Los Angeles – In recent light of photo shoot involving Beyonce’ Knowles wearing makeup to in order to darken her skin complexion in a recent photo shoot, reports have surfaced of a major backlash towards teen pop sensation Justin Bieber for appearing in “whiteface” on a recent cover for People Magazine. Knowles cited her decision to pose for her “blackface” photos as a tribute to Nigerian musician and philanthropist Fela Kuti. Knowles’ husband, rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, is also a producer for the Broadway show Fela, which chronicles the life of Kuti. When asked why he chose to do his feature in white face, Beiber was quoted as saying, “I just wanted to, like, pay homage to many of the pop acts that, you know, like, blazed the trail and had way more screaming teenage girls, just like, throw themselves at their feet than I’ll probably ever dream of (smiley face). Like, The New Kids on the Block and Timberlake’s of the world. If I can just, like, live up to a fraction of what they did…with the shadow that they cast on the pop world, then I’ll be ok with that.”
Bieber has, however, received many critics for his actions. Legendary civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said of the young pop star’s recent photos, “Just because he’s white, don’t make it right.”
Republican, Tea Party member Glenn Beck cited other historical occasions where whiteface was used; most notoriously by the late king of pop, Michael Jackson. “It was reverse racism when he did it, and for kids to see a role model such as Beiber disgracing his race by partaking in an act that nigg…er…blacks have used for years to make themselves look better…it’s just unacceptable. If it’s so cool to be black, as they claim, then why try to be like us?” Beck declined to comment further on the incident stating that it would just add more incentive for “those n***er loving, leftists” to call him a racist bigot.
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