The actress donned a series of eye-catching outfits for British magazine AnOther, including one showing her in long braids, beads and with a feather in her hair.
The cover went viral as blogs labelled it 'offensive', 'racist' and 'sterotypical' and demanded an apology.
Offensive? Karlie has been accused of racism after appearing to dress as a Native American for the cover of AnOther magazine
'They added super-long, thick, black extensions and braided them — and darkened her eyebrows,' they wrote. 'Then there's the makeup.
This is her normal look ( ?????????)'The photo is in black-and-white, so you can't tell for sure if they've altered her normally fair skin, but there is some definite contouring around the nose and the cheekbones that not only makes her look nearly unrecognizable, but also appears to mimic the stark relief of facial features often seen in early portraits of Native American women.
'The same mimicry applies her stoic, unsmiling pose - also a typical trope in that particular genre and period of art history.'
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If she looks and dresses like this every day (who cares) ,but she does not ?
ReplyDeleteWhats this photo shoot all about ? If you want a Native American model Arizona has plenty and Canada etc ,....