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Katy Perry "Blackface" Shoe Controversy refers to the public backlash surrounding American pop singer Kay Perry's" Rue Face Slip On Loafers" and "Ora Face Block Heel Sandal" for sale at Dillard's and Walmart. The shoes feature large red lips, blue buldging eyes and a triangle nose on a black base. The outrage was amplified by following the Gucci blackface balaclava controversy days before.

Background

On February 16, 2017, Katy Perry launched her first shoe line in partnership with Global Brands featuring 40 different shoes in a wide range of styles.[1] In Summer of 2018, Perry released her "Rue Face Slip On Loafers" and "Ora Face Block Heel Sandal." On February 9th, 2019 Twitter users began to take notice of the shoes' resemblance to blackface makeup. Twitter user daniellovesyooh[6] posted a picture of the shoes for sale online with the caption "katyperry are you actually serious right now?! blackface on a SHOE?? what is WRONG with you." The tweet accumulated 479 retweets and 1,600 likes in several days (shown below).

Daniel @daniellovesyooh @katyperry are you actually serious right now?! blackface on a SHOE?? what is WRONG with you The Rue Leather Mules The Rue Leather Mules CLEARANCE 1 of 5 3 of 5 Color: BLACK Color: BLACK 9:33 PM - 9 Feb 2019

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On February 10th, 2019, Twitter user @ThatGyrlKieren[8] posted a photo of recent blackface fashion controversies with the caption "Ignorance is Never A fashion statement! Apology NOT accepted😡#blackface #Gucci #gucciblackface #prada #moncler #katyPerry." The tweet gained 796 retweets and 2,139 likes in two days (shown below, left). The next day, Twitter user @TiaHasTime,[7] tweeted "Regarding Katy Perry’s shoes; if you have to second guess whether a design is blackface/racist…it probably is. “Reaching” or not, information is too readily accessible for this to occur. #DoBetter" which accumulated 129 retweets and 846 likes in a day (shown below, right).

Kieren Boyce @ThatGyrlKieren Feb 10 Ignorance is Never A fashion statement! Apology NOT accepted()#blackface #Gucci #gucc|blackface #prada #moncler #katyPerry ADA KATY P E R Moncler x Friends with You Leather Malfi Sneakers 0 19
Tia Tia Has s@TiaHasTime Regarding Katy Perry's shoes; if you have to second guess whether a design is blackface/racist...it probably is. "Reaching" or not, information is too readily accessible for this to occur. #DoBetter 9:40 AM - 11 Feb 2019

On February 11th, The Pew Research Center[5] tweeted their research study stating "NEW: 34% of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes" (shown below). The post garnered 177 retweets and 187 likes in a day.

Pew Research Center @pewresearch NEW: 34% of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes Share in each group saying they personally think that a white person using makeup to darken their skin so they appear to be a different race as part ofa Halloween costume is acceptable... Always Sometimes Rarely Nover All adults 1519 34 Net 16 37 53 Net 16 13 15 White 18 21 39 35 51 19 53 Hispanic 28 35 50 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 22-Feb. 5, 2019. Pew Research Center About one-third of Americans say using blackface in a Halloween costume is.. While a slight majority of Americans think it is generally unacceptable to use blackface in a Halloween costume, about one-in-three say it is acceptable at least s pewresearch.or 4:04 AM 11 Feb 2019

On February 12th, sources close to Perry told TMZ,[3] "these specific shoes are just part of an entire line of shoes she's designed and released … and they were never intended to be offensive […] In order to be respectful and sensitive the team is in the process of pulling the shoes."

That same day, Insider[4] received a statement from Perry and Global Brands Group stating,

"that the loafers and heeled sandals were part of a collection that was released last summer in nine different colors: black, blue, gold, graphite, lead, nude, pink, red, silver […] the collection was envisioned as a nod to modern art and surrealism […] I was saddened when it was brought to my attention that it was being compared to painful images reminiscent of blackface. Our intention was never to inflict any pain."

