Apparently the best cover the Independent could think of for a special issue on Africa.
See also Hannah Pool’s discussion here.
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Feminist Philosophers 
Hmmm, emaciated, black and sexualized. What a great way to trivialize hunger, racism and sexual violence against women in Africa.
Also, isn’t this especially disturbing given the incidents this fall at Smith where students came in black-face to a party?
Im with mshairi, she doesn’t look like a black person – maybe some sort of indian? Nope – I think its a unusual white person painted black.
Apparently the independant is not firmly commited to their pictures conveying what the story is about.
I can assure you that Kate Moss is not John Howard Griffin,the white author of the classic book BLACK LIKE ME .
[…] Banks had a blackface photoshoot on America’s Next Top Model. And, let’s not forget Kate Moss’ 2006 Independent cover, on which she wore nothing but black paint covering her face and body. To borrow from Feminist […]