Offensive? No. But that pose makes absolutely no sense for a "best bodies" article it's pitching.
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
?Here you have an image of a black male athlete in an exceptionally aggressive stance, wide footed, bending over, clutching her with his arm,? said Jason Rosenfeld, professor of art history at Marymount Manhattan College. ?It?s one thing to have an athlete in that kind of pose and with that kind of expression on a court after he or she has done something miraculous. It?s another thing to couple it with someone who is of an entirely different ilk and gender. That turns it into a racially charged image.?
Why the scrutiny? LeBron is the first black man, and only the third man in Vogue?s 115-year history, to grace the high fashion mag?s cover.
?When you?re for the first time putting a black man on the cover, and this is the way you?re depicting him, it means that you?re going nowhere,? Rosenfeld said. ?Pose LeBron in the pose of a Greek God and pose her as a Venus -- then you?re upping the conversation.?
1.) Rosenfeld, in case you?re wondering, is white. Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion editor of the Washington Post and a former associate editor at Vogue, is black. And she doesn?t see what all the fuss is about.
2.) ?It?s so exhausting that every time people see an image of a black person they work themselves into a tizzy that somehow it doesn?t adhere to the way in which they think a black person should be presented,? she said.
They?re two of the most beautiful people on earth.
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
They?re two of the most beautiful people on earth.
Have they seen his face?:shocked:
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Kadarin
It's ridiculous. "the racial stereotype it purportedly evokes -- black beast clutching a white damsel in distress" You really have to stretch, a lot, to read that from the picture. There's absolutely nothing whatsoever in her body language that suggests that she's in any kind of distress (she's arching her back and turning toward him, possibly to better display her tits), and he doesn't even look like he's clutching her. Note that his thumb and index finger aren't touching her, and this gives me the impression that he's not only not being possessive toward her, but even that he's a bit reluctant to touch her.
Someone is trying to create controversy for its own sake.
a lot of people will see it like that without reading this story, America for the most part still can't get over race. a quote from Denzel Washington
While filming the 1995 film Virtuosity, Washington refused to kiss his white female co-star, Kelly Lynch, during a romantic scene between their characters. During an interview, Lynch stated that while she wanted to, "Denzel felt very strongly about it. I felt there is no problem with interracial romance. But Denzel felt strongly that the white males, who were the target audience of this movie, would not want to see him kiss a white woman." Lynch further stated, "That's a shame. I feel badly about it. I keep thinking that the world's changed, but it hasn't changed quick enough."[5]
you can argue if he's right, or just crazy. But what he did here is a direct reflection of what he believes, and there's truth to it because a lot of people would have been outraged. it's sad but that's life
black beast clutching a white damsel in distress
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
I vote no.
Another no.They?re two of the most beautiful people on earth.
Originally posted by: paulxcook
1.) Of course he is. Liberal white men love to feel guilty, and love to make others feel the same way.
2.) Thank GOD for people like this. There is a severe shortage of people with their heads on straight in this world.
If it doesn't bother black people, white people need to shut the hell up about improper depiction of black people.
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
Originally posted by: Zaitsev
god these people must be bored out of their minds. GET A NEW HOBBY...
edit:I want the four people that voted yes to post, and I want to know skin color as well.
Originally posted by: paulxcook
Originally posted by: Xstatic1
?Here you have an image of a black male athlete in an exceptionally aggressive stance, wide footed, bending over, clutching her with his arm,? said Jason Rosenfeld, professor of art history at Marymount Manhattan College. ?It?s one thing to have an athlete in that kind of pose and with that kind of expression on a court after he or she has done something miraculous. It?s another thing to couple it with someone who is of an entirely different ilk and gender. That turns it into a racially charged image.?
Why the scrutiny? LeBron is the first black man, and only the third man in Vogue?s 115-year history, to grace the high fashion mag?s cover.
?When you?re for the first time putting a black man on the cover, and this is the way you?re depicting him, it means that you?re going nowhere,? Rosenfeld said. ?Pose LeBron in the pose of a Greek God and pose her as a Venus -- then you?re upping the conversation.?
1.) Rosenfeld, in case you?re wondering, is white. Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion editor of the Washington Post and a former associate editor at Vogue, is black. And she doesn?t see what all the fuss is about.
2.) ?It?s so exhausting that every time people see an image of a black person they work themselves into a tizzy that somehow it doesn?t adhere to the way in which they think a black person should be presented,? she said.
1.) Of course he is. Liberal white men love to feel guilty, and love to make others feel the same way.
2.) Thank GOD for people like this. There is a severe shortage of people with their heads on straight in this world.
If it doesn't bother black people, white people need to shut the hell up about improper depiction of black people.
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
This.Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
Originally posted by: ric1287
it may offend a stupid person i guess.
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
People seriously need to find better things to get offended by.
can only really see a bigot being offended by the cover. I'd really see Jiselle in less clothing and replace LeBron with another scantily clad model, but that's me