Cosmo Includes Women of Color…. To Let You Know Which Trends ‘Need to Die.’

Cosmo Women of Color


Tumblr user Volmarrr recently brought this awful array of images to our attention, courtesy of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Of the 42 pictures of women in featured in the article, the only 4 images that use women of color are “trends that need to die.” Needs to say, the visual of the only black women in this collection, other than Nicole Richie, with a giant “RIP” over their foreheads is pretty disturbing, if not triggering.

The Tumblr post has since gone viral, and the original article has been shared over 80,000 times on Facebook. Several users have expressed their dismay at the offensive article.


Cosmo has since quietly changed the article, without offering an apology or an explanation. This isn’t the first time that the mag has been called out for racism and racial insensitivity. Perhaps they should stick to sex tips — or not.