http://breakingnewsbandits.com/2008/03/28/lebron-james-vogue-cover-controversy/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:15:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://breakingnewsbandits.com/2008/03/28/lebron-james-vogue-cover-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Jane Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:43:34 +0000 http://breakingnewsbandits.com/2008/03/28/lebron-james-vogue-cover-controversy/#comment-972 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. 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.

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