Lebron and Giselle on the cover of Vogue, Racist? |
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 Mar 25 2008, 05:19 PM
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 wanderlust personified.  Group: Official Designer Posts: 7,515 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 797  |
I don't know if you guys have heard the controversy regarding the latest Vogue cover...
 People are complaining that it's racist. That his "gorilla-like" pose is perpetuating racial stereotypes. That it portrays an angry black man. That it screams "King Kong." If you see a black man and a white woman on a cover and immediately think "King Kong" then really... who's the racist? I'm really getting sick of people calling things out as racist when there's none to be found. People need to lighten up. |
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Mar 25 2008, 05:22 PM
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 i'll fvck you til you luv me fagget Group: Official Member Posts: 2,152 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 428,884 |
People find the most ridiculous things to be racist or offensive.
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Mar 25 2008, 05:27 PM
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 <joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
agreed.
i hate when people point out a race and another person claims that their racist. like my friend was secretly pairing up people in our class. and she pairs up people who have the same race. that wasnt coincedental nor was it purposeful..if you get what i mean. then all of a sudden this other girl called her racist. thought you were gonna say something like a white and black person are togeter in a magazine cover for the first time or soemthing:XD: and that is NOT king kong. king kong is like..bigger. |
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Mar 25 2008, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE Basketball player LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bündchen will mug for the cover of Vogue's shape issue, according to the New York Post. This would break all the rules of a Vogue cover. Seldom does editrix Anna Wintour put on her cover: (a) more than one model, (b) a man, © a person of color. We looked back at ten years of Vogue covers and compiled a list and images of these three rare instances after the jump. We also discovered Gisele was the last lady to appear with a man (George Clooney) on the cover, proving life is just not fair. nymag haha don't you see it happening all the time though? everytime something is different, people find ways to bash it. |
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Mar 25 2008, 05:41 PM
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 Miss DIY Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,251 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,294 |
Yeah... I definitely see no racism there. o_o I think it's a cute cover, actually.
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Mar 25 2008, 05:42 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
edit//^i know, i think it's quite cute as well
how unbelievably pathetic for people to think that this is racist. always trying to stir up controversy. i would have never come to the conclusion of lebron portraying a "king kong" like image. i mean HELLO, has anyone ever seen him play basketball before?? he's aggressive on the court and it just shows that side of him on the cover. |
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Mar 25 2008, 05:49 PM
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QUOTE(xquizit @ Mar 25 2008, 03:19 PM)  I'm really getting sick of people calling things out as racist when there's none to be found. People need to lighten up. I totally agree. People really have to get over these kinds of things. The cover is not racist AT ALL, and is actually super cute. = ='' |
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Mar 25 2008, 06:00 PM
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 chinky Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,566 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 434,437 |
OMG I can't stop laughing
 ( Just `cuz of the whole King Kong pose ) |
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Mar 25 2008, 06:03 PM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
I got that issue in the mail a few days ago, and definitely didn't see it like that. Giselle was almost unrecognizable to me...which in a way was a good thing. God I hate her.
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Mar 25 2008, 06:13 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(misoshiru @ Mar 25 2008, 04:03 PM) I got that issue in the mail a few days ago, and definitely didn't see it like that. Giselle was almost unrecognizable to me...which in a way was a good thing. God I hate her. Yea I agree, I didn't even recognize her. I also don't like her either. WTH, first people (in general, no racial intentions here) complain about being underrepresented, and when something is portrayed in a way that is not to their liking, they complain about it. This just goes to show how f*cked up some things are. Haha I also think it's kinda cute. |
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Mar 25 2008, 06:17 PM
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yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
She looks more like Angela Lindvall in that picture, which makes it slightly more appealing to me since I find Angela Lindvall gorgeous. Or a mix of Angela Lindvall and Marissa Miller.
