The Shallows Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Blake Lively, Brett Cullen Movie HD
When shes not keeping us guessing as to the current occupancy level of her womb, Blake Lively loves to post on Instagram. In fact, she might work just as hard on her captions as she does on her lovingly crafted photos of her outfit details, nail polish towers, and lipstick selections. Today, however, one caption in particular got Lively into a bit of trouble.
In the photo, Lively has on the Atelier Versace gown she wore to the Caf Society premiere and opening gala at the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival. The Instagram image is a composite; we get a front and rear view of Lively in the glittery, paneled gown. The caption is a line from Sir Mix-a-Lots Baby Got Back.
Many of Livelys Instagram followers saw it as a joke. Caption is goals, @annaa_paulina wrote. Not racist, its lyrics to a song. Take a chill pill, love, @noushiebabeyy replied to another commenter. So what"s the issue now . . . She made reference to a song by a black artist about black people but shes white? Isnt that also being racist? Clearly there was no hateful meaning behind it. Its not even misquoted. She knew what and why she was putting it . . . Cos the song is about big behinds and in that pic she has a big behind! . . . Dont stop the humour Blake Lively, its nice to see a celeb with a sense of one for a change, @judasj65 said.
Other commenters took umbrage with Livelys usage of the lyric as well as her posturing. Its not by being curvy that people say white people are trying to be black. If you have it naturally, then you just got it. The problem is getting your lips injected to make them fuller, or getting surgery to make your b**t bigger to look beautiful, when those features were looked at as ugly for years on black women, @nic915 explained to another commenter.
Some called Lively racially insensitive, bringing up her wedding to Ryan Reynolds at Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina, which used to employ slaves before the Civil War. As if getting married on a slave plantation wasnt reason enough to hate her, one commenter wrote. Unbelievably problematic, using women of colors bodies as a joke. I guess you just want people to know youre racist and you dont give a s**t, said another.
Still, it seemed like most of Livelys followers were able to see the humor in the actresss usage of the quote. As a BLACK woman, I applaud you @blakelively. You look great. Embrace your beauty and your curves. These commenters are looking for trouble so that they can feel somewhat significant, wrote @rockhard_bella. Ignorance like this is why BLACK CULTURE is misappropriated. Let the woman live! She has a better b**t than most others Ive seen so leave her be. Also, Boone Hall is a gorgeous establishment where I myself would love to be married. Did she have black people serving cocktails and food in little French-maid outfits? I doubt it. Was Ryan called Massuh? I doubt it. STAND DOWN. Sound the retreat.
Weve reached out to Livelys reps for comment. She has since posted a photo of the bejeweled clutch she carried to the Slack Bay premiere on May 13. The caption is a play on a line from Cinderella, who she very much resembled on the red carpet. The majority of comments on that photo seem to agree that Blake Lively is perfect.
Source: http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/05/blake-lively-baby-got-back-instagram-caption
