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Weirdly looks like an average white actress in this magazine...

posted 9 years ago by rorge_retson
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Just saw her in the new AARP magazine (she just turned 50 on August 11th).

I must say, I did not recognize her at first. In the article, she looks like Jennifer Anniston, Sandra Bullock, or any of the other attractive, white, female actresses out there - except she is black. I mean, I literally did not recognize her. It is as if the make-up artists and magazines make every woman look exactly the same as one another...

It's kind of sad, actually. 😥

Here are a couple of pics from the article...

Link #1
http://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/movies/2015-07/740-viola-davis-smile.imgcache.rev1436907540847.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.420.270.jpeg

Link #2
http://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/movies/2015-07/740-viola-davis-daughter.imgcache.rev1436907541453.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.420.270.jpeg

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- F. Scott Fitzgerald -

[–] tameracat 9 years ago

What an "astute" observation, on your part. I was markedly curious after reading your post. Upon, investigation, you are right on the money. She looks "white washed". A term African Americans use for just this exact situation. Viola Davis is an attractive woman without the pomp and circumstance... I am surprised that she would allow this "portrayal" of her. She has recently been on social media against this very thing.

[–] rorge_retson 9 years ago

It's like her ethnicity is completely gone except for her skin color. Again, very sad.

"Intelligent people can hold two opposed ideas in the mind simultaneously."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald -

[–] towniecmb12 9 years ago

ummm....what?

[–] Okeelani 9 years ago

I know, right? What a ridiculous non-issue.

[–] towniecmb12 9 years ago

Makin something out of nothing!

[–] justinaames 8 years ago

You sound crazy!