I Want To Be Like Nicki Minaj

 

Nojma Reflects

February 19

So...this picture was emailed to me, and supposedly this is supposed to be the "new" Barbie Doll, though at this moment, I don't think that has been confirmed by Mattel. At any rate, the message attached to the email was that, I was the "perfect person" to declare and express my outrage at the depiction of Black Women that is negatively represented by this doll.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I am NOT outraged. A depiction is a "representation" and unfortunately this doll represents how some Black Women see themselves. I can name two public Black Women right off the top of my head, Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj. In fact, Nicki calls her fans Barbz and she calls herself the "Black Barbie Doll" and has taken several pictures wearing a blond weave and blue eyes.

Nicki also has a huge fan base that is not only limited to young girls, but grown women as well. So we have grown women calling themselves Barbz, and are imitating a woman that wants to be known as a plastic mold, hence the fake hair, eyes and things of  that nature.

I can also walk out of my house, into any store, mall or bank or wherever I go and see a Black Woman almost dressed identical to the doll, so why should I be outraged at what is a very accurate representation of some Black Women?

Whenever I write an article, the first and most consistent rebuttal of deflection is "well not all Black Women act like that", and I keep telling you that is irrelevant. There are ENOUGH Black Women that don't recognize the beauty of their skin, regardless of the tone, that don't recognize the beauty of their hair, regardless of the texture, that don't recognize the beauty, power and protection that comes with modesty, that don't appreciate the beauty of their own eyes, so they get blue contacts, or contacts to make their eyes lighter, because we still are digesting the inferiority complex that has been fed to us, and we still suffer from self hatred, so the doll represents an accurate portrayal of the percentage of Black Women that still suffer from all of the above.

If this image upsets you, then instead of looking at the Maker of the doll, maybe you should look at the MUSE.

 

My View: Some people want to emulate their favorite celebrity, but some black women take it TOO FAR. Dressing up to the T like Nicki Minaj, really? Whatever happened to being comfortable in your own skin? Nicki Minaj is just a puppet for the record industry; she's paid to dress like a Barbie just so young girls and grown women can gobble it up. The sad thing is that this doll is more authentic than many real life clowns. It's hilarious some women would want to emulate a doll! That's almost as ridiculous as some men emulating Diddy, Rick Ross, Jay-Z or Michael Jordan. I'm comfortable in my own skin, always have & will be. Don't get me wrong, I admire everyone who has paid their dues to get where they're at in life, but make sure you stay true to who you are. Somewhere down the line, class & style will have to come into play.