People always have something to say. So although the latest controversy surrounding Gabrielle Union isn’t surprising, it’s still pretty annoying. Back in July, the 40-year-old bombshell dyed her hair blonde for a new movie role. While most of us felt that the pop of color was adorable and super flattering on her, some folks felt otherwise. Now it’s perfectly okay to dislike the hair color on her— to each his own. But y’all know that the peanut gallery took it a step further and used the Being Mary Jane actress’s temporary hair color as an opportunity to question her blackness.
According to Glamazons Blog, during Essence Magazine’s first ever upfronts breakfast, Ms. Union participated in a panel alongside Iman, Bethann Hardison and Afrobella founder Patrice. During the panel, the ladies explored a plethora of topics including racism in fashion, natural hair and plus-sized women in fashion. Interestingly, at one point in the discussion, the ladies began discussing Black women and weaves, which is when the Think Like A Man actress revealed that when she dyed her hair a few months back, she received a ton of backlash.
“It was a brouhaha when I changed my hair to blonde for a movie and [I received] questions about my character and my blackness! I was like, ‘umm, I thought that it was pretty clear that it was for a job.’ But even if it wasn’t for a job, it’d be my choice. It feels like my choice — or what they thought was my choice — to be somehow closer to white reflected on everybody,” Gabrielle admitted.
People are always doing the most.
What do you think of Gabby’s revelation? Were people overreacting or can you see where they were coming from?
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