More and more publications are revealing that they have no Black writers or editors on their teams by publishing highly offensive articles. Most recently, Mashable published an article titled "How to Pull Off the Ugliest Fall Nail Colors," calling nude polish for Black people ugly.
While the article could have been a helpful resource, the author goes on to say this about brown nail polish, which many Black people use as nude:
The offensive comments have since been deleted for racial insensitivity, but not before Black twitter let Mashable know what's up.
How to pull off the ugliest fall nail colors. http://t.co/T7poFISf7e pic.twitter.com/HgMoSW06Zq— Mashable (@mashable) September 7, 2015 Can @HayleyWilbur @mashable explain why nail polish that matches dark/Black women's skin is automatically "ugly?" https://t.co/1ZH9GeGHEl— Trudy (@thetrudz) September 7, 2015 @mashable brown is not ugly...but thanks for that #subtleRacism— Angie Coleman (@angieidunno) September 7, 2015 Hey @mashable I guess you think WOC don't do our nails huh? Brown =/= ugly in case you missed the memo.— Tanya DePass (@cypheroftyr) September 7, 2015 @mashable brown is not ugly...but thanks for that #subtleRacism— Angie Coleman (@angieidunno) September 7, 2015When @mashable says the color brown is "poopy" pic.twitter.com/8C3biMEPBo— hester prynne (@BaylorPhotoGal) September 7, 2015So nudes for brown skinned women? “@mashable: How to pull off the ugliest fall nail colors. http://t.co/y0pRYOI0OU pic.twitter.com/MYyHLx9Mob”— Pett-E. (@AirInDanYell) September 7, 2015 You can always count on Black twitter!Photo: Screen shot from Mashable.com
