--> C’est la vie ღ, You know what I have a problem with lightweight? Why do all these black celebrities focus so much on emulating Marilyn Monroe when Dorothy Dandridge was her closest black equal? Shit, Dorothy deserves some homage too. *eye roll*

C’est la vie ღ

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fabulous

 

You know what I have a problem with lightweight? Why do all these black celebrities focus so much on emulating Marilyn Monroe when Dorothy Dandridge was her closest black equal? Shit, Dorothy deserves some homage too. *eye roll*

THIS is what I’ve been saying!!! Dorothy Dandridge all the way!!!!! They were close friends (the friendship was hidden because it was unacceptable for blacks & whites to mingle. NO Marilyn biography even remotely mentions Dottie *side eye*), and Dottie was a sex symbol in her own right. How can you ignore the first black woman to ever be nominated for a best actress Academy Award, the first black woman to appear on the career of Life magazine? I’m sorry, but I have NO desire to emulate a blonde haired white woman. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE paved the way for US, yet some black females would rather idolize Marilyn. I. Don’t. Understand.

(via thisdayandaige)

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    I thought about that when I saw Minaj’s song about Marilyn Monroe.
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    THIS is what I’ve been saying!!! Dorothy Dandridge all the way!!!!! They were close friends (the friendship was hidden...
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    it irritates me that people, especially young black females don’t idolize dorothy dandridge the way they do marilyn...
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