Check out Keysha Whitaker's post about the controversy surrounding Sofia Moldanado's Times Square Mural over at Single Women Rule. Whitaker astutely asks,
"Is it possible that we suffer a secret shame induced by our short-skirt, fake-nail, breasts coming out with the belly fat hanging over, Doobie-rocking gals? By the hood chicks? The ghetto-style supergirls, proud to be themselves and will punch you in the eye if you suggest otherwise? I would say yes. And when that shame is magnified, by say 92 feet, our first reaction is to cry, “Take it down! I can’t stand to see.” Or maybe, “Take it down so the good white folks don’t see our shame.”
Check out the rest of Whitaker's awesome post here
*Mural by Sofia Maldonado . Photos by Alex Mateo, www.mateophoto.com
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We all know the proper place to show our inner hoodrat is behind closed doors.
I just found out there was a protest yesterday against the mural. What?! Check the ireport for some more of the "these women are not representative" schpiel.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-421495?hpt=C2
I can't believe there was a protest! Have you spoke to Sofia by chance?
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