No matter how safe you play it in the industry, being in the public eye almost guarantees you'll be subject to scrutiny, even when there seems to be no justification. Similar to TDE First Lady SZA, who had to justify her hair and freckles to critics, actress Meagan Good has been on the hot seat lately for allegedly bleaching her skin, or using some kind of skin lightening cream to "brighten" her complexion.
Good, tired of hearing the rumors, took to Instagram where she posted a baby pic of herself with a lengthy caption explaining how silly it is that people would accuse her of such a thing, essentially saying it has no merit whatsoever.
"I can't believe I'm actually going to address this nonsense lol ... Buuuut I have young women who follow me – so I think its important to give clarity because I believe that Black and every other color is beautiful.
"This is for those who believe that I would actually bleach my face and entire body to try to be lighter skin smh .... Umm No Ma'am. First off? I LOVE my complexion- no matter what side of the spectrum I'm at at any particular time... My skin looks various different ways for various reasons – from lighting to makeup ..style of photography or something as simple as weather and what coast I'm working on at any given time...
"This is my complexion-the one I was born with... I tend to get lighter and darker depending upon how much sun I do or don't get. I looove the sun. I'm a Cali gal, but as I've gotten older and especially more recently, since I've gotten into my 30s, I tend not to be in the sun as much because it ages your skin terribly. Simply put -i'm opting to preserve my skin by protecting it and only making exceptions for vacations..."
Good also addresses those who accuse her of trying to "look white" by dying her hair blonde.
"Also for the rest of the people who feel as though my blonde hair is yet another way to look more Caucasian? 'GET. YO. LIFE'..... I went blonde for the same reason I went purple ...and for the same reason I'll probably go Green at some point ..because I felt like it. Once again , I acknowledge I really shouldn't have taken the time to respond to this foolishness, but I felt moved to say something for every little brown girl that follows my page ...I'm proud to be me brown or tan, thick or thin, natural hair or weave or dyed purple or green. Godbless."
Check out flicks of the beautiful Meagan Good above.
Source: MadameNoire
