Blake Lively Stirs Controversy With Instagram Upload

Blake Lively set Instagram aflame when she uploaded a photo of herself at the Cannes Film Festival in France onto the picture sharing platform. However, it wasn’t the dazzling gold Versace gown that had everyone talking, but the caption that accompanied the photo.

“L.A. face with an Oakland booty,” wrote the 28-year-old expectant mother. The caption is a song lyric from Sir Mix-a- Lot’s hit “Baby Got Back.”

The upload offended some followers, who accused the White actress of dehumanizing the Black woman’s body and appropriating Black culture.

Another day, another rich white woman using WOC’s bodies as a punchline and commodity. As if Blake Lively wasn’t the worst already.

— Kat Bee (@katbeee) May 18, 2016

#WhitePrivilege means bragging about your “Oakland Booty” with no empathy for Black Oaklander’s lives, @BlakeLively pic.twitter.com/4LOHsEX4CU

— Privilege Means (@PrivilegeMeans) May 18, 2016

DON’T @blakelively idc HOW gentrified Oakland is becoming, you are not qualified! https://t.co/0jvQpIT8FL

— Slayomi Campbell (@Choclateshawty) May 18, 2016

 

L.A. face with an Oakland booty

A photo posted by Blake Lively (@blakelively) on May 17, 2016 at 5:04pm PDT

she CANNOT be serious pic.twitter.com/XR5mkq7vSV

— Gaby Wilson (@GabrielleWilson) May 18, 2016

re: “it’s just song lyrics” https://t.co/6Jtpfo2FbN pic.twitter.com/N02mNgQ97o

— Gaby Wilson (@GabrielleWilson) May 18, 2016

Other social media users defended the celebrity and indicated those who are offended are being overly sensitive.

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@ClaireInglis89 @Choclateshawty @blakelively everything has to be racist nowadays. It’s really sad people are so sensitive hahahaha

— mediabias (@policesupport3) May 18, 2016

Anyone who thinks Blake Lively is racist or misappropriating culture to some other ludicrous crap needs to STFU. The FAUXRAGE is absurd.

— Heather (@hboulware) May 18, 2016

People are RIDICULOUS. #BlakeLively is not racist. Her ig caption is a song. For the love of God people, stop pulling the racist card 24/7

— jessica (@jli_322) May 18, 2016

It’s ridiculous how in todays society people are so quick to call someone a racist. Damn Blake Lively meant no harm with her pic.

— Norman Involved (@ForeverInvolved) May 18, 2016

are people really calling blake lively racist for quoting baby got back lyrics lmao I hate woke Twitter

— mikwubbin (@miknuggett) May 18, 2016

Lively is in Cannes to promote her new Woody Allen film “Cafe Society.”