For every time Amber Rose talks about her version of feminism, she then finds a way to put down women. Last week, Rose was a guest on Drink Champs podcast and said Philly women weren’t “traditionally attractive”. She went on to say that she was “blessed with beauty,” explaining that people often did not believe she was from South Philly because of her look.
“I don’t know how I could say this without sounding f—ked up, but a lot of the people where I’m from aren’t traditionally attractive people,” Rose said in the June interview.
Of course people immediately felt that she was speaking about being ambiguously whatever she’s calling herself this week. Especially since throughout her career she’s flipped flopped from saying she’s not a black woman, to most recently saying she’s a biracial black woman.
Rose first clarified her comments on Instagram after facing backlash and people challenging her to come back to South Philly and call a woman not traditionally attractive to their face.
“I know that people really want me to be a superficial bitch but I’m just not that person,” the model said.
“I find beauty in everyone … Unfortunately it’s not easy doing interviews and always saying things the way you really want to articulate,” she continued. “I wasn’t saying that’s how I felt, I was saying that’s how people treated me.”
Over the weekend, Rose was caught on camera by TMZ, and said she used a poor choice of words.
“I never said anyone was ugly. I’m so frustrated,” she said.
“It makes me so sad because I never said that. And maybe I shouldn’t have used the word ‘traditional’. But I just meant society’s standard of beauty,” she clarified. “Because I never felt like I was beautiful. I felt like they were beautiful. So it’s the opposite of what everybody’s saying. Shout out to Philly.”
Personally I’m not buying her “I didn’t mean it,” response. Traditional attractiveness has always been tied to lighter complexions, and sometimes the people with it, automatically think they’re beautiful, and are praised for their complexion, by not only men (and women), but like Rose said, society.
For reference of her “traditional attractiveness,” here are photos of a young Rose:
It wouldn’t shock me at all if South Philly men did put Rose on a pedestal because she’s light-skinned. I’m sure she’ll have another slut-walk and claim all women are beautiful, then say something else vapid.