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Overview

Katy Perry "Blackface" Shoe Controversy refers to the public backlash surrounding American pop singer Kay Perry's" Rue Face Slip On Loafers" and "Ora Face Block Heel Sandal" for sale at Dillard's and Walmart. The shoes feature large red lips, blue buldging eyes and a triangle nose on a black base. The outrage was amplified by following the Gucci blackface balaclava controversy days before.

Background

On February 16, 2017, Katy Perry launched her first shoe line in partnership with Global Brands featuring 40 different shoes in a wide range of styles.[1] In Summer of 2018, Perry released her "Rue Face Slip On Loafers" and "Ora Face Block Heel Sandal." On February 9th, 2019 Twitter users began to take notice of the shoes' resemblance to blackface makeup. Twitter user daniellovesyooh[6] posted a picture of the shoes for sale online with the caption "katyperry are you actually serious right now?! blackface on a SHOE?? what is WRONG with you." The tweet accumulated 479 retweets and 1,600 likes in several days (shown below).


Daniel @daniellovesyooh @katyperry are you actually serious right now?! blackface on a SHOE?? what is WRONG with you The Rue Leather Mules The Rue Leather Mules CLEARANCE 1 of 5 3 of 5 Color: BLACK Color: BLACK 9:33 PM - 9 Feb 2019

Developments

On February 10th, 2019, Twitter user @ThatGyrlKieren[8] posted a photo of recent blackface fashion controversies with the caption "Ignorance is Never A fashion statement! Apology NOT accepted😡#blackface #Gucci #gucciblackface #prada #moncler #katyPerry." The tweet gained 796 retweets and 2,139 likes in two days (shown below, left). The next day, Twitter user @TiaHasTime,[7] tweeted "Regarding Katy Perry’s shoes; if you have to second guess whether a design is blackface/racist…it probably is. “Reaching” or not, information is too readily accessible for this to occur. #DoBetter" which accumulated 129 retweets and 846 likes in a day (shown below, right).


Kieren Boyce @ThatGyrlKieren Feb 10 Ignorance is Never A fashion statement! Apology NOT accepted()#blackface #Gucci #gucc|blackface #prada #moncler #katyPerry ADA KATY P E R Moncler x Friends with You Leather Malfi Sneakers 0 19 Tia Tia Has s@TiaHasTime Regarding Katy Perry's shoes; if you have to second guess whether a design is blackface/racist...it probably is. "Reaching" or not, information is too readily accessible for this to occur. #DoBetter 9:40 AM - 11 Feb 2019

On February 11th, The Pew Research Center[5] tweeted their research study stating "NEW: 34% of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes" (shown below). The post garnered 177 retweets and 187 likes in a day.


Pew Research Center @pewresearch NEW: 34% of Americans say blackface in a Halloween costume is acceptable at least sometimes Share in each group saying they personally think that a white person using makeup to darken their skin so they appear to be a different race as part ofa Halloween costume is acceptable... Always Sometimes Rarely Nover All adults 1519 34 Net 16 37 53 Net 16 13 15 White 18 21 39 35 51 19 53 Hispanic 28 35 50 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 22-Feb. 5, 2019. Pew Research Center About one-third of Americans say using blackface in a Halloween costume is.. While a slight majority of Americans think it is generally unacceptable to use blackface in a Halloween costume, about one-in-three say it is acceptable at least s pewresearch.or 4:04 AM 11 Feb 2019

On February 12th, sources close to Perry told TMZ,[3] "these specific shoes are just part of an entire line of shoes she's designed and released … and they were never intended to be offensive […] In order to be respectful and sensitive the team is in the process of pulling the shoes."

That same day, Insider[4] received a statement from Perry and Global Brands Group stating,

"that the loafers and heeled sandals were part of a collection that was released last summer in nine different colors: black, blue, gold, graphite, lead, nude, pink, red, silver […] the collection was envisioned as a nod to modern art and surrealism […] I was saddened when it was brought to my attention that it was being compared to painful images reminiscent of blackface. Our intention was never to inflict any pain."

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