This article was written by Emanuella Grinberg on Monday February 11,2019. It informs us that Katy Perry released a shoe that resembled blackface. Even though this shoe was put out temporarily,I don't even understand how it got that far.Other brands like Gucci have also been in similar situations where they recently released a sweater that evoked blackface by having it pull over the nose and having a cut out for the mouth with big red lips.
This all goes back to when white people would use black face paint during Minster shows in order to mock African Americans. Seeing things like this make me wonder if people who are over these brands have thought about how the black community would feel about the clothes/shoes that are being released. I hope that we are able to move forward from this because right now it seems like we are going backwards.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/entertainment/katy-perry-blackface-shoes/index.html
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