Comments on: If George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People Neither Does the Fashion Industry http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/ A source for commentary on the latest stories impacting the 2008 presidential election, young voters and race in America. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:46:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: William Beaman http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-15 William Beaman Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:29:33 +0000 http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-15 The fashion industry is nothing more than the bi-product of the raced based views the European society towards people of African descent. I believe it is ridiculous of ask people that do not share in the interest of African people to include those imagines in their fashion campaigns. Asking the current fashion industry to include brown women is almost asking for their children to not view their features as attractive. Even though I believe people of European decent actually resent their pale features, hence the excessive tanning and bronzing cosmetic products. If these people started recognizing the features of African women as beautiful, how could they look themselves in the mirror and feel beautiful? Since black women as you stated contribute 20 billion in revenue, then why show black women if they are still willing to pay for the magazines and clothing. There is nothing stopping people of African decent in forming their own fashion industry. Diverting revenue from the European industry to the African, purchase ad space within major distribution channels and declare ourselves as beautiful. Blacks in America are spending excess resources to be accepted by a society that just wants to be brown anyway. Black women in America have been ostracized for their features (i.e. lips, buttocks and skin tone) just to see Whites lay in the sun, get botox lip injections and butt implants over the past 10 years. I applaud Tyra in creating a new space for brown women to be viewed as beautiful, which is exactly the formula that should be followed. Don’t ask to be viewed as beautiful, just ignore them, their opinions of our beauty do not matter. Once people of African decent create their on fashion outlets and successfully support them, the current European based industry could either ignore the lost of revenue or change their standards of beauty. Another perspective could be is the major demographic of the people buying their publications within their distribution are white, which makes good business sense to market a white face in their publications. The fashion industry is nothing more than the bi-product of the raced based views the European society towards people of African descent. I believe it is ridiculous of ask people that do not share in the interest of African people to include those imagines in their fashion campaigns. Asking the current fashion industry to include brown women is almost asking for their children to not view their features as attractive. Even though I believe people of European decent actually resent their pale features, hence the excessive tanning and bronzing cosmetic products. If these people started recognizing the features of African women as beautiful, how could they look themselves in the mirror and feel beautiful? Since black women as you stated contribute 20 billion in revenue, then why show black women if they are still willing to pay for the magazines and clothing.

There is nothing stopping people of African decent in forming their own fashion industry. Diverting revenue from the European industry to the African, purchase ad space within major distribution channels and declare ourselves as beautiful. Blacks in America are spending excess resources to be accepted by a society that just wants to be brown anyway. Black women in America have been ostracized for their features (i.e. lips, buttocks and skin tone) just to see Whites lay in the sun, get botox lip injections and butt implants over the past 10 years.

I applaud Tyra in creating a new space for brown women to be viewed as beautiful, which is exactly the formula that should be followed. Don’t ask to be viewed as beautiful, just ignore them, their opinions of our beauty do not matter. Once people of African decent create their on fashion outlets and successfully support them, the current European based industry could either ignore the lost of revenue or change their standards of beauty.

Another perspective could be is the major demographic of the people buying their publications within their distribution are white, which makes good business sense to market a white face in their publications.

]]> By: Being Black Is So Not Fashionable! / Stereohyped http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-14 Being Black Is So Not Fashionable! / Stereohyped Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:36:57 +0000 http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-14 [...] what do we do? Some have suggested boycotts. It shouldn’t be too hard for people like me who can’t afford this stuff anyway. (Note [...] [...] what do we do? Some have suggested boycotts. It shouldn’t be too hard for people like me who can’t afford this stuff anyway. (Note [...]

]]> By: Modeling » If George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People Neither Does the … http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-13 Modeling » If George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People Neither Does the … Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:41:42 +0000 http://pimpmyvote.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/if-george-bush-doesn%e2%80%99t-care-about-black-people-neither-does-the-fashion-industry/#comment-13 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMy mother grew up in an America in which you were as likely to see a black model as you were to see a leprechaun at the end of a rainbow. My older sister was fortunate to grow up in an America in which Beverly Johnson became the very … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMy mother grew up in an America in which you were as likely to see a black model as you were to see a leprechaun at the end of a rainbow. My older sister was fortunate to grow up in an America in which Beverly Johnson became the very … [...]

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