Check out Beyonce like you’ve never seen her before. The superstar singer, 29, strikes many a unique pose in the March 2011 issue of L’Officiel magazine.
Loving the African, tribal look Ms. Knowles went for. At this point of her career, it’s all about thinking out of the box and asserting why she is head of the pack – something this shoot more than does from an artistic standpoint. Great shoot!
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I like it and I’m looking forward to her new album. I hope it’s something different but good.
🙂
F*** YES! Gorgeous! The fifth one is my new gravatar, I called it!
ughh.. she’s so OVER RATED! She needs to be more original because Nicki already done this shoot!!
smh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naxB6zvguvM
The song playing is by Femi Kuti (Fela Kuti’s son), remember Fela is one of the influences for this album. S*** just got real.
SHE’S SOO DEAD IN THE EYES….SHE DEFF CAN SNAP A PIC LIKE RIHANNA–…AHH WELL SHES GETTING OLD I GUESS.. GRANNY T*****
I think this is one of her best photoshoots. Some people will take the black face make up out of context with what the actual theme of the photoshoot was. ANd i feel like . Alek Wek did a shoot where she darkened her face. Model Chanel Iman did the same thing. Grace Jones painted her face white with the rest of her body being her original color. Because people just like to jump down on Beyonce for no reason and turning what was suppose to be for celebration into something negative. When the ladies i mentioned: Alek Wek, Chanel, and Grace Jones did this there were no complaints but because its beyonce i guess people have to blame somebody.
that’s what i call diversity and true talent..$
that’s f****** new and f****** awesome
( even if “freaky minaj ” did the same s*** earlier….)
check my music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY4RXFu8z4g&feature=related
Beyonce is the queen, pure perfection, there is a reason why she is on the top of her game and no one can touch her. She is a quad threat, I can’t wait for the new material. All the haters need to go lay down and go to bed and quit hating. What have you done lately?
– well im really not feelin these pics im ready to see wat she got in store fah us cuz if she bring the same s*** out imma be madd as hell i dont wanna hear no more pop s*** !!! #RealTalk
Beyonce’ looks amazing! On another note I would prefer them to do her whole body in black body paint…… Alot of blacks look at this as a slap in the face. BLACK FACE PAINTAINGS were made to beliitle, embarrass, and mock our race by white people. I wish she would have said no to this. Yes I know this is a tribute to her african roots but not like this. Either way she look amazing and cant wait to see what she does next! Already I can see Beyonce’ is a about to make it hard for the lesser girls.
Ciara whomp whomp
Kelly- You had a year in a half lights out momma
Keri- It was fun while it lasted
Rihanna- You were the only one who took advanatge and did a great job holding down females while B was gone!
Britney- Your name alone will sale….. Still you are in a position now where everone can see your talents aren’t were they used to be….. RIP (THE GREAT BRITNEY 1998-2004)
Lady Gaga- I guess the freak show will continue…. Oppps I forgot you were born that way lol
BEYONCE IS BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, AND ONE OF THE BEST ARTISTS TO EVER GRACE THIS EARTH. I CAN”T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE GOT!!!
This is pure utter Garbage and a disgrace. This two dolla b**** needs to stop frontin. This lowlife is just a bottomless w**** to the max. This is not modeling and definitely not fierce. Sit ya wack ass down. Can’t sing nor dance. Pu**y poppin is all this theif knows how to do. So bleaching ain’t workin so she tries to mock African Royalty. Just another half creol trick this playing black s**** m***** to the crackers and then expect fore s*** to be okay. Young intelligent black women know this heffa a straight sellout to the max. She ain’t ever represent us so sit down clow cause that’s exactlt what you look like sucker broad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the black face is disgusting and as an african women i am embarrassed by this, beyonce should be ashamed of herself, but in her defense she doesn’t have anything in her brain so i will blame her handlers…shakes head
THE QUEEN B******!!!! THE QUEEN B******!!!! THE QUEEN B******!!!! BOW DOWN B******!!!!
Beyonce is a stunning woman, a classic beauty and classic talent. I love she takes it to the next level everytime. Lessers gurls should feel threatened, Beyonce is going to take over 2011 #Round!V
I’m a little uncertain about this one. I personally think it’s beautiful and bold. I’d think that it does represent something cultural that’s not degrading. I know that some people find it offensive and I don’t want to be dismissive or appear insensitive to that due to my own ignorance. Bey is making a powerful statement and I do hope she can better explain the theme so that people don’t get the wrong impression.
*All New*Check out: Thepagewithroyalkev.b*******.com (where there’s a place for EVERYTHING and EVERYTHING has it’s place).
@DakkyLove – You are only feeling disgusting because its beyonce
Yes I’m rippin this b**** because I am tired of the b****. She ain’t s*** ain’t no damn icon, sit ya silly lookin clone clown ass down. What a embarrassment this is. Can’t even model where the real black women at, Cause this right here ain’t it. She ain’t representin fa no african sista. because here white ass ain’t one. Pale la then white flour b****.
Zero for effort no style or elegance. Alex Wek where you at beautiful African Queen.
♥_♥
BEYONCE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.A CLASSIC BEAUTY WITH SO MUCH CHARISMA !!!
