Black Actresses Misidentified

Accuracy. It’s totally overrated.

Last night Total Beauty decided Whoopi Goldberg on-air personality on the daily was Oprah Winfrey, another on-air personality on the daily. Why? Because some media outlets still have not invested in the state of the art facial recognition software that allows you to discern the subtle differences between two famous women of color. Sadly, we’ve been here before.

Here are five times the media has made the same oopsie, starting with this most recent Chris Jones-sized misstep.

About last night: Total Beauty: Whoopi Goldberg is not Oprah Winfrey. But Total Beauty did not know that when they covered the Oscars. Oprah and Whoopi. They look absolutely nothing alike. Perhaps flash cards would have come in handy in preparation for this epic night of household names most people can recognize by face.

1. Teen Vogue: Azealia Banks is not Keke Palmer. RunwayRiot found that Keke called them out on it, and Azealia just kept it moving. Another day, another interchangeable human.

2. Cosmopolitan: The site mistakenly identified a woman kicking it oceanside as Lupita Nyong’o. “Lupita Nyong’o shows off her INSANE abs in a tiny, blue bikini,” they said, linking to a photo gallery of celebrities wearing bikinis. Excellent fun in the sun-themed emojis, but this was just a random civilian, and Twitter called them on it.

3. NBC: At the Golden Globes, a host called Natalie Morales “Shonda.” As it happens, Shonda Rhimes was nowhere in sight at that moment. So these are two women who are probably not pleased as punched to be “twinsies.” And this tradition is still going as strong as a financially unattainable gift basket.

4. Watch What Happens Live: A caller (not Bravo,) asked Yvette Nicole Brown of Community this gem. “My question is for Yvette. …What was it like working on the movie The Help?” Killer question about a movie reflecting a world in which women of color are invisible. Maybe Octavia Spencer could help with the answer because Yvette had as much to do with The Help as Adam Sandler.

5. Armani: Someone at Armani HQ called Alfre Woodard Idris Elba in an Instagram photo. After the people of the internet laid into Armani for it, the post was taken down because doing that on the internet works like a charm.

niooed22

Your Democrat party shilling media, America, the ones who are said to NEVER be capable of being racists. Serves you people right.
- machoneman
  
  Please, take your meds now and a good, long nap!
  - niooed22
    
    Personal attacks to answer a statement of fact. Proof that I absolutely NAILED it in my assessment and you have absolutely NOTHING to offer to dispute it.
    - HoratioCaine
      
      I’ve seen your very comments on numerous website comment sections. it is a meme that is going around. you’re back to pulling it’s the democrats who are the racists nonsense because all of your candidates have proven to be drawing support from the white supremacist groups and the kkk. so you can toddle off now you made your invalid point and stuck to it like the little storm trooper you are.
      - niooed22
        
        Well, who runs Hollywood? Liberals. It’s a TOTALLY valid point and it’s one thing to say the Republicans need to change, but hey; you people have got work to do, too, and if you want this change your side screams about so badly, you need to take action, too, because you’re ALSO part of the problem.
      - HoratioCaine
        
        I don’t care who runs Hollywood. that has nothing to do with anything. you are using talking points memes and switched to this Hollywood nonsense midstream. so go troll yourself you little racist.
      - niooed22
        
        You would care if they were Republicans, you hypocrite.
      - HoratioCaine
        
        listen up you ignorant little racist tw*t, YOUR COMMENTS TO ME HAVE NO BEARING ON THIS ARTICLE OR MY COMMENT. you are a troll. that is your sole reason for being.
- Brooks2000
  
  Anyone can be racist, what are you talking about?????
  - niooed22
    
    People like you don’t say that when Democrats do racist things. You always say only Republicans can be racist while you rationalize whatever hate or whatever microagrression (or whatever racial buzzword is in vogue now) that comes from the Left. As Chris Rock said last night, Democrats can be racist, too, which is the truth and reminding us of that was long overdue.
    - Brooks2000
      
      People like me??? WTH does that mean? You don’t know me or how I think, that was an idiotic statement. Prove your false statement about me if you can……oh and by the way my comment history isn’t blocked. I’ll wait but I know all I will hear is crickets in your end.
- HoratioCaine
  
  your comment proves you are nothing but a republican racist troll
  - niooed22
    
    What? You’re going to argue with Chris Rock, who said the same thing last night? You Democrats need to be put in your place with the racism you peddle because YOU ARE NOT INNOCENT, so STOP acting like it.
    - HoratioCaine
      
      I have no idea what chris rock said last night. I did not watch the Oscars and I haven’t read any articles. so shove off you insipid troll.
      - niooed22
        
        Like hell you don’t know. It’s been all over the news and he was also sticking it to elite Hollywood Liberals (who Rock referred to correctly) who threw their all-White parties to celebrate Obama, while not realizing that they were excluding the black people they claim to care about (but clearly not).
      - HoratioCaine
        
        DO NOT presume to know what I have or have not read today. I do not give a rats patootie what chris rock said. you are nothing but a racist little toad using right wing mouth off points. now go troll elsewhere you mealy mouthed little twerp.
Sam

That’s Michelle Obama in the above photo, correct?
- HoratioCaine
  
  and the republican shows up to shoot its mouth off
HoratioCaine

alfre woodard looks nothing like idris elba and I don’t think she models for armani. and the last time I checked she neither had neither a british accent or a penis. oprah and whoopie also look nothing alike. I don’t know who the others were but I’m sure they unjustifiable screw ups too.
Natalie D.

That is Mrs. Butterworth, and she is delicious.

Ashley Hoffman