Mary J. Blige: The Next Michael Jackson???
by The Fashion Cult
Does anyone here remember when MJB used to be black? I’ve always noticed that the more famous a female artist gets, the more caucasian her look becomes. Notice: they all get thinner, curly hair gets straight, dark hair gets highlights, highlights become blonde hair. Seriously, do we all have to look like Barbies?!!?
Is this album called “The Breakthrough” because Mary finally looks as white as possible? Look at it; they even put the blue wash over a black and white photo to make her eyes look blue. And then there’s that blonde Heidi-like hairdo. Yep, she’s broken the final frontier – she looks like a Swedish stereotype.
I hate it.
I guess I’m a bit torn on this one since part of me wants MJB to have the kind of image makeover freedom that Madonna enjoys, but on the other hand I dislike the huge power that image has in the industry. lol, now I feel guilty about being an MTV brat back in the day.
-m
that’s a good point. i just get frustrated with the standards that we all end up chasing – male & female, white & black.