Saturday, November 14, 2009

Ebony or Ivory - Why Not Both?


Recent sport celebrity sightings have people asking, "Is Sammy Sosa trying to look white?" When questioned, Sosa says that his drastically lightened skin is merely the result of a skin rejuvenation process and an illusion caused by bright TV lights at an awards show. Slammin' Sammy certainly isn't the first sports figure to use cosmetic assistance (Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones comes to mind), but when a dark-skinned man from the Dominican Republic lightens his look and wears green contact lenses, it might suggest an underlying issue that is more than skin deep.

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