When Nicki Minaj released her new visual promo for her
upcoming single “Anaconda” there was major backlash for her reverting to her
old image after making conscious efforts to try and separate her from the
overtly sexual image she once portrayed. Her reaction was to call it racism.
Alluding to the fact that the black woman’s body is viewed as too racy, too
abrasive, instead of as art like a white woman’s body. While racism clearly exists
in entertainment, especially when talking standards of beauty and the fashion
world, it is also a case of taste. Nicki instagrammed pictures of white or fair
skin high fashion models in shots with their butts to the camera labeling them “acceptable”
while then posting her own single art work with the word “unacceptable.” I have
several issues with all of this.
