Do you know why Kani wore Rihanna's universal red lipstick for State Award ceremony
Jan 31, 2021, 16.17PM IST
State award winning actress Kani Kusruti has been known for her strong statements and humanisic outlook. The actress asserted it once again during the Kerala State film award ceremony function that happened recently. She who walked into the ceremony wearing Rihanna s universal red lipstick, wrote on her social media page on why she did so.She wrote, "Proudly wearing Rihanna s universal red lipstick from fentybeauty for the State award function. ♥️For people who are genuinely interested in reading what this universal red lip stick stands for , here is one link “ “Historically, darker-skinned black women have been derided for wearing red lipstick. As recently as 2013, the rapper A$AP Rocky, while on tour with Rihanna, was criticized for telling the lifestyle site the Coveteur that “You have to be fair skinned to get away with” wearing red lipstick. The message often is that black women’s lips — a body part that is simultaneously ridiculed and sexualized — are meant to be downplayed, not highlighted with red."
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