Lebron James Vogue Cover Controversy
Posted on March 28, 2008
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Lebron James Vogue Cover controversy? If anyone would have asked Lebron James whether is cover with supermodel Gisele Bundchen would cause controversy he probably would have told you that you were crazy.
The Lebron James Vogue cover is being called out by Jemele Hill, a columnist for ESPN.com. She claims that the photo just shows “the black athlete being reduced to savage.” Jemele Hill’s remarks are causing most of the controversy. Lebron had no idea about the story and said he was just trying to have some fun and was showing some emotion.
It is pretty evident that the Lebron James Vogue Cover was not meant to be controversial, but someone had to make it into something. Sometimes it seems like people really just read into things way to much. Why can’t they say hey it was just meant to be a photo for the cover of a magazine and leave it at that? If we hear any more news about this story we will provide an update.
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The context: first cover of a black man on their magazine- Ever. First time out, positive emotions on display or negative ones? Hmmmm. Negative? We all love LeBron, but lets not let that arrest us from shaming Annie Lebovitz and Vogue. They should know better. There are more than enough negative portrayals of black men in the media. Enough! Have some sense! There is a name for it: it is called “Race Baiting for Fun and Profit.” Time to call it what it is. To conclude that the cover is harmless is not possible unless one views it out of context.