Like J. Edgar Hoover did
After looking at the photos..............
I believe it. Same as I believe about Dwight D., Warren G., George Herman Ruth. and even Queen Charlotte and Madame X.
That bytch stayed coating her skin with pale lavender paste. Allegedly. That's not even the real painting. I can't believe wiki put up the censored painting, instead of also putting up a rendition of the original version.
Caption: A Photograph of the Original Painting as Sargeant Displayed it in the Paris Salon of 1884 with Madame X Jeweled Strap Slipping Off Her Shoulder Which Caused a Scandal. He Repainted the Strap on Her Shoulder as We Know the Painting Now in an Attempt to Appease the Social Critics of the Time and Salvage His and His Subjects Reputations
(Too bad the photo is a black and white. Technology marches on. What else got censored.)
Anyway, when someone says 'nah', I just think about how many years black folk told the truth about Sally Hemings and Essie Mae Washington, while white people said 'lies'. Truth came out. Lot more truth where they came from.