Day Hottentot Venus
In my last post I’m Not Fat, I’m Thick: What Black Men Are Saying, I briefly glossed over Buffy the Body, modern day video vixen. As soon as I saw her picture I was reminded of Saartjie Baartman: The Hottentot Venus. Baartman lived during Dutch colonization in South Africa. Whites, unfamiliar with the bodies [...]
Michelle Obama and the Politics of Hair
Here is some food for thought for a Monday.
Michelle Obama wears her hair in flips and bobs reminiscent of Kennedy First Lady Jackie O and of June Cleaver, the ’60s suburban housewife of “Leave It to Beaver” fame.
In her own role as potential First Lady, Michelle Obama’s hair is politically correct.
America expects the wife of [...]
Natural Hair: Happy to Be Nappy
First we want you to scream….YOU ARE NOT YOUR HAIR!! You are beautiful no matter how you choose to rock your hair!
Welcome my sisters to the dawn of a new era! I know many of you have heard whisperings like this: “Girl, I am transitioning”, “Its all about conditioning” “Natural hair is healthy hair” [...]
