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Letters From Readers.(Letter to the editor)
COVER CONTROVERSY
I'm an African-American woman who sees nothing wrong with the April cover [with Gisele Bundchen and LeBron James, photographed by Annie Leibovitz]. I know there has been a lot of buzz about it, and folks are outraged, but it's ridiculous!
How many pictures have we seen over the years of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or Magic Johnson with his mouth wide open? Is it simply because this is the cover of VOGUE and there's a white woman next to James that people construe some underlying racism? He's the first black man to appear on the cover of the magazine in its 115-year history and the third man ever (following Richard Gere and George Clooney)--but it is just fashion, dahling . This issue is about celebrating shape and diversity. Don't judge a book by its cover. Look inside. If you do, you'll find "It Girl" Michelle Obama [Flash] and the five-page story on singer Jill Scott ["A Mind of Her Own," by Eve MacSweeney, photographed by Jonathan Becker].
Christine Fox Santa Ana, CA
The April cover bothers me. More devastating than the perpetuation of a stereotype in mainstream American culture is the dismissal of the counterargument as if it doesn't make any sense.
If controversial imagery rubs a minority group the wrong way, shouldn't the appropriate response be an apology? The outcry from a community should be a chance for discussion and for the majority group to become more sensitive and aware of the people it may have inadvertently offended.
Stephanie Jackson Brooklyn, NY
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