By:  Lynn Green

 

Questions: 

If Loreal wanted to use a white woman for this ad, why not go find a real red haired white woman?  Why settle for a fake?

What message is this ad sending to young black girls?  Are they being told that their dark skin and dark hair is not acceptable?  Are they being told that their skin needs to be lightened (as Beyonce’s has been for this ad) in order for them to succeed in life?Photo from TMZ website

Are black women being told that something is wrong and therefore, the wrong is being righted via lightening Beyonce’s skin for this ad?  Even her eyebrows were dyed red.

Whatever the message is, I don’t like it.