13261563, The pic was for a photo shoot of a pro-black clothing line based in T.dot
Posted by auragin_boi, Wed May-30-18 08:34 AM
https://tooblackguys.co/
back in 2008 they were doing a whole 'Jim Crow Couture' line and Drake was modeling for it.
The part I have issue with is he requested the blackface in a photo shoot with a white photographer and didn't see how bad the optics could be on it.
The Canadian disconnect.
He doesn't fully grasp Black American History. I'd even give him a 'little' benefit of the doubt if it were a requirement of the shoot. Like 'I need to get this check' desperation benefit of the doubt but even that wouldn't go too far...would just make the pic make more sense but he ASKED for that imagery.
It did not help that I was predisposed to the hard 'ER' video clip of him either.
As much as I dig some of his catalog, I peeped looooooooong ago, dude has identity issues with race, a resentment of his dad and some of his race issues/missteps are due to his resentment of him and hella insecurities around all of it.
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