Is it really????

The discussion of racism is appearing frequently in today's media. One of the most recent issues involves the front cover of Vogue's "shape issue," in which basketball player LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bundchen are feature. Some people have reacted with outrage, claiming it to be an extremely sexist image. Others are outraged at those who have had such a negative reaction to the cover. The people who claim to be upset find the picture to represent an image similar to King Kong holding onto a maiden in distress. Are people overreacting?

Critics find extreme similarities between the two images, but sometimes I believe people grab at straws to make a big deal out of nothing. With so much news in our world, everything will be interpreted slightly different from one person to the next. How do I view it? Although I believe to each their own, I do not find it racist. As a venerable magazine, Vogue would not intentionally mean for a cover to be racist. Rather, I find it an intriguing picture, and maybe somewhat ironic of racism in American society. For James to pose in that particular way shows he was comfortable enough to do it. And if James is ok with it, why shouldn't I be too? And if Vogue is intentionally portraying racism, there is not a method to find out for sure whether it is. Unless the editor wants to share, I'm almost sure the public won't find out. But what's it matter? It's a cover. Bicker about something that truly illustrates racism.