Nowadays, it seems as if more and more celebrities are feeling brave enough to speak up when they feel misrepresented by editorial photo shoots.
Keke Palmer is the latest starlet to take to social media to express her issues with a very common problem — the digital lightening of dark skin. Palmer posted an image from a recent shoot published in Marie Claire Magazine with a heartfelt message about why her lighter appearance bothered her so much that she felt moved to call it out publicly.
“I consider myself to be chocolate and I do feel as if some of my color has been washed out ..,” Parlmer wrote. “[No] offense, but I am a beautiful black girl and this was an African inspired shoot which I loved.”
She concluded her message: “[I] felt I had to say that before I posted on my page for all the kids to see because I don’t want them to get the wrong impression.”
Palmer joins celebs like Kerry Washington, who posted a gracious message, also via Instagram, about her digitally altered face on the cover AdWeek back in April.
Fans of Serena Williams drove the star to delete an image a PEOPLE Magazine shoot after hundred pointed out that Williams’ waist appeared dramatically altered to appear smaller.
Social media is definitely empowering more celebs to speak out about how they’re being represented in magazines and other media. With the rise of Photoshop-free ad campaigns, perhaps we’ll be seeing some Photoshop-free editorials as well?
