Nykhor Paul slams fashion industry for not treating dark-skinned models with respect
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Nykhor Paul, a Sudanese model, is tired of the way the fashion world treats darker-skinned models.
“Dear white people in the fashion world!” she begins in a scathing Instagram post. “Please don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s time you people get your [s–t] right when it comes to our complexion!”
She specifically called out the fact that fashion shows seem to be woefully unprepared to deal with her complexion.
“Why do I have to bring my own makeup to a professional show when all the other white girls don’t have to do anything but show up? Wtf! Don’t try to make me feel bad because I am blue black,” she writes. “[I]ts 2015 go to Mac, Bobbi Brown, Makeup Forever, Iman Cosmetic, Black Opal—even Lancôme and Clinique carry them, plus so much more.”
She also criticized makeup artists who apologized to her for not being prepared.
“Stop apologizing; it’s insulting and disrespectful to me and my race it doesn’t help, seriously!” Paul writes. “Make an effort at least! That goes for NYC, London, Milan, Paris and Cape Town, plus everywhere else that have issues with black skin tones.”
Check out the Instagram post in full below:
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