#OscarsSoWhite even BTS: Moses Sumney recalls incident with makeup artist at Academy Awards

[neuers]

https://instagram.com/p/B3XvCTZJ6Ou

+ Moses Sumney, who in 2018 joined Sufjan Stevens for his live performance of 'Mystery of Love' at the Academy Awards, shared a picture that illustrates what PoC usually face when diversity behind the scenes in the entertainment industry is practically nonexistent.

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[picturemegone]

I'm angry

[asnindie]

They need to hire better professionals.

[likeiused2]

wow

[snortingcoke]

granted i don't wear make up often but surely a make up ARTIST should be able to easily tell when something doesn't match your skin?

[eauxsurejan]

Right? I’m kinda baffled by this.

[genbu_no_miko24]

You’d be surprised. I’ve had makeup artist go lower than and darker than my natural shade. I feel some of them let their own biases guide them lol.

[smilofax]

You would think but white makeup artists seem to really struggle with black skin/ never equip their kits with darker shades.

It’s misplaced to make this and #oscarssowhite thing cause you hear this from black public figures everywhere, models, actors, tv presenters who are just trying to get on with their job.
There are numerous accounts of people having hot choclate powder used on their skin because the makeup artist didn’t have Makeup in their shade.

[hubbabubbabb]

he looks TERRIBLE in that photo oh my fucking god. The NERVE and caucasity with white folk