“i understand your point and your frustration…but why must WE as black women make such a division between ourselves based on skin color? when will it end? light-skin vs. dark skin!! we are all black women!!!! if the damn media doesn’t want to embrace us, let’s embrace ourselves and lift ourselves AND EACH OTHER up and stop hatin on each other!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?”

Really? Seriously? No wonder darker sistas are fed the fuck up. It’s this insensitive, uncaring “just be grateful” mentality that pisses us the fuck off! Blacks don’t like it when whites tell them to “just be grateful you’re free, and in America” type bullshit. Never mind the racism, subjugation, disenfranchisement, and ridicule we are exposed to. Enough of the “be happy for me I’m black too” motto, because black isn’t just black it never was that way. Certain shades of black are treated better than others. Darker sistas are still being passed up even for Michelle Obama shoots! This is beyond ignorant this bull has reached a whole new level I don’t know what to call it. Being just black isn’t enough to heal the wounds that many black women are feeling from marginalization like this. When you refuse to acknowledge that it divides us because you refuse to see their pain you just tell them to “shut the fuck up, and be happy for you sisters” when they dont open no doors for us, they just open doors for more of the same. That is not sisterhood that is selfish, and ignorant! It’s been the same old same old ever since blacks have entered the limelight so there is no excuse in 2009. Ignoring colorism, and just telling women to get over it instead of doing them justice is making the problem worse. Putting our heads in the sand and acting like everything is ok isn’t going to solve this problem. It’s 2009 so why is it only lighter skinned women who get most of the attention even from black folks. This coonish behavior must stop whites are not immune to this either after all they run most of the images we see, but we need to be more selective. We all know that black isn’t just black there is a hierarchy according to skincolor, but if you’re lighter you really wouldn’t know the privileges you have because they are subtle. That is the magic of privilege the people who have it are taught not to see it. I never said you have to be blue black to be beautiful all I’m saying is that why don’t we see more darker women since we are more numerous? Answer that! Beyonce may be big to you, but not everyone loves her. Respect that people have a different opinion that does not run with the crowd. She deserves her turn on Vogue, but it has done nothing for black women as a whole. Like I said big whoop.

black doesn’t have to be shades darker than brown to be beautiful. do i have to be blue black to be appreciated as a beautiful black woman? jennifer hudson was on the cover just last year, african american model sessilee lopez was on the cover of vogue italia last yr as well, DARK brown chocolate model alek wek has been on the cover of elle magazine, liya kebeda was just on the cover of vogue’s ALL BLACK issue. I mean, what the hell.

vogue’s just giving beyonce her turn because she IS the IT, has BEEN the IT and will continue to be the IT? the most popular get the covers honies, you should know the game by now. let B have her time while it lasts, then the next person will get their turn, it’s a step system pplz.

so stop hating on B. it’s always something with u ppl, she looks too white, her hair’s too blond, too much weave, not enough weave, she’s too fat, she’s getting skinny, she’s never ENOUGH for you ppl!

<3 B FOREVER! keep things poppin

and yes, i am BLACK. so i don’t mean anything racial by “u ppl” it’s more in the context of “you judgemental ass never happy always hatin bitches” kinda thing!

deuces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i understand your point and your frustration…but why must WE as black women make such a division between ourselves based on skin color? when will it end? light-skin vs. dark skin!! we are all black women!!!! if the damn media doesn’t want to embrace us, let’s embrace ourselves and lift ourselves AND EACH OTHER up and stop hatin on each other!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?

I think that more and more people (including the fashion world) are starting to embrace the bodies of real women…and that is wonderful!!

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Meh. Another white magazine putting Beyonce on the cover! Whoopte fucking do! It’s getting very old! OVEREXPOSURE! She’s going to say the same damn thing that every celeb spits out on their interviews. There are so many beautiful darker sistas that deserve the cover more than her. Beyonce has been on plenty! She seems to be their favorite. I think its sad as black women we we see the same old light skinned girls on the covers of black and white magazines (the first lady does not count because she is after all the first lady) Why can’t we have more diverse sistas in the media? I’m honestly sick of this. Cheers to her but she isn’t doing anything for the overall image of black women.

Beyonce on the cover of Vogue…FINALLY! is all I have to say….and she looks absolutely STUNNING!! <3 my girl B

they seem to be really confused about Beyonce’s weave and when and why she’s wearing it.

BEYONCE LOOKS WONDERFUL – BOTH FASHIONABLE CHIC AND NATURAL

Never the less it’s a great moment for B & I really love they left her skin color raw and natural.

you can’t wipe it away, you can’t rub it away, you can’t scrub it awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4QpAyJV00

She fits this cover so perfectly, it’s as though she was MEANT for it.

I am HIGHLY pleased with the progress she’s making.

GO DIVAAAAAA!!
WEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKK!

THE ILLUSTRIOUS ONE
SAHYID

This cover is fierce!

Beys hot tho!

IM WITH YOU ON THAT B.SCOTT ,
I KNOW HER HATERS LOOKING MIGHTY DUMB RIGHT NOW .

WERK IT GIRL . . .

I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE ACTUALLY COVERING VOGUE
THEN AGAIN I CAN.

THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HER .

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL !