tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post8231883932778340750..comments2023-08-25T05:49:55.579-07:00Comments on the neo: Tell 'Em Why You're (Not) Mad, Son!shani-ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16155906560260556058noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-11147963730312142752008-04-01T13:06:00.000-07:002008-04-01T13:06:00.000-07:00I really dont see the racial undertones of the pic...I really dont see the racial undertones of the pic... I think sometimes as black people we overthink everything and have to make everything racial. I honestly dont think this picture was.Eb the Celebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920888116302185562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-80068692219067804642008-03-31T08:15:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:15:00.000-07:00My take is that too often blacks seek to be offend...My take is that too often blacks seek to be offended and that this is such an occasion. Liebowitz and Vogue decided to have some fun, I think, and nothing more.The Breaking Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465734840680769635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-83797773398949215822008-03-28T07:00:00.000-07:002008-03-28T07:00:00.000-07:00I think I just missed "the concept" all together. ...I think I just missed "the concept" all together. I am not usually the one who sees racism where everyone else sees it, and once again, I haven't disappointed. I just don't get the combination of Lebron and Gisele... I'm so confused!GreatWhytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922203733254603380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-84859544144171302242008-03-28T06:55:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:55:00.000-07:00YR- I mostly agree with that. Of course, some hav...YR- I mostly agree with that. Of course, some have asked why the editors picked that particular shot when they had lots to choose from. But I look at that picture and I see great energy.<BR/><BR/>Jam- I definitely agree that there are many more important things to worry about. But in an image-driven, celebrity-driven culture, people are going to care more about magazine covers.<BR/><BR/>CNel- Don't you think people would've been offended if they'd picked a black woman? Because then, it would've been - "Vogue's afraid of interracial images!"<BR/><BR/>Stakes- Who should boycott Vogue? I'm pretty sure black people (the group that's offended by this cover) don't buy it anyway. And this is what makes a cover like this possible. At worst, it's out of touch, and that's because the target demo isn't the people who find it offensive.<BR/><BR/>Stace- I agree. While it would've been nice to see James all duded up, that wasn't the concept.shani-ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155906560260556058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-89766488422748121662008-03-28T04:08:00.000-07:002008-03-28T04:08:00.000-07:00meh. i thought he was going to do it by himself a...meh. i thought he was going to do it by himself and in a suit. i was disappointed when I saw he was sharing and in a basketball get up but, i think jezebel is reaching. they make a valid point but at the end of the day, he's an athlete and she's a model. that's what the cover conveys.Adei von Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660249144472518152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-82407982234479602532008-03-27T23:42:00.000-07:002008-03-27T23:42:00.000-07:00It's as simple as this; just don't buy the magazin...It's as simple as this; just don't buy the magazine. That's all we can say or do. You can't get mad because it's pointless to do. You can get mad at Lebron, and its not the first he's shown questionable judgment for certain issues. <BR/><BR/>Just not supporting the magazine is really as far as we can take it. Vague isn't going away anytime soon...<BR/><BR/>http://www.onthewritersblock.blogspot.com/Mr.RGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271012549734571919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-67042053524148688552008-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:002008-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:00Was I not offended because I didn't expect much of...Was I not offended because I didn't expect much of it? I mean I heard LeBron would be on the cover but I didn't say yipty do a black man on Vogue. There are bigger accomplishment's to celebrate. While I think we have to be aware of the images, what is represented, and the messages it sends, I don't think everyone's seeing what "we're" seeing and who I mean by we is the offended parties. I did think to self, "Self why couldn't he have the cover himself" or "Self, could they have not found a black woman cause the white woman's going to raise eyebrows"CNELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799996232496751989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-55881494242921882162008-03-27T18:54:00.000-07:002008-03-27T18:54:00.000-07:00the main issue i have w/this cover is that he's on...the main issue i have w/this cover is that he's on vogue in that. THIS IS VOGUE and he doesn't look like it... he should've spoken up, too. has anyone seen the political campaigns lately? the state of public schools? the poverty rate? the CRAPPY dollar? foreclosure market? THE WAR IN IRAQ???? yeah... i care about ALL of those things a lot more than some hidden or overt racism on a fashion magazine cover.Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155430126361745390.post-12963684316271277762008-03-27T16:36:00.000-07:002008-03-27T16:36:00.000-07:00I was actually telling someone on another blog tha...I was actually telling someone on another blog that if you take it for face value, it's just LJ with his mouth open holding Bundchen. I mean it's naive to let go of history, but I mean reaching all the time is aimless. Put it like this; you'd have to ask the photographer what was running through her/his mind when they were shooting.Yellow Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263074193081898594noreply@blogger.com