Rihanna doesn’t just have Marilyn’s hair, but also her eyes, her pose, even her skin. When I first saw the cover I was a bit confused why Rihanna looked so different but, knowing Rihanna’s penchant for unconventional hairstyles, I was initially able to naively overlook her seemingly Marilyn Monroe-inspired do but a doubletake of the whole ensemble made me realize something a little disconcerting. This year, British Vogue’s November 2011 cover features none other than Rihanna (aka, the sexiest woman I’ve ever known) posing in one of her classic fierce stances in a blonde wig. Until today I’d assumed “whitewashing” (the practice of bleaching one’s skin to alter its color to a lighter and thus more appealing tone) had all but died in most parts of the modern world.
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