‘Blackhair’ magazine puts a non-black model on its cover
The British magazine Blackhair calls itself “the black woman’s style bible.“ On the cover of the December/January 2017 issue is a woman with what looks like a large red afro. But there’s just one thing: The model isn’t black.
This fact came to light when the model herself, Emily Bador, who describes herself as half English and half Malaysian, posted the magazine cover on her own Instagram on Monday. She told fans that the image was not used with her permission and that it was taken when she was 15 years old. She also apologized to black women specifically for taking this cover opportunity from a black or mixed race woman.
After Bador’s apology, Blackhair itself stepped forward with statements on its social media, but claimed ignorance about the situation.
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