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Mar 25 2008, 06:50 PM
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i'll fvck you til you luv me fagget Group: Official Member Posts: 2,152 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 428,884 |
I definitely find it awkward a black man with a basketball is on the cover of Vogue, especially it being > 1 person. But racism was not the first thing on my mind, in fact, it never did cross my mind.
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Mar 25 2008, 06:54 PM
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QUOTE(BLAZINASIAN @ Mar 25 2008, 04:50 PM) I definitely find it awkward a black man with a basketball is on the cover of Vogue, especially it being > 1 person. But racism was not the first thing on my mind, in fact, it never did cross my mind. |
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Mar 26 2008, 08:58 PM
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 James killed the radio star. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,095 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 589,855 |
Oh please.
It is CLEARLY sexist. I mean, weak feeble women hanign on to the arm of a roaring, strong man. Let's get the fae controversy right here, people. |
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Mar 26 2008, 09:08 PM
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 yes......and? Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 209 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 94,410 |
My minds reads nothing further than Lebron and Giselle being on the cover of a magazine. King Kong pose? 0_o Some people need to stop all that foolishness...
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Mar 26 2008, 09:13 PM
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 awestinnn Group: Member Posts: 624 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 460,069 |
Right below the picture, isn't it complimenting him on his great body and athleticism? (wtf sp)
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Mar 26 2008, 09:18 PM
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QUOTE(hi-res @ Mar 26 2008, 07:08 PM) My minds reads nothing further than Lebron and Giselle being on the cover of a magazine. King Kong pose? 0_o Some people need to stop all that foolishness... No kidding. Seriously, come on. Thats so stupid. |
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Mar 26 2008, 09:31 PM
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 sleep now, moon Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,540 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 526,212 |
That's Giselle? haha, oops.
I didn't see it as racist at all. People are just ridiculous... there was this great article on it though by Jason Whitlock, if anyone wants to read it. http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7955740...P>1=39002 |
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Mar 27 2008, 09:06 PM
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 Naomi loves you. Y'all may call me NaNa Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,925 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 427,774 |
I don't see anything racist about it.
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Mar 27 2008, 10:04 PM
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 最高のLady Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,808 |
King James = King Kong...maybe?:,idk.
i would have never thought that,had it not been said. i doubt theyed showcase racism so blatantly>_>. |
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Mar 27 2008, 10:16 PM
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 Yup thats my girlfriend. Group: Banned Posts: 665 Joined: Mar 2007 Member No: 513,693 |
On this other forum I posted on it was not so much the cover they were complaining about. They however were calling Lebron a coon for his part even appearing on Vogue due to the fact that the magazine has mostly white people in it, but yet unwilling to sign a petition of condemnation to the Chinese government for their role in Dwarfer.
They said all his teammates signed it but him , and they think its money involved because of his contract with Nike ( somehow ties to China I forgot how) and the upcoming Olympics being held in China. |
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Mar 27 2008, 11:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,288 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 585,380 |
Anything for controversy.
Its ridiculous! But i don't know, if the people who designed and/or came up with the cover idea didn't have a racial intent, its not racist, end of story. And Xquizit didn't mention it on this post but Lebron J. is the first black male to be on vogue. |
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Mar 28 2008, 03:44 AM
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 sang loves hayden. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,373 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,687 |
I don't see it as racist and I don't think others should. Maybe it was like a fun shoot, and I don't see any "King Kong". People are so weird now days. It's just famous baller and model.
Gisele Bundchen is so damn hot! |
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Mar 28 2008, 03:53 AM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
maybe cuz of the pose giselle is in? i dont actually find this a nice pose and it looks quite awkward for her.
but never thought of it being racist. |
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Mar 28 2008, 01:19 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
Omg... that's the picture that's been on the radio all day??? f**kin shit man, who came up with the idea that he looks like King Kong??
Does anyone notice what's goin on? There's something/someone out there that's tryin to split this country in every which way, religion, politics, race, class, etc... It's just mind boggling how f**kin ridiculous humans can be. |
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