The Vanity Fair New Hollywood issue is turning heads and not necessarily in a good way.
If you look at the cover what do you see? Me? I thought "Hey there's that girl from Big Love and a bunch of other people." BUT depending on who you talk to there's more reason for outcry then just the - "who the hell are these people" response.
It you look more than say .5 secs you might realize the picture itself is a bit shall we say monochromatic - different shades of white.... Eeeeesh
Nobody wants to point the "hey whitey" finger, but really what's the deal with this cover? The magazine even goes to the trouble of posting a quick video about the shoot:
Umm fail? Ok I understand, trying to have one of every race gets to be a bit difficult and can look worse for the magazine. But let's face it - there ARE young women of color who are up and coming, even if Vanity Fair doesn't want to notice.
Selena Gomez is huge right now and apparently dating Taylor Lautner that hottie (or so people tell me) from New Moon. And what about Gabourey Sidibe? She did a remarkable job in Precious and although her future in Hollywood is still questionable I bet she has a great shot of making a name for herself. Those are just two women off the top of my head not to mention countless others out there.
So did Vanity Fair fail? I say yes or at least they didn't do a great job of coordinating schedules and looking for a larger pool of talent. Thoughts?
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