Elle magazine, whitewashing again.

[redqueen]

This one is from a multi-cover issue in which there's an article on women on tv.



And if it looks familiar, that's not a surprise, because they did it in another multi-cover issue as well.





(These are just two examples of the whitewashing of women of color. In case anyone thinks it's rare.)

[JJChambers]

1. Striking

I find both of the B&W photographs to be more striking and the women pictured in them to be extraordinarily beautiful. I prefer the B&W photographs to the color ones but it is despicable if they're doing this in an attempt to whitewash their covers. Blah. Puke.

[redqueen]

2. Well no one would ever admit that it's done for that express purpose.

But it's pretty hard to ignore.








I wish I could find the examples where it shows the original photo vs. the published version. These are too easy to dismiss with claims that it's lighting and not intentional.

[JI7]

3. i scrolled down really quick and thought they were different women

at first. i thought you were comparing how they could have put the women of color on and it would look good also.

it was when i looked to see who they were that i saw it was the same women but made to look far lighter.

[LukeFL]

4. Beyoncé is the first one whitewashing

Herself..have you taken a closer look at Beyoncé lately? Her hair gets blonder by the day, eyes lighter and skin tone? Let's not get there..she's gotten lighter day by day.. Gone are those days where Beyoncé looked a woman of color

[progressoid]

7. Regarding Halle Barry

I don't think it's that far off.

I don't deny that it happens though.





In comparison, here she is with family members...

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. I think it's just a coincidence

Dave Letterman asked Mindy about it and she said she was very happy with it. I looked up "Elle magazine covers" and it was the only black and white - ever. But they have had other women of color like Kerry Washington, in color.

[Squinch]

6. It's just coincidence that Halle Berry and Beyonce look whiter than Conan?

[rocktivity]

8. Either the publication didn't want to call attention to the fact that they're darker than paper bags

or there aren't enough studio or fashion photographers who know how to light people who are darker than paper bags.






That is, they have no idea how to light WOMEN who are darker than a paper bag:






rocktivity