When I was a little girl my favourite Disney princess was Snow White. Not only was it the second film I’d even seen on the magical big cinema screen but in the 80s she was the only Disney princess with black hair like me. When my movie viewing expanded I loved to dance around pretending I was Brigitta from The Sound of Music. She also had black hair which was even woven into my favourite plait hairstyle. With a German mother, beloved German grandparents and yearly holidays in a Bavarian Alpine idyl, I identified with the very similar Austrian culture celebrated in The Sound of Music. It is undeniable that we are naturally drawn to what is similar to us. Yet not once in my childhood did it occur to me that being brown skinned child should preclude me from going to a fancy dress party as the princess who famously has ‘skin as white as snow.’
The bias towards skin colour in advertising has real world consequences. My eldest has a modelling contract with a top agency - lots of interest, but every client wants a "mixed race" teen for their campaign. This in itself is racist! But of course, they don't think they're being racist, because racism only works the other way - white to black. My favourite retailer, Seasalt, has now been captured. Their latest brochure features the following models wearing women's clothing: tall skinny black man (transwoman but obviously male), tall fat black woman, tall skinny white woman. I have challenged them over this on twitter, surprisingly they haven't responded.
I'm so sick of this all. My employer has gone fully race critical theory, appointing managers on the basis of skin tone not ability....which is incredibly damaging for the staff who have to work for these muppets. We're all human. If only we could just accept that and each others quirks.
This is exactly what I mean. I’m so sorry for your poor teen!. This insanity has to stop! I can’t believe that according to this new bizarre ‘progressivism’ Martin Luther King’s colourblind approach to anti racism is now in effect seen as racism! 🤦🏻♀️ We need to find our way back to see each person as a wonderfully complex individual, who may well have multiple ‘identities’, but with whom it is possible to connect in a whole variety of ways.
We are very proud of them both. They accept people for who they are, no matter the colour of their skin, or current agenda and treat others with respect and compassion. They are growing up into lovely young men. I have nothing against TW btw, I just don't believe they should be modelling 75% of the clothes for a woman's clothes retailer. They don't represent 75% of their customers.....
Don’t get me started on the attempt to erase women! Ah your boys sound lovely. I often say it but my Mum always recounts how when she first had to describe Dad to my grandparents she said he was ‘short but very handsome and clever.’ Gran, bless her, got a shock when she met him as she hadn’t been expecting a dark brown very ‘foreign’ looking man! But even though she was of that old generation who weren’t used to such a mix of races in their community she was the least judgemental person you could meet. Somewhere along the line a certain type of being judgemental has become accepted as ‘progressive.’
The bias towards skin colour in advertising has real world consequences. My eldest has a modelling contract with a top agency - lots of interest, but every client wants a "mixed race" teen for their campaign. This in itself is racist! But of course, they don't think they're being racist, because racism only works the other way - white to black. My favourite retailer, Seasalt, has now been captured. Their latest brochure features the following models wearing women's clothing: tall skinny black man (transwoman but obviously male), tall fat black woman, tall skinny white woman. I have challenged them over this on twitter, surprisingly they haven't responded.
I'm so sick of this all. My employer has gone fully race critical theory, appointing managers on the basis of skin tone not ability....which is incredibly damaging for the staff who have to work for these muppets. We're all human. If only we could just accept that and each others quirks.
This is exactly what I mean. I’m so sorry for your poor teen!. This insanity has to stop! I can’t believe that according to this new bizarre ‘progressivism’ Martin Luther King’s colourblind approach to anti racism is now in effect seen as racism! 🤦🏻♀️ We need to find our way back to see each person as a wonderfully complex individual, who may well have multiple ‘identities’, but with whom it is possible to connect in a whole variety of ways.
You must be very proud of your child btw! x
We are very proud of them both. They accept people for who they are, no matter the colour of their skin, or current agenda and treat others with respect and compassion. They are growing up into lovely young men. I have nothing against TW btw, I just don't believe they should be modelling 75% of the clothes for a woman's clothes retailer. They don't represent 75% of their customers.....
Don’t get me started on the attempt to erase women! Ah your boys sound lovely. I often say it but my Mum always recounts how when she first had to describe Dad to my grandparents she said he was ‘short but very handsome and clever.’ Gran, bless her, got a shock when she met him as she hadn’t been expecting a dark brown very ‘foreign’ looking man! But even though she was of that old generation who weren’t used to such a mix of races in their community she was the least judgemental person you could meet. Somewhere along the line a certain type of being judgemental has become accepted as ‘progressive.’
Bless your gran she sounds wonderful ❤️