KATY PERRY SHOE BEING PULLED FROM SHELVES OVER ‘BLACKFACE’ CONCERNS: Accessories by Gucci and Prada were recently removed from shelves over concerns that their designs too closely resembled offensive “blackface” imagery. Now Katy Perry’s shoe line is reportedly pulling some of its designs over similar issues. According to TMZ, two of Katy’s shoe designs – the “Rue Face Slip-On Loafer” and the “Ora Face Block Heel Sandal” – are being removed from stores because the black version, which is decorated with features two eyes, a nose and full red lips, resembles blackface. Sources tell TMZ that the shoes were never intended to offend anyone, but add, “In order to be respectful and sensitive the team is in the process of pulling the shoes.”
MEGHAN TRAINOR HAS ‘BABY FEVER’: Meghan Trainor just got married in December, but she says she and her husband Daryl Sabara are already thinking about expanding their family. Unfortunately, right now, she’s having to plan around her work schedule. “I got baby fever, always, like, for my whole life,” she told Extra. “But I got a lot of work I’m doing right now, and I wanna tour first and then try to make a baby. Like, instantly. Last day of tour!” Meghan’s working on her third album, Treat Myself. To tide fans over, she’s put out an EP of romantic songs called The Love Train. One of the tracks, “Marry Me,” which she wrote, is the song she walked down the aisle to at her wedding.
MICHAEL JACKSON WAX STATUE REMOVED BY DANISH MALL: Denmark’s oldest shopping mall has removed a wax statue of Michael Jackson out of fears it could offend customers and may be vandalized because of accusations that the late pop star molested boys. The marketing manager for the Roedovre Centrum mall in suburban Copenhagen said that they had received about 15 complaints about the Jackson statue, mostly from families with children. The mall had announced an exhibition with wax statues of major stars, including Marilyn Monroe and Julia Roberts, to coincide with Danish schools’ weeklong winter holiday that started Monday. Jackson’s statue was replaced with one of Brad Pitt. The mall was the first to open in Denmark in 1966.
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Katy Perry ‘Blackface’ Shoe to Be Pulled from Shelves
Ok, can we just make this a rule that ANY product, service or person that is NOT Black will NOT create, promote or apply any combination of BLACK + FACE
Can we just make this a thing#causeascenehttp://bit.ly/2tfyVhn
