If Cosmo Had More Black Employees, Things Like This Wouldn't Happen
Thursday, April 02, 20153 comments
beauty trends that need to die back in January. Somehow no one on staff caught that pictures of Black women with brown skin were only used illustrate the tacky trends—though Nicole Richie was used an example of a celebrity who got it right.
When screenshots hit social media, the backlash was swift. Using Black and Brown girls, almost exclusively, as examples of what beautyphiles should not do, sends a strong message to those who are used to mainstream media invalidating our beauty or erasing our presence
Folks who have no experience with marginalization would never see it, and this piece was likely not the result of malice on the part of the writer and editor responsible. That does not, however, mean that Cosmopolitan is not responsible for this clear display of implicit bias. Unconscious bias is still racism that perpetuates a harmful status quo.
You know what could have saved Cosmo here? More Black employees. Cosmopolitan and the rest of these mainstream publications must diversify their staff from the top down or expect to have their names and reputations dragged with regularity.
They had it coming, and they deserve it.
http://www.mycoloures.com/2015/04/if-cosmo-had-more-black-employees.html
Thursday, April 02, 20153 comments
beauty trends that need to die back in January. Somehow no one on staff caught that pictures of Black women with brown skin were only used illustrate the tacky trends—though Nicole Richie was used an example of a celebrity who got it right.
When screenshots hit social media, the backlash was swift. Using Black and Brown girls, almost exclusively, as examples of what beautyphiles should not do, sends a strong message to those who are used to mainstream media invalidating our beauty or erasing our presence
Folks who have no experience with marginalization would never see it, and this piece was likely not the result of malice on the part of the writer and editor responsible. That does not, however, mean that Cosmopolitan is not responsible for this clear display of implicit bias. Unconscious bias is still racism that perpetuates a harmful status quo.
You know what could have saved Cosmo here? More Black employees. Cosmopolitan and the rest of these mainstream publications must diversify their staff from the top down or expect to have their names and reputations dragged with regularity.
They had it coming, and they deserve it.
http://www.mycoloures.com/2015/04/if-cosmo-had-more-black-employees.html
and literally every one of the darker females look better than the so-called gorgeous ones
I think it's necessary to call out this kind of racism ASAP, but the call out is enough. Theres no need for representation from such mags anyway, whose whole business model is built around feeding on the insecurities and prejudices of its reader base.