TINA & MATTHEW GAVE THEIR ALL THAT NIGHT 😀
U gotta b crazy! Any powerful BLACK woman who allows the white man to paint her in black face in the 21st century cannot be ahead of any pack. Sorry, no on wants to follow. And if you think this is ‘artistic’ and ‘out of the box’ ONLY because it’s Beyonce, you’re pathetic and quite ignorant of black American history and culture. BET and the NAACP aint giving her no award for this insult and lack of self respect and sense of history. It’s painfully ignorant!
http://black-face.com/
@ Hit’Em this was just a bad Idea all the way around! I know they claim she was paying tribute to her African roots but “BLACK FACE” Really? Not a good look if anyone knows where those face painting orriginated from!
LMFAO @ HITTEM CHILE SEAT YO FIVE DOLLA ASS DOWN BEFORE I MAKE CHANGES H**. DONT GET MAD AT THE QUEEN BECAUSE SHE IS SHITTING ALL OVA UR FAVS HUNNIE. THE QUEEN IS JUST SITTING ON HER THRONE LHAO AT U PEASANTS BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAhAhAHAhAHHAHaHAhAHAHaHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhAHHAHAHAHaHAHHAAHHAHaHAHAhAHHHAHAHHHHHAH
gorgeous,phenomenal,stunning,fierce only the queen i love it
Oh the Irony!!
Loreal the company that has been sued for racist discrimination and lost the battle in court is trying to celebrate black culture by using Beyonce. The company which been charged with racism in the French courts. The company which started using latinas and black stars to repair their image. The company which lightens the skin colour of stars such as Freida Pinto and Beyonce skin colour on their adds.
They use Beyonce who uses skin lightening products to be whiter and models herself to look like a white woman.
Oh irony oh irony!! What would life be without irony??
Alot black models, singers etc have painted her bodies black and no one complained of felt disgusting
yeah,,,,its paying homage to fela,,,sure but there is many blacks who are this color and they can’t wash the color off their faces, beyonce can. will i am….did this
and they roasted his b*** over it, just saying before one of beys saw dust headed
fans try and drain all my blood from my body,,,,,here they come 3-2-1.
Simply Beautiful!!!
seriously this is not interesting or new or different.. the poses are old and boring and she is dead in the eyes… This is definitely a fail….. Where is Queen rihanna?
jayz and will smith did FELA ON BROADWAY and it was really great the way they paid homage and WON many AWARDS for their project and that was really good.
LMFAO THE QUEEN DOESNT GIVE A DAMN WHAT U PEASANTS SAY. WHO ARE YOU HATERS TO HER? UMM…. NOTHING BUT DIRT AND FIFLTH, SHE DONT GIVE A S*** ABOUT YALL. SHES SITTING ON HER THRONE AND LAUGHING AT U DIRTY B****** BWAHHAHAHAHHAHAHaHAhAhHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhHAHAHAHaHAHAhHaHAhAhAHaHAHAHAHHAHaHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
@MissImpartial
“They use Beyonce who uses skin lightening products to be whiter and models herself to look like a white woman.”
Since you’ve been in her medicine cabinet. What skin lightening products has she been using? I need a good bleaching right about now.
@THE KIDDZ
I don’t need to! I just need to go back to her previous performances, videos or pics to see.
And please do not say she uses bronzer, sun tan or what ever excuse. As if I have ever seen a dark skinned woman who make her self darker than she is?
But I know this won’t be enough for you and will have a perfect excuse for this.
I mean it is Beyonce she can’t do wrong can she??
FUCKEN FLAWLESS. YES I STAN FOR THIS BISH TOO. SHE IS A BAD B**** AND U KNOW IT.
😛 😛 😛 I love this , i lov e my b oyfriend, he is a nice guy !.
i met him via —– Bla c k’w h it e’F li rts. C” 0- M—-
The most successful interra cial da t ing c lub. If you are still waiting for your sweet “milk” or “chocolate”, don’t hesitate to check it !! Don’t let your babies wait too long for you !!
Why is the poor Nicki stan TRYING TO TALK ABOUT “ORIGINALITY”???? SWEETIE, SIT THE F*** DOWN!
Dead @ MissImpartial. I couldn’t agree more. The irony in this photo-shoot is hilarious, considering that Beyonce always looks hella light in photo-shoots and wished she was Latina. The blond hair always gives it away because that is all she wears.
I like the last 3 photos though.
PERFECTION!!!!
@MissImpartial
She’s human. Of course she can do wrong, but she can’t win for nothing.
You don’t need to because you don’t know. You’re just pulling assumptions out of your ass
“As if I have ever seen a dark skinned woman who make her self darker than she is?”
What’s that suppose to mean? So, you’re implying that dark skinned woman go out of their way to look lighter? And I take it that you’ve met every single dark skinned woman in the world. LOL @ your stupidity.
“But I know this won’t be enough for you and will have a perfect excuse for this.”
Funny you would say that, seeing as you find every little excuse to try and belittle her. I mean it’s Beyonce, she’s just a thieving, shady, self hating “black” woman, right?
