Tyra Banks has vowed to fight the “oppression” of the fashion and beauty industry. The 46-year-old supermodel…
Tag: Criticism
Black Twitter roasts Tyler Perry about wigs in his films; he responds (video)
Black people are arguably the world’s most discriminating and merciless people when it comes to…
White filmmaker slams ‘Black Panther’ movie
White filmmaker Terry Gilliam joined other renowned directors in slamming Marvel movies, but he was…
Wesley Snipes on ‘Chi-Raq’ critics: ‘Some people need something to complain about’
CHI-RAQ is being criticized for what some feel is an insensitive and exploitative take on the issues currently facing the city of Chicago. Wesley Snipes, who stars as veteran gang leader Cyclops, has heard the critics. But Snipes dismisses the criticisms.
Eminem draws backlash for his controversial Veteran’s Day performance
Eminem and controversy go together like Chris Brown and arrest warrants, so it’s not a huge surprise that the hip-hop star managed to raise the ire of a lot of people with his Veteran’s Day performance this week.
Young Chop defends Chief Keef, blasts Interscope
Rapper Young Chop spoke to Forbez DVD about the Interscope’s decision to let Chief Keef walk; criticizing the label for not giving the rapper a chance to fully meet the requirements of the deal.
Nicki Minaj responds to the media’s criticism of her ‘Ananconda’ video
Easily one of the most talked about music videos of the year across all genres,…
Don Lemon and classist blacks shouldn’t dish out what they can’t take
Both Don Lemon and Charles Barkley conveniently ignore the fact that their dismissal of black people of a certain social background as “ghetto” and “ignorant” is just as detrimental as being called “not black enough.”
Iggy Azalea explains why she doesn’t rep Australia
Iggy Azalea has been criticized for her co-opting of “Dirty South” American hip-hop slang and affectations, when the Australian-born rapper obviously has a different cultural background.
Traci Braxton defends freaky show: ‘Keep your opinions to yourself’
Braxton’s had the singles and “Stacy Sippin'” with Raheem DeVaughn all over the Web, but she got a different kind of attention a couple of weeks ago after she performed at Howard University