How Fenty’s Moroccan Spice Palette Excludes Moroccan Women From Its Mission of “Inclusivity”

The Establishment
Sep 3, 2018 · 6 min read

by Mallika Khanna

Still from Fenty’s ad campaign

Orientalism still harms, even if it’s not done maliciously.

In a succinct and biting phrase, British-Iraqi freelance writer Ruqaya Izzidien dismisses Fenty Beauty’s recently launched Moroccan spice eyeshadow palette as nothing…

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