@Missimaprtaility – U just wont accept that truth – she tans. And the video and pics you’re referring too, beyonce is well tanned and bronzed. And thats most of her video and pics too, but there are other pics and videos where she pale too and well yellow. She sometimes paler than usual or browner than ususal GOOGLE and you’ll see for your self
@THE KIDDZ
I knew you would not get it as you are a Beyonce stan!!
Let me simplify it for you:
1) How is it assumption when I could see this pics and videos on youtube right now and you too can.
2) What I meant is with the phrase :“As if I have ever seen a dark skinned woman who make her self darker than she is?” is that light skinned black or asian woman try to preserve their light skin colour and do not like to get a strong tan.
I mean if she is so proud of her heritage why does she look like white woman. Have you seen her recent pics. She was never so light while she started out with DC and most people needed a second glance to confirm it is Beyonce.
LOL @ the nicki stan, delusional much?
@CRAMPED
You Beyonce stans think upside down! She tans!!! LOOOOLLL!!! As if pull the other one. But if that is what you like to tell yourself to make yourself better. Fine with me!!
Its a fake tan. Fake tans are ok. Doesnt do any damage to the skin. Beyonce says she loves tanning her skin on Tyra.
why does she look like a white woman? Is it beyonce’s fault she’s light skin. I’ve seen alot black people out there thats clearer than beyonce. Beyonce was either pale or brownskin while in DC, it depends on whether she had a tan or not.
Pale: http://www.beyoncefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Daily-Destiny-07.14.09-915×1023.jpg
Arent people missing the point here. I am offended by the black face its intensely ignorant since most north Africans are light skinned not to mention all the bunch of light skin people in Africa.
The problem is that she is supposedly paying tribute to a great Nigerian man Fela Kuti with this shoot. This is where I am confused. Fela and his whole family are lighter than Beyonce in complexion. Fela stood for serious social and economical issues that Beyonce hasnt ever been associated with. Hell, even Angelina Jolie is more deserving to pay tribute to him than Beyonce. Nothing about the shoot reflects anything to do with Fela at all and that is my biggest problem. black face if it was done for artistic value its the idea that she had to paint her face black to represent Fela that is the problem.
Say what you want but this is a travesty becasue blacks died for freedom, marched and were hung when whites weere depicting (black face) “blacks” as watermelon eating animals.
@Nichole – Dont be ignorant, there are lots of Black latinas e.g Fantasia. Being Latina isnt a race. Beyonce hair has always been blonde even when she used to braid her hair in the begining. Mary J Blige and numerous of black celebs like blonde hair, not just beyonce.
Beautiful, Gorgeous African Queen! I like photoshoots like this-Lupe. Beyonce was always light if you seen her baby pics and her grandmother. It’s just that their makeup is applied with an airbrush which kinda makes you look tanner and have a glow.. “Complexion is not a contest, Cuz rascism has no context”.
@CRAMPED
IT IS NOT LIKE SHE IS GOING TO SAY YEAH I BLEACH MY SKIN TO TYRA. BUT SERIOUSLY IF YOU BELIEVE THIS S*** THAT SHE USES TAN YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT SHE IS GOING TO SAY. BUT YOU PROBABLY DO THAT ALREADY.
AND ANYWAY BEYONCE HAS BEEN CAUGHT QUITE LOT TIME FOR LYING.
@Missimpartiality –
Brown beyonce – http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/news/050627/destinyschild.jpg
Tanned: http://www.virginmedia.com/images/cainebeyonce75.jpg
@MISSIMPARTIAL
How am I a Beyonce stan, again? Do you see me posting record sales and bringing other female artists into this? Oh, ok. And phrase it however you want, it still shows your ignorance. I’m extremely pale in the winter and I get fake tans, but whatever…I’m just a “Beyonce stan” so my stance holds no weight. Either way people will find fault in whatever she does.
Why would she say she bleaches her skin if she’s not. Can you explain to me how she goes from pale to brown to pale and then back to brown? At the Vmas in 2004 for she was so Tanned to point where she was looking terrible.
Be real Stans!
Beyonce has had alot of work done.
Nose, lips, cheeks, lypo, and the list goes on, you stans appreciate it right.. LMAO
And now she is bleaching her skin, get over it and move on.
Remember, she did have some of her father’s features, “the nose and lips”.
Damn stans, keep the blinders on, but you know the truth and refuse to acknowledge facts.
Carry On!
Bye B******!
@KIDDZ
What has record sales and bringing other female into it to be a stan. Seriously.
Anyway are you a black person or white person who get fake tans. Because I have never seen a black person who uses fake tan for that matter I have never seen a mixed race person who uses fake tan. But I do know that white people use fake tan.
@missimapartiality – You said Beyonce was brown when she in DC which was a big lie. I even posted a pic to prove you’re lieng. And I’ve been trying to post you pics where she’s also tanned while in DC but TGJ isnt allowing me.
@RED – We’re discussing lil’kim.
@CRAMPED
So in the videos No No No, Survivior, Independent woman, Bug a Boo Beyonce was not brown according to you. Well to me she was.
