February 16, 2007

"Black people don't have pretty eyes"

I don't have a point with the post, it's just an interesting observation. I've gotten this link in 2 emails today already. Photographer Terry Green did a photoshoot for a baby boy who's family was affected by Hurricane Katrina. Both the parents of the baby are African American and Laren, the baby, was born with blue eyes.

You can view the gallery here:
http://terrygreen.smugmug.com/gallery/1280988#62728180

What's interesting are the comments that random "guests" left behind. "Lighter=better."
(they are 35+ pages long!)

I have never seen such beautiful eyes on a black
child.

He is a beautiful baby regardless of his eyes. It's just
a plus for him. I love brown babies.

Yeah, he's cute now, but
who knows what will happen when he gets
older...all the attention may get to
his head, he then turns into a thug, gets a
grill, and then most of you that
said he was cute will say..."I CANT STAND THESE
THUGS!...but his eyes are
cute!" WTF....

This adorable baby has the same eye colour that I do
and I'm a WF. I would love to see more AA's with blue eyes. Actually looking
at him, it is like looking at my own eyes..... HE'S GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!! I
just wish my son or daughter had my eye colour. Truly amazing....


And a few dozen comments about how this proves that God can work miracles(which blue eyes must be) and even comparisons to Jesus. Plus insinuations that the parents stuck contacts on the infant or that the image was photoshopped. Would all these comments about Laren having "pretty eyes" be there if Laren had brown eyes?

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