Okay. The March issue of French fashion magazine L'Officiel marks its 90th anniversary. The celebration features Beyonce on the cover, and includes photos of her in blackface.
Yuh hunh.
L'Officiel writes, "[It is] A return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened. All the pictures will be available in the collector's edition, on sale at the end of this month." (Jezebel)
In addition to celebrating African roots, the issue is also supposed to be a tribute to Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Now, can anybody explain how images of Beyonce in blackface have anything to do with any of this? And isn't it interesting that the magazine needs to let us know that the darkening was voluntary? Check out the video. What do you think? Like it?
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