Youthforia’s launch crashed and burned because dark-skin tones were an afterthought at the brand’s inception (Youthforia initially launched its skin tint foundation in 15 shades — the darkest of which would cause Beyoncé trouble — andpromised to extend the range after “proof of concept”)...
Although the minstrel show, especially the blackface minstrel show, brings up a past we would rather forget, its reign as America’s most popular mass entertainment would last for most of the 19th century....
The Hotel is often a `I'll-only-take-it-because-there's-nothing-else-to-take' kind of card, but with the Host it suddenly becomes another way to score points, and using the Minstrel to transfer several cubes into the Hotel in the closing stages can even be a viable strategy. Chang...
Minstrel shows were usually the only depiction of black life that white audiences saw. Presenting enslaved Africans as the butt of jokes desensitized white Americans to the horrors of slavery. The performances also promoted demeaning stereotypes of black people that helped confirm white people’s notio...