I always thought I saw three brown girls in DC videos but you saw two brown girls and a white one. LOOOL!!
they called beyonce because :
1/ she is beyonce giselle knowles : very famous (so people will pay attention to the cover) plus she is american, french people are always impressed when theyre in front of an american (i live in paris so i know wht im tlkin abt)
2/ beyonce looks good : again it will make people buy
3/ beyonce is VERY LIGHT SKIN: BLACK PEOPLE HATE HAVING AFRICAN FEATURES(very dark, nappy hair, big nostrils, big lips…)
Beyonce accepted the offer because:
1/ she wanna make more money
2/ she wanna keep the spot light : Gaga’s threat is so obvious plus rihanna is gettin more and more famous. Brittany spears has a huge fan base
3/ she’s a business woman before being beyonce, of african origins or a wannabe latina…SHE THINKS BREATHS BUSINESS. SHE NEVER MEANT TO BECOME MARTIN L. KING…ONLY BUSINESS BABY
@red pressed much
@ Miss impartial
beyonce wasnt brown back in the DC days. she wasnt as light as she is now (which is so obvious) but u could clearly see she was just a bit lighter than michelle and kelly was obviously the dark or brown one depending on the camera angles…..
but after all, i dont buy the “tan” theory…and the main point was always to show black people the color they dream to have….many black people dont like to be dark,
Beyonce is amazing, so beautiful and so talented!
Beyonce was born light skin, but she is not afraid to darken her skin, she is a woman who is proud of being black.
Beyonce is representing all black woman light and dark skin, now that is beautiful.
Pre-order F.A.M.E
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@MissImpartial
I stan for noone, I just appreciate talent. And stans are irrational, quick to throw records sales and downplay other artists to bump up their favorite (Trent/Mariah). Beyonce is far from my favorite and I stay on topic. And I’m biracial, I get a fake tan occasionally.
@the kidzz don’t even bother answerin to those ignorants i’m black as tyrese and during the summer i’m becoming darker!!!so i don’t c where is the problem with that painted face
in africa people were used to paint their faces in all colors(check the massai ) what ‘s the problem? i’m not a beyonce stan but that’s just ridiculous !!!!those who have problem with that pics need to go visit a psycologist asap!!!!!!that ‘s why our people can’t go nowhere … there will always be some a***** les to say what can black people can or can’t do or startin b******* !!!!grace jones did it and nobody ever complain ,they ‘re used to call mjj(god bless his soul) a sell out now that is dead they all kissing his ass when r u gonna learn???? smh beyonce u just do your thing!!!!!!
a chris brown lonely stan would say anything to sell CB albums. noone gonna buy, just sayin
Hmmmm. The pictures look great. The black-face shot is interesting and the concept behind it, but i still think it’s distasteful. I think this type of shot works for an international audience, but NOT Americans, who have a slightly different experiences/relationships with race and black-face.
I think that perhaps, it’s a little brave of her and other lighter skinned Black people to take ownership of darker skin, and African roots. Black skin doesn’t necessarily signify that (even in West Africa people are different skin tones and not always that dark brown), nor is it in the best taste, but I can see how it’s a recognition, rather than a caricature or cartoonish thing.
It really depends on the intention of the shoot, and the viewers relationship with racial/skin color issues, which vary a lot from country to country.
It may be a case of Beyonce saying, “Black people are many colors and many mixes, but we are all bound together by common roots in West Africa”.
I see Bey as positioning herself like a Josephine Baker internationally.
@Missimpartainlity – A.keys is always tanned (she and bey was well tanned while fiming in brazil :http://photo.akujom.com/userImgs/73/187/l_f1257a9c-5467-4c0e-8796-16e29579d839.jpg
But here is a pale Beyonce arriving in Chile a few days b4 filming with A.keys: http://www.beyoncefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Beyonce-Spotted-Arriving-In-Santiago-Chile-Photos-02.jpg
YES BEYONCE!!!!
@missimpartiality obviosly have skin issue. Beyonce skin is well silky and healthy unliked Sammy sosa and vybz kartel. hehehe You can tell when someone is uses chemicals on their skin particluarly in the uneven skintone. Makeup, camera lighting and sunlight plays a big part too.
@BLAH BLAH BLAH
Yes Beyonce might not as dark brown as Kelly and Michelle. I am aware of that but she still is brown. And in every video of hers she is brown. I am light skinned brown but I am still brown. I am not green neither is Beyonce.
@CRAMPED
I don’t have no skin issue as you pointing out. I am a light skinned person who does not envy Beyonces skin colour. I don’t have to a reason to envy her.
Beyoncé is so successful that the haters only have got her skin color to complain about. Beyoncé is light skinned. Just take a look back on her photos when she was a child.
Who’s mom is that?
i swear people these days need help….its fashion people, not something serious..get over it
the black face and the black and white ones are my fav 🙂
Everyone who called this black face needs to do some research cause this is not black face. Lol my 6th grade students even know what black face is.
@MISS IMPARTIAL, i perfectly see ur point
well we all could be right or wrong. i cant really tell because i dont know beyonce personally. but regardless of anyone opinions, i agree with u that at times she looks incredibly light (if not white) and in the past when i used to care i would think she might have bleached a lil bit her skin. at the end of the day, she wouldnt be where she is if she were very dark, the industry makes everyone change something, thats the way it is. some stans will of course say anything (even the most ridiculous stories) just because they stan n they wanna be right…
You all people sucks!
