Unfortunately, her latest transformation into Cardi B might be where she should draw the line, due to racial insensitivity. Just like big lips, larger noses on people of color have been mocked and seen as unattractive — to the point that many public figures have gotten plastic surgery to slim the feature down. Examples include Michael Jackson, Lil’ Kim, Nene Leakes, and Patti LaBelle. I suspect it’s also part of the reason why nose contouring is so popular in the beauty community. If the situation were flipped, it would be seen as offensive for a makeup artist to create slanted eyes to look like a person of Asian descent. Cardi B is no Bratz doll. She’s a human being and an Afro-Latina. Her physical features are off limits for “copying.” “God makes everybody perfect, but sometimes He fucks up,” Cardi said about her nose, according to the magazine. “She asks one of her publicists for three weeks off in December,” the story continued. “So she can take care of it in a more permanent way.” This snippet is an example of how certain beauty standards affect people and should show why putting on a woman of color’s nose isn’t as simple as “just makeup.” Still, this is definitely a lesson for all makeup artists out there who do the most in the name of creativity and fun. Blackface isn’t the only way to get it wrong with people of color and makeup. Hopefully we see Promise kill her next transformation without any insensitive extras involved.
title: “Promise Tamang Used A Fake Nose To Transform Into Cardi B” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-30” author: “Lisa Cashin”
Unfortunately, her latest transformation into Cardi B might be where she should draw the line, due to racial insensitivity. Just like big lips, larger noses on people of color have been mocked and seen as unattractive — to the point that many public figures have gotten plastic surgery to slim the feature down. Examples include Michael Jackson, Lil’ Kim, Nene Leakes, and Patti LaBelle. I suspect it’s also part of the reason why nose contouring is so popular in the beauty community. If the situation were flipped, it would be seen as offensive for a makeup artist to create slanted eyes to look like a person of Asian descent. Cardi B is no Bratz doll. She’s a human being and an Afro-Latina. Her physical features are off limits for “copying.” “God makes everybody perfect, but sometimes He fucks up,” Cardi said about her nose, according to the magazine. “She asks one of her publicists for three weeks off in December,” the story continued. “So she can take care of it in a more permanent way.” This snippet is an example of how certain beauty standards affect people and should show why putting on a woman of color’s nose isn’t as simple as “just makeup.” Still, this is definitely a lesson for all makeup artists out there who do the most in the name of creativity and fun. Blackface isn’t the only way to get it wrong with people of color and makeup. Hopefully we see Promise kill her next transformation without any insensitive extras involved.
