{"id":"katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy","name":"Katy Perry Blackface Shoes Controversy","summary":"In February 2019, pop singer Katy Perry pulled two shoe designs from Dillard's and Walmart after Twitter users pointed out that the \"Rue Face Slip On Loafers\" and \"Ora Face Block Heel Sandal\" looked like blackface caricatures. The backlash arrived days after a similar Gucci balaclava incident and became one of that season's defining fashion pile-ons.","tags":["katy perry blackface shoes","rue face slip on loafers","ora face block heel sandal","blackface fashion 2019","katy perry shoe line"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy-daniellovesyooh-twitter-callout.webp","caption":"A viral February 9, 2019 tweet from @daniellovesyooh questioning Katy Perry over the Rue Leather Mules design.","width":661,"height":546,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy-fashion-blackface-collage-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet by @ThatGyrlKieren grouping Katy Perry's shoes with other 2019 fashion blackface controversies from Prada, Gucci and Moncler.","width":632,"height":635,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy-pew-research-blackface-poll.webp","caption":"A Pew Research Center poll shared during the controversy, showing a divided American public on the acceptability of blackface.","width":658,"height":666,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy-social-00.webp","caption":"Katy Perry Blackface Shoes Controversy","width":1200,"height":1200,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/katy-perry-blackface-shoes-controversy/history.md","related":["gucci-blackface-balaclava-controversy","llddis-broke-ass-niggas-tiktok","coal-miner-blackface-azcentral-article","asians-in-the-library","blackstormtrooper","bud-light-dylan-mulvaney","charlie-sheen","christian-bale-rant","miley-cyrus","pete-davidson","jeffree-star-vs-the-illuminati","hulk-hogan"],"popularityRank":3143,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}