Is New Vanity Fair Cover 'Racist'?
SodaHead Living
2011/02/01 20:47:43
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Vanity Fair was criticized last year for not featuring anyone of color on the cover of the annual Hollywood Issue. Well, here we go again.
2011's Hollywood Issue sets out to feature the "most exciting actors and actresses of the moment."
This year, the magazine decided that these actors are: Ryan Reynolds, 34; Jake Gyllenhaal, 30; James Franco, 32; Anne Hathaway, 28; Jennifer Lawrence, 20; Anthony Mackie, 31; Olivia Wilde, 26; Jesse Eisenberg, 27; Mila Kunis, 27; Robert Duvall, 80; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 29; Andrew Garfield, 27; Rashida Jones, 34; Garrett Hedlund, 26; and Noomi Rapace, 31.
But only Reynolds, Gyllenhaal, Hathaway and Franco made it onto the actual cover. The rest, including two people of color, are included in a fold-out flap -- which has some observers pretty PO'd.
"Why, after being so publicly taken to task for white-washing their 2010 cover, would they only select a single African-American actor (Mackie) out of 14?!?" the New York Post writes.
Um, there are 15 people on the cover, but that's besides the point.
"OK, Rashida Jones' father is Quincy Jones, so we'll give VF two. Still, that's a horrible average when you have young actors of color like Zoe Saldana or Rosario Dawson owning the big screen."
What do you think? Is Vanity Fair "racist," or do the biggest stars (who sell the most magazines) just happen to be white right now?
2011's Hollywood Issue sets out to feature the "most exciting actors and actresses of the moment."
This year, the magazine decided that these actors are: Ryan Reynolds, 34; Jake Gyllenhaal, 30; James Franco, 32; Anne Hathaway, 28; Jennifer Lawrence, 20; Anthony Mackie, 31; Olivia Wilde, 26; Jesse Eisenberg, 27; Mila Kunis, 27; Robert Duvall, 80; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 29; Andrew Garfield, 27; Rashida Jones, 34; Garrett Hedlund, 26; and Noomi Rapace, 31.
But only Reynolds, Gyllenhaal, Hathaway and Franco made it onto the actual cover. The rest, including two people of color, are included in a fold-out flap -- which has some observers pretty PO'd.
"Why, after being so publicly taken to task for white-washing their 2010 cover, would they only select a single African-American actor (Mackie) out of 14?!?" the New York Post writes.
Um, there are 15 people on the cover, but that's besides the point.
"OK, Rashida Jones' father is Quincy Jones, so we'll give VF two. Still, that's a horrible average when you have young actors of color like Zoe Saldana or Rosario Dawson owning the big screen."
What do you think? Is Vanity Fair "racist," or do the biggest stars (who sell the most magazines) just happen to be white right now?
Read More: http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/vanity_fair_...
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jimih67 2011/02/01 20:53:50No
+34When a magazine has to go out of their way to make sure a black actor isn't on the fold-out flap, that is when we are getting into racism. Not being racist is about being color blind, not making special considerations for anybody based on their color or race. Maybe these magazines should go out of their way to feature a white person on the cover:
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- Nighteyes bye 2011/02/02 01:35:31
why should it be?reply - bye Nighteyes 2011/02/02 01:48:31
- Nighteyes bye 2011/02/02 02:20:27i was asking you, why should the vf be thoughtful of color? if we are all americans, what is the difference between a white and black person?reply
- bye Nighteyes 2011/02/02 02:24:16
- Nighteyes bye 2011/02/02 03:52:11 (edited)i am basically challenging what you stated in your original comment. yes. i. want. your. opinion. cause. i. disagree. sigh... and no. stop separating americans into a sub race. we are americans. end of story.reply
- Brenda Nighteyes 2011/02/02 15:22:40EASIER SAID.reply
- Nighteyes Brenda 2011/02/02 16:50:14i don't get it.reply
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