Lupita Nyong’o Calls Out Magazine For Photoshopping Her Hair

[Sharingbuttons]Lupita Nyong’o has accused UK-based magazine Grazia of photoshopping her hair for the front cover of its November edition.

In a lengthy Instagram post, she said she was “disappointed” it changed her hairstyle to “fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like”.

“As I have made clear so often in the past with every fiber of my being, I embrace my natural heritage and despite having grown up thinking light skin and straight, silky hair were the standards of beauty, I now know that my dark skin and kinky, coily hair are beautiful too. Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are. I am disappointed that [Grazia UK] invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like. Had I been consulted, I would have explained that I cannot support or condone the omission of what is my native heritage with the intention that they appreciate that there is still a very long way to go to combat the unconscious prejudice against black women’s complexion, hair style and texture. #dtmh” Lupita wrote on her I.G alongside the original image and the published version – which appears to show some of her hair missing.

The magazine has since apologized.