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Another person tried to justify blackface this week when a makeup artist “transformed” a White woman into a Black woman via the magic of makeup. The Instagram account @PaintDatFace posted a picture to their account, giving the disclaimer: “This is a transformation that I’ve been holding back from releasing for a while now, solely because of the fear I’ve had of people turning it into a racial scandal against me. THIS IS NOT ABOUT A RACE CHANGE. This is about one woman acknowledging, embracing, and celebrating the beauty of another woman’s culture.”
The picture has since been removed, but not before Twitter got a hold of it and dragged the makeup artist for their “transformation.”
https://twitter.com/jaeralde/status/868626594092511232
https://twitter.com/ChinaCandyCo/status/868644578437496832
https://twitter.com/WickedBeaute/status/868907341344907265
https://twitter.com/tierra__shanice/status/868705944825364480
It seems like @PaintDatFace could have used a history lesson on blackface, which is offensive and goes back to the days of Jim Crow. However, @PaintDatFace wasn’t aware or didn’t care. “This is by far the proudest I’ve ever been of my work,” they said. You can read the full statement they originally posted below.
Makeup Artist Gets Dragged For Making A White Woman Look Black was originally published on globalgrind.com
