The 'Cafe Society' actress sparks debates on Instagram after quoting Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 hit single 'Baby Got Back' in one of her Cannes pictures.
- May 19, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Blake Lively comes under fire on Instagram. The "Cafe Society" actress is slammed for quoting Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 hit single "Baby Got Back" in a caption for one of her pictures from the Cannes International Film Festival.
It was a side-by-side picture showing her posing on the red carpet in a golden gown by Atelier Versace. She put her baby bump on display in one pic and flaunted her round backside in another. "L.A. face with an Oakland booty," so she wrote.
"Unbelievably problematic," one critic wrote, "using women of color's bodies as a joke. I guess you just want people to know you're racist and you don't give a s**t." Another commented, "Another day, another rich white woman using women of color's bodies as a punchline and commodity- yet everyone defends her and calls it confidence. But hey who the f**k am I to check her privilege! #WhiteGirlsDoItBest."
However, there were some who came to her defense. "Go, girl!" one wrote. "Women of all shapes & ethnicities are beautiful, are curvy, have booties (believe it or not!) ... & she is OWNING her beauty."
"What's not beautiful? ... Being racist & using YOUR privilege to voice such hateful opinions ... Heaven forbid people of all different races use rap lyrics on a damn picture. Oh no! The tragedy. If that's what you get butt hurt over, woo ... Wish my life was as uneventful as yours & I had as little to actually worry about. Go on, Blake."