I can´t believe how racist are black people in here LMAO!
I mean you are saying that the black face is digusting, why is it? Obviously she aint 100% african, and painting her face and not her whole body means that she have african roots, she’s a creole, and she just wanted to make like a tribute… Its so retarded you complaining about it, who is the racist but yourselves?.
KILL’T EM!!!! Love it ….The Queen!!!
@Missimpartianlity – You’re contradicting yourself. First, you say beyonce is bleaching herself white, then you on and say she’s brown in EVERY video. You doesn’t make any sense.
IDC and IDK if you’re light or not but u difinitely have problems with beyonce being a clear skin and not a brown skin woman. Why is that? Beyonce is a clearskin woman to me and I’m brown skin and happy with myself to let her be what she is.
it really irks me that only her face was done black…african queens are black all over…thought they would do the rest of the body digitally…
guess not
@blairdevereaux
Lol. Yeah. Fantasia is as much of a Latina as Cameron Diaz, and Gloria Estefan.
Kiddz doesn’t really strike me as a stan, and out of all of the Bey fan/stans, I would have to say him and RoyalKev are the most reasonable, intelligent and mature.
@ Chulo……really????
What is so epic & ground breaking about this chick….just because she can gyrate on the stage & act like a dragqueen (which all the girls like her for that reason). I’m so over this chick none of her music is timeless the only song that may go down in the books for her is “Irreplaceable” the rest beside her first album…..WACK! “I Am Sasha Garbage” was WACK! NEXT! Because this Popeye’s Chicken Country Bumpkin is not the B.I.!
I swear you guys are idiots. It’s the winter time. Beyonce is lightskinned. I get a few shades lighter in the winter time. I get darker by the summer and I’m lightskinned. Am I bleaching? I guess I am!
@CRAMPED
There are so many shades of brown and what I said that she was brown in her DC days. It was you who said she was not during DC. But recently she was not brown she almost seemed to be white and not as brown as before.
Ugh, i dislike unintelligent h***. Know ya facts before you post.
1. Beyonce is in a contract wit Loreal til 2013…she has no choice in photography.
2. Black face began as an African tradition to help brown-skinned africans feel more acceptable in the african society.
3. Your comments mean nothing, she’s still the highest paid female under 30 and this photoshoot is only going to increase her status, not deter it….grow up
Read and Learn
** mouth open in awe**.I find this to be very offensive.Its nothing short of a modern day minstel display, and i’m only 21. How can she insult herself yet alone her race to this degree. I’m so disgusted by her depiction, and very embarassed for her lack of knowledge on the issue..what’s more tragic is artist such as Josephine Baker tried tirelessly to turn music and entertainment way for the minstrel depiction of black artist then. This is a gigantic insult to all those 1920’s and 1930’s artist, josephine especially, who fought hard to end depiction such as this of blacks, and now, 2011 this stupid girl see’s this as a ‘tribute’. What is wrong with her? What fools are educating this girl? From this ovious insult to all African Amercians past and present ,it is seem like no one with basic knowledge of True African American history, especially in the art of classic music and entertainment. Shame on you Beyonce Shame, Shame! SMH is disgust
Why the hell does it matter it’s just fashion. What the f***? @ Hit’em b**** you’re clearly some dumb youngin your statements are among some of the worst Nicki wish she was beyonce
@ Red
Don’t forget that Josephine danced around half naked with a banana skirt for White audiences. She sold her exoticism and connection to Africa while parodying the obsession with African-ness and featurea and black beauty–but also fought hard to get respect for Blacks. The shoot isn’t tasteful, but it isn’t exactly disrespectful either. I think it’s a throwback and a thanks to those performers of yesteryear, and black skin, though this kind of thing just isn’t appropriate and never will be, especially in America.
Why y’all mad though. Bwhahaa @hit’em English please
Lol @ Chille please clerly is garbage or should I say dummy. Out of all Bey’s songs he chose Irreplaceable asa what will go down in history. You better type with anger on that keyboard. Dumb b****
I can’t…..won’t go down in history…Dangerously In Love is in the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame and she’s the only person in her generation to do that! Idiots! Queens!
lol black face bet she couldn’t say no or she would have.
Epic Fail!
I see my n avatar is fresh and running. Who’s mad
I cosign with Cramped,None Ya and TheOneAndOnly. Beyonce has always been lightskin. Brownskin is Michelle’s skin tone from DestinyChild or Ciara for people who dont know. Some people need to realize during winter lightskin people can get lighter. The pictures are pretty but i wish she wouldve never done that black face pic though even though i know she and Loreal didnt mean no harm by it. That’s gonna create drama 4 her. They shouldve chosen some1 else 4 that black face.
Rihanna is the one that has bleached herself and sometimes i think Ciara is trying to bleach herself.
yess @TeamMinaj preach!
Aint s*** original about BeyYAWNNNce!
Once again, the haters get their panties in a bunch over some f****** PICTURES of Beyoncé.
You can stay mad, though.
What is causing the deep hatred someone you have for a person you don’t know personally….really…get a f****** life…..all of you who are battling each other to say the most ignorant s*** have nothing going for yourself….
