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#dtmh

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“I’ve had some time to reflect on my part in the incident involving Grazia and Ms Nyong’o,” he added. “I realise now what an incredibly monumental mistake I have made and I would like to take this time to apologise to Ms Nyong’o and everyone else that I did offend.”

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#Repost @lupitanyongo (@get_repost) ・・・ As I have made clear so often in the past with every fiber of my being, I embrace my natural heritage and despite having grown up thinking light skin and straight, silky hair were the standards of beauty, I now know that my dark skin and kinky, coily hair are beautiful too. Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are. I am disappointed that @graziauk invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like. Had I been consulted, I would have explained that I cannot support or condone the omission of what is my native heritage with the intention that they appreciate that there is still a very long way to go to combat the unconscious prejudice against black women's complexion, hair style and texture. #dtmh

The cover of U.K.-based Grazia magazine's November issue features a photo of Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o. However, Nyong'o was not too pleased with how she was portrayed. Taking to social media, via both her Instagram and Twitter accounts, the actress claimed her hair was altered to look smoother and more Eurocenteic. In her posts, Nyong'o also included her original photos, which feature her having her naturally textured Black hair combed back into a ponytail. Nyong'o, who was originally excited to be featured in Grazia magazine, wrote on her Instagram post that "Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are." She furthermore asserted, "Had I been consulted, I would have explained that I cannot support or condone the omission of what is my native heritage." Grazia issued a follow-up statement denying any involvement in altering Nyong'o's appearance. Interestingly, Nyong'o's social media posts include the hashtag "dtmh," which means "don't touch my hair." This saying comes from a song performed by singer and songwriter Solange Knowles, who actually dealt with a similar situation as Nyong'o when a significant portion of her hair was photoshopped out of London Evening Standard magazine's October edition. In this situation, Knowles' original hair, which was fixed into an elaborate circular braid, was removed to just show some braids on her head. She too included the hashtag dtmh. When speaking on Black hair, Randle (2015) asserted the following: Until African American women (including "mixed race" women, who may not necessarily process or weave their natural hair) collectively agree that hair alternation stunts any potential to overcome the legacy of slavery and a multi-generational pathology of self-hatred, hair will always be a contentious (and debated) issue. (pp. 4-5) References Randle, B. A. (2015). I AM NOT MY HAIR; AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND THEIR STRUGGLES WITH EMBRACING NATURAL HAIR!. Race, Gender & Class, 22(1/2), 114.

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