Doesn't she look a bit on the "pale" side to you?
Portraits of Lady O and El Commander in Chief were unveiled at Madame Toussaint's Wax Museum today.
And while I love the fact that they captured the essence of Michelle's tea length shift dresses, signature double strand pearls, and perfectly cinched cardigan by a KILLER belt (I'm going to excuse the flats, we all know she does pointed toe kitten heels), I can't help but think something's a little off.
And it's not Barack's slightly off center smile, his a la top model smiling with his eyes or his Dennis Quaid (think--new Parent Trap) laugh lines...
(Excuse me. I'm allowed a groupie moment for the President.)
I can't help but swear that Michelle, even in a wash out color like red, is darker than her hubby.
See?And Madame Toussaint has gotten the melanin pretty right before...
I don't understand why the "yellow"er Black people look real close to the real color, but Mrs. First Black Diva in the White House looks like:
well, like she took a wrong turn on that European tour and took a 2 month vacay on that piece of Antartica that broke off...Now, the optimist in me want to believe that this is just bad lighting. But two pictures have indicated that Barack is depicted, in the same light, darker than Michelle.
So, the realist in me can't help but wonder if this is just a manifestation of the "White woman" complex. Or, in other words, the notion that a pure, accomplished woman who stands behind her man and is successful in her own right has to be fair in complexion.
What do you all think?
1 comment:
outfit: check. shoes: I'll give them a pass b/c although M.O. would have definitely worn kitten heels with this outfit, she also does wear flats similar to that pic (i.e. Essence photo shoot, etc). face: WHY oh why does she resemble Michael Jackson (particularly the bone structure)?! And I hate to focus on the color too, but they need to pull that brown crayon out of the box and use it liberally.
:)
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