Have you seen what a person who bleaches their skin looks like……i advised you too do research before you place your fingers to the computer or labtop…because you sound like a pure ass hole…….
And this is not even BLack Face….her face is dark brown…..”Black Face” is black makeup…..smh
i like bey,but you can callme what you want to because that dam CRAMPED WHERE
ARE YOU??????? YOU DAM FRUIT CAKE,,,I HAVE A QUESTION THE FELLOWS IN
MY GROUP WANTED ME TO ASK YOU,,,AND BEYS OTHER FANS WHO THINKS THIS IS COOL,,,NOW WE ARE A MIXTURE OF WHITE/INDIAN/ASIAN/BLACK THE
QUESTION,,,ARE LESS JUST SAY WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WHEN
BEYONCE SIT IN THE MAKE UP ARTIST CHAIR, AND THE MAKE UP ARTIST FALLS
TO THE FLOOR AND SHES POINTING UPTO THE MIRROW AND THERES WRITING, LIKE SOME ONE TYPING AND IT READS: BEYONCE KNOWLES CARTER,
YOU ASKED FOR THIS BLACK FACE AND YOU HAVE GOT TO LIVE WITH IT
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IT WILL NOT COME OFF EVER,,,,,,WE WONDER
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN,,,,,,NOW DON’T LOSE YOUR BIG MAMMA DRAWERS
WE ARE JUST ASKING A QUESTION,,,,,
PEOPLE KNOW BEYONCE DONOT BLEACH THATS B/S LOOK @ HER MOM
LOOK @ SOLANGE THEY ARE HIGH YELLOW WOMEN AND EVEN HER GRANNY
FROM A PICTURE I SAW SUROUNDING THE NAME OF HER CLOTHING LINE WAS LIGHT IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT. PEOPLE NEED TO STOP THAT. WHEN SHE WEARS HER HAIR LIGHT THAT MAKES HER SKIN SEEM LIGHTER SHES JUST RED BONE AND HIGH YELLOW LOOK @ HER LEGS,,,,YOU BLACK FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TRIPPING,,,,,
sorry no, blackface is never cute, never artsy, never ‘hot’ i don’t care if you’re the best entertainer of our current generation.
that is all.
LAX, why are you so mad,..U do know Beyonce did the same thing back in 2006 in Dream girls …smh……LOL…some people are so dumb
i love the photoshoot and i love beyonce, haters dont waste ur energy just yet, u’l need it when the single drops
@ DANE HONEY YOU DON’T KNOE ME ,,,HAVE WE MET???? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT I AM MAD SUGAR,,,,,TRUST I AM NOT MAD I AM JUSR SAYING WHAT IS BEYONVE COULD NOT WASH THE BLACK PAINT OFF HER FACE. LOOK DON’T GET IT TWISTED I AM ENTITLED TO MY OPINION YOU KNOW THAT OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASS HOLES WE ALL HAVE ONE. I DON’T OWE YOU S*** BUT LIJE I SAID
TRUST,,,I AM AS A NEW BORN BABY WITH A DRY DIAPER ON AND A NIPPLEIN ITS MOUTH,,,,,THIS IS REALLY NOT THAT SERIOUS DEAR,,,,,,,THIS IS ALLIN FUN BACK AND FORWARD,,, WHATS YOUR PROBLEM ARE YOU THE POLICE,,,,WELL
DAMITT I AM UNDER COVER LEADER OF MY SQUAD ,,,,SWEETY MY GUYS WANTED TO KNOW A QUESTION AND I TYPED IT SOOOOOOOOO NOW WHAT,,,,,?
CALL 911,,,,,,,,,
@ DANE,,,,, HONEY DON’T FRET I LOVE BEYONCE TOO,,,I AM JUST NOT A DAMN FOOL LIJE MANY,,,,,,, I ADMIRE WHAT SHES ACCOMPLISHED IN HERLIFE THATS WONDERFUL BUT DOI KISS ASSES HELL TO THE NAH,,,,,NOT EVEN RIRI AND I AMD ON HER TEAM,,,,,,,DON’T WORRY DANE BE HAPPY, LIKE ME !!!!!
BEYONCE CAN BACK IT UPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
Hello, This is not blackface so stop calling that.
All ya’ll need to cut this “racist” mess out. I own Shirley Temple movies. They painted white and black ppl with blackface, but the thing they had that Beyonce is missing is the illusion that the person is another color. They did not put white paint around her mouth. So cut it da f.uck out. And I’m black, so shut up
@Missimpartiality – If beyonce is brown, michelle is dark and Kelly is purple. ok.
She looks beautiful in every one but in the black paint, it was unnecessary.
She’s alreadly black, she doesn’t need to be any darker, we’re ALL african americans.
If they wanted someone beautiful and darker skinned they shouldn’t have chose Bey. They could’ve easily chose a model or someone like Meagan Good.
Hi Kavion!
