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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just want to gently point out something that might be getting lost in this thread: when a group of mostly white women are picking apart the appearance of a Black woman, especially saying things like her nose is her 'worst feature' or that she looks 'gross', that veers into very loaded territory, whether folks realize it or not.

Black women’s noses, skin, hair, and bodies have been historically devalued and ridiculed in Western beauty standards. So when a white person says a Black woman’s wide nose is unattractive, it’s not just a style critique, it taps into a long and painful history of racism and dehumanization.

No one has to love every celebrity’s fashion choices, but maybe just… pause and consider why certain features get labeled as 'ugly' and who gets to decide what’s beautiful in the first place. Spoiler: It’s not a neutral playing field.

And also, Cynthia Erivo is literally an acclaimed, Tony-winning, Oscar-nominated actress. So maybe we could shift from 'she’s gross' to 'not my taste' and call it a day?  And yes, I know there are posters in this thread who have done that, just simply said she's not my taste. This post is not for you. [/quote]

I am the OP of this thread and while I generally agree with you, I actually did not intend this thread as a discussion of Erivo's body in any way (and definitely have not and would never criticize her nose, which I think is fine, or say that she or anyone "looks gross"). Also I wouldn't say Erivo is not to my taste, because she is -- I actively like her as an actress.

I just watched the Tonies and Erivo hosted and I found her nose ring super distracting. Normally when I see her for long periods of time, she is performing in character and she doesn't have it in. But since she was hosting as herself and the nose ring is part of her current look, I discovered I just don't like it on her and wish she'd switch up her styling to omit it.

Also I'm not white but fair enough, probably the majority of people posting in this thread are. Your reminder is fair, but it certainly wasn't my intention with this thread for this to be a pile on of Erivo's appearance or a general critique of black women.[/quote]

NP. That may not have been your intention, but it's what this thread devolved to be--it's sad to read so many of these posts that are calling Cynthia generally "unattractive."  You have to realize how loaded it is to criticize the noses of African women, and nose rings are part of African culture.[/quote]

OP again. I actually have not seen posts that have just called her generally unattractive. There were some posts criticizing how thin she's gotten. If there are posts that are just critical of black bodies or just calling Erivo ugly, please report them![/quote]

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