Blake Lively has a lot of critics saying 'OMG Becky,' but not Sir Mix-a-Lot
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Baby got... a lot of Instagram critics.
This week we all spent a lot of time drooling over the elaborate gowns at Cannes on Instagram, especially those of us trapped in the downright absurd weather that has all but ruined spring for the East Coast. What is the sun? Who even knows anymore? But it seems to be perfectly backlighting all those photocalls and red carpets in the South of France.
Blake Lively captured a lot of this attention, confounding fans the world over as to how she can look so downright perfect while pregnant. Until she posted a photo of her gold Atelier Versace gown with the caption "L.A. face with an Oakland booty," causing many people to stop and say "OMG Becky," and not in a good way. Cue the legitimate questions about racial appropriation to be followed quickly by vitriolic death threats!
Critiques centered on whether or not a white woman referencing the lyrics of Sir Mix-a-Lot's Baby Got Back, specifically the body of black women in Oakland, is racist. The Sir himself finally weighed in, saying he didn't understand the controversy, believing that Lively was only exalting this shapely look.
In Big Butts We Trust,
XO Mix.
Actually, his real statement to the Daily News read something like this: "All I would say to the critics is let's better understand the context of what she said. If what she's saying is 'I have this butt that Mix-a-Lot was talking about in Baby Got Back,' that's a good thing. She's saying I've embraced this ideal of beautiful."
So we're done here?
OK good, on to Kim Kardashian documenting her pregnancy scare on Snapchat. No, really.
She told followers she was having a bit of a scare and decided to tackle it head-on with a Clearblue in the plane bathroom because #jetsetproblems. Is capturing these sorts of stressful things on social media supposed to be cathartic? Is this the latest celebrity-endorsed health trend? Our therapist would probably say that's a hard no, but we're open.
Anyway, it was negative. Carry on, everyone.