@misimpartial
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.beyoncefan.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Daily-Destiny-07.30.09.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.beyoncefan.com/2009/09/07/destinys-child-heart-unreleased-track/&h=500&w=400&sz=43&tbnid=mJPKbp4ouDd14M:&tbnh=251&tbnw=201&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBeyonce%2BDestinys%2BCHild&zoom=1&q=Beyonce+Destinys+CHild&hl=en&usg=__xNWPlIl2X6P8DgUV8xwEXZp2t9U=&sa=X&ei=rk9kTeTKD436sAPrxfzOBA&ved=0CCEQ9QEwAA
That is about the same color she is now.
EPIC, Keep these Haters talking Bey.
Anyway, from an ARTISTIC stand point this photoshoot is AMAZING!!, That can not be denied.
Bey hasnt done a photoshoot this amazing since Last Years February Dereon shoot:
http://i679.photobucket.com/al…
Though Her Edgy Rocker Chick Dereon Shoot last summer comes close.
Its nice to see Bey stepping up her Commercial game up but If only she would get a better Stylist to have her looking like a BOSS 24/7… Then Bey would really be on Point & on top of her game on ALL fronts. If only…
Lady GAGIMICKS could NEVER
Bey hasnt done a photoshoot this amazing since Last Years February Dereon shoot:
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv157/fashion-o-lic/Beyonce-Ads-House-of-Dereon-03.jpg
Beyonce is a black face for the industry, it doesnt shock me that she is once again portraying so….. Of course her low self esteem fans will praise it as yet another groundbreaking thing.
LIKE REALLY PEOPLE…
YOU BRING NEGATIVITY TO THIS WOMAN ALL THE TIME…
LIKE LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR… YOU’RE THE RACIST, YOU’RE THE IGNORANT ONE, AND YOU’RE STEREOTYPE…
IF ANYTHING SHE’S PAYING HOMAGE TO A MAN WHO DIED BECAUSE HE WAS FIGHTING FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES IN…
KNOW YOUR S*** BEFORE YOU ACT LIKE AN IGNORANT ASSHOLE…
PEOPLE THINKING THEY ARE BLACK PANTHERS AND S***… YET YOU USE A RELAXER, YOU WERE AMERICAN CLOTHES, YOU BUY DEODORANT, YOU WERE WEAVES, YOU BUY FAST FOOD, YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING WHITE PEOPLE DO AND YOU FOLLOW THE TRENDS THEY SET… NOW WHO LOOKS LIKE THE FOOL…
IF YOU DON’T HAVE NOTHING POSITIVE TO SAY WHY SAY IT AT ALL…
I MEANT TO SAY ‘WEAR” NOT “WERE’ LOL…
I WAS KIND OF CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT…
Having a darker face is NOT equivalent to “BLACK FACE”… especially if you’re tryin to compare it to how we were portrayed back in the day.
I think ppl see a black person painted darker and assume “Black Face”…makes you sound ignorant.
Me personally, I would like to see a model do BLACK FACE forreal and make it beautiful, jus to show the ppl who mocked us that even in “Black face” we are still beautiful. This however is NOT Black Face…please stop calling it that.
There is a WHOLE lot more in the world that you dummies should take offense to besides a photo shoot that may not appeal to you artistically. (I for one LOVE it).
And @Red said that Fela and his family is lighter than Beyonce…WTF???? You couldn’t be serious? Do you even know anything about the dude? SMDH
Loving These Shots! Their Fierce!
She The Queen F*** All Them Other H*** It’s All About Beyonce!
#QueenBeyonce2011
@ AREALBARB u boob! Dumbazz you got one part backwards dummy, WHITES FOLLOW THE TRENDS THE BLACK PEOPLE SET FOR THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD HUN!! GET IT RIGHT!!! We SET TRENDS and the world follows hun. As far Beyonce photos they are BEAUTIFUL Works of ART! She is a Black woman with 2 black parents, so she is allowed to express he HOMAGE to our Black african roots AS she pleases!! GREAT PICS for a beautiful, STRONG SISTA! GO BEYONCE
Why didn’t they just hire a real model with REAL brown skin. Beyonce stopped repping for African-Americans a long time ago. I’m so NOT inspired by her. This type of shoot would have been better suited for a woman who’s actually proud to be of African decent; not one who admittedly wishes she was “born latina”.
People on this site are dumb, young, misinformed and quite ignorant..smh
I agree with those who see the photos as artistic and displaying an appreciation for African beauty, dark skin and contrast. Blackface is negatively associated with a person who is NOT of color painting their face black. It’s not racist when a black person darkens their skin for photos or otherwise. I think the pics look great.
FIRST OFF WHO ARE BLACK FEMALES TO CALL ANYONE FAKE, AND ASHAMED OF THEIR
HERITAGE WHEN, HALF OF THESE B****** WEAR WEAVES, AND PERM THEIR HAIR
IF YOU WERE “PROUD” OF YOUR SO CALLED HERITAGE, YOU WOULD LEAVE YOUR
NAPPY ASS HAIR ALONE! YOU WOULD STOP GOING TO THE NAIL SALON, AND
GETTING FAKE NAILS. YOU WOULD STOP WEARING COLORED CONTACTS.
YOU WOULD STOP BEING SO F****** IGNORANT AND REALIZE THAT BLACK
PEOPLE COME IN MORE SHADES THAN BLACK AS TAR. OR BROWN AS S***, AND
PEOPLE OF A LIGHTER SHADE CANT HELP WHAT THEIR SKIN COLOR IS.
SO BEFORE YOU BLACK NAPPY HEADED PERM USING, WEAVE WEARING B******
TRY TO CALL SOMEONE OUT FOR BEING FAKE OR ASHAMED OF ITS RACE,
LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOUR STILL A INFERIOR N**** B**** MINORITY IN TODAYS
SOCIETY TRYING TO GET AHEAD.
LOL @ the dummies claiming Beyonce uses “skin bleach” to make her look “white!” I’m DONE! Really? Is that all you have on Beyonce, now? Tsk, Tsk….Poor lesser ones can’t be more creative with their dislike now. 🙁
Anyway, this is Beyonce’s BEST PHOTOSHOOT, IMO! This b**** SLAYED! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
BEYHIVE, B****!
@GETATME
STFU!!! READ MY S*** AGAIN… BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING LIKE A F****** FOOL…
WHITE PPL FOLLOW OUR TRENDS LIKE WHAT NOW???
THAT HIP HOP FAD S*** HAS DIED… YOU DUMMIES BUY THEIR GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTION, PRADA, FENDI, D&G, AND ALL THE OTHER BIG NAMES BECAUSE THEY TELL YA TO… YA FOLLOW THEIR TRENDS AND WEAR THEIR CLOTHES…
DUMBASS B**** I LIKE YOU TO SEE WHERE I THREW NEGATIVITY TOWARDS BEYONCE… I GAVE HER PRAISE…
NOW LOOK AT MY PREVIOUS POST, LOOK AT YOUR FAILURE, AND SIT YOUR DUMB ASS DOWN… YOU THINK LIKE A TYPICAL GHETTO ASS PERSON… JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS AND DONT KNOW WHAT THE F*** YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT… AND END UP MAKING AN ASS OUT OF YOURSELF…
@ANNE
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT…
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT…
LOL @ ONANA…GOATS MY NAME!
The first pic is of an East African! They are a dark skin colour but they have White facial features: Iman is Ethiopian and so is Trey’s ex. The second is West/Central Africa where you might see those African hat, actually called Head Tie or Wrapa. The cover is North Africa, the Arabic countries like Egypt, Libya, Algeria etc. The last pic where she’s wearing a black dress is South Africa before the colonisation! I love how she did all parts of Africa! Yes!!! I’m have Egyptian and half Cameroonian! And people are like so your half Asian! And I’m like Egypt is in an Africa! Go Bey, the Queen, you opened a lot of eyes! Woohoooo!
It’s not racist when a black person darkens their skin for photos or otherwise.
Wow.
WOW.
I cannot believe you said this and/or BELIEVE IT.
Not racist when in photos or ‘otherwise’???
So if I go out with blackened face as a Black woman, it’s not me being racist or INSULTING to darker-skinned Black folks?
Do you all even conceive the level of ignorance to which you are reaching? Nevermind. The fact that I had to ask the question says it all.
The photoshoot MINUS THE DARKENED poses/shots IS BEAUTIFUL.
Bottom line: she didn’t have to GO DARKFACE. She could’ve posed in those beautiful fabrics, outfits and let that be the END of it. But no, she let a white magazine dictate to her and her camp, “Hey, let’s make your skin darker…AGAIN, so you can show the world that you embrace your racial heritage” <—as if her being a BLACK WOMAN ALREADY wasn't enough!
Do you understand what's happened here? Do you get it? You don't and it makes my heart SAD. And to read so many of you "one-upping" this level of ignorance (i.e. Beyonce's mistake) is just so incredibly sad. I weep for you. I weep for the future.
No matter how beautiful 80% of the images are, this darkening mess will taint the entire piece and Beyonce's photo-legacy. I chalk this up alongside the "Latina" comment, the "L'Oreal ad where they made her even lighter", both instances in which she received flack but DIDN'T RESPOND. I have a feeling she'll remain mum on this one, too. SMH.
Great post@ Annonymous
FAKE B****
STOP PRASING THIS B****!
@MISSIMPARTIAL
You are just a Beyoncé hater
Sometimes she looks litghter sometimes she looks darker again have you seen “Video phone”? Well look at the differences in her skins it depends a lot on what she wears the lights and all that… Beyoncé is not a “BLACK WOMAN” she is really mixed, because her mom’s originis are french…
You said mixed people don’t like to tan, Are you serious? Any one that feels like tanning their skins does it! bring other thing up
I just think this is all stupid, If she painted her face because she wanted to look like a 100% african native? is there any problem with it? why is black people ashamed of their color, that’s what they are black people! and if she made her face darker “Really black people” should feel proud because she wanted to look like them. PERIOD.
HAHAHA beyonce’s makes her skin lighter? that so stupid!
On the video phone video she looks black, light, mixed, in the same video?
Does it means she has a washer in her house and she just get in and add a little of bleach deppending on what she wants to look like?
SHUT THE F*** UP you f****** ignorants!!!
@JAMIE
EXACTLY! LOL you cracked me up!
I’m a white person that looks lighter when use colors like Red, Black, Purple, Brown; Dark Blue
But I notice I look a little, little darker when I use lighter colors!
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