The cover of Kamala Harris for the February issue of Vogue caused a stir on social media, as critics say the magazine disrespected the elected vice president by ‘washing the skin’ in white and putting her in a pair of Converse.
The cover of the next issue appeared on Twitter at the weekend, showing Harris, America’s first color vice president, wearing a black jacket, white T-shirt, cropped dark pants and black lace sneakers.
Dozens of fans came out to condemn the cover, saying the low-quality photo fell short of Vogue’s usual style standards and appeared to have lightened Harris’s skin.
The vice president-elect did not comment publicly on the cover, but journalist Yashar Ali said on Twitter earlier on Sunday that his team signed a different image with Harris in a light blue suit.
A few hours later, Vogue published a photo of a second cover that seemed to match the one that Ali said Harris had approved.
The cover of Kamala Harris for the February issue of Vogue caused a stir on social media, as critics say the magazine disrespected the elected vice president by ‘washing the skin’ in white and putting her on a pair of Converse sneakers.
Journalist Yashar Ali tweeted an offensive cover photo on Sunday and said the Harris team signed with a different image than the one used
On Sunday morning, Vogue published a photo of a second cover (photo) in the same outfit that Ali said Harris had approved.
“On the cover they expected, Vice President-elect Harris was wearing a light blue suit,” Ali tweeted next to the first cover.
‘That was the cover that the vice president-elect team and the Vogue team, including [Editor-in-Chief] Anna Wintour, mutually agreed … which is standard for fashion magazines.
DailyMail.com contacted Harris and Vogue representatives for comment.
When the cover first appeared, several Twitter users questioned whether it was real, saying the photo quality and style seemed too low for America’s top fashion magazine.
‘Expect the Kamala Vogue cover to be real ?! a user questioned. – I thought it was fake – it’s that bad. Did they just ask her to send photos that her husband took or …?
‘Vogue has Kamala Harris in a f ** king conversation. Someone needs to throw a concrete block at Anna Wintour, ‘wrote another.
“Kamala looks beautiful with everything she wears – and I love that she brought Chucks back – but this Vogue cover is not worthy of the first woman, POC, vice president of the United States,” added a third.
Activist Charlotte Clymer tweeted: ‘People who don’t understand why VP of elected VP Kamala Harris’s cover is bad are missing the point.
“The photo itself is not as terrible as a photo. It’s way, way below Vogue standards. They didn’t think about it. Like homework done the next morning. Disrespectful.’
Dozens of fans came out to condemn the cover, saying the low-quality photo fell short of Vogue’s usual style standards and appeared to have lightened Harris’s skin. The vice president-elect is photographed at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday
When the cover first appeared, several Twitter users questioned whether it was real
Some critics criticized Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for putting Harris on sneakers
Several users pointed out that the lighting faded Harris’ skin
Author Wajahat Ali called the cover a ‘mess’ and criticized its color
Activist Charlotte Clymer said the cover is ‘far, far below Vogue standards’
Other critics sent photos that would have been better to use on the cover
Some users shared several photos of Harris that would have been better for the cover, while others noted that her skin appeared to have been lit up on the one that was printed.
‘What a mess. Anna Wintour really shouldn’t have black friends and colleagues, ‘wrote author Wajahat Ali in response to Yashar Ali’s tweet.
‘Kamala Harris has skin as light as black women and Vogue has spoiled her lighting. WTF is this faded mess of a cover? another user, E. Vaughan, tweeted.
‘Vogue knows that Kamala Harris loves her sisterhood, suits, comfortable pants and chuck taylors. So they just put everything together for the cover. Only they couldn’t decide whether she was going to a luxurious French salon, the Senate floor or running.
Several critics pointed out that this is not the first time that Vogue has faced negative reactions about how to deal with minority stars on the cover.
‘Anyone shocked by the poor quality of Kamala’s Vogue cover did not pay attention to Anna Wintour’s bulls ** tw / colored people. It spans decades. The Kamala team should know better, ‘wrote a user named Trish.
Some even asked that Wintour be fired.
‘Anna Wintour needs to go,’ wrote a particularly frustrated critic. “If the only time your team can properly style a black woman is when she is covered in haute couture, then her term is over.”
Several critics pointed out that this is not the first time that Vogue has faced negative reactions on how to deal with minority cover stars
Wintour came into the crosshairs of America’s racial calculus over the summer, after being accused of discriminating against employees because of the color of their skin.
The 71-year-old Londoner, who has been in charge of Vogue for more than three decades, responded to the outrage with an extraordinary mea culpa in June.
In a company-wide memo, Wintour admitted to allowing “harmful and intolerant” behavior in the magazine and admitted that he had not done enough to defend the black team and designers.
“I want to start by acknowledging your feelings and expressing my empathy for what so many of you are going through: sadness, hurt and anger too,” began Wintour.
‘I want to say this especially to the black members of our team – I can only imagine what these days have been like. But I also know that the pain, the violence and the injustice that we see and talk about have been around for a long time. Acknowledging it and doing something about it is late. ‘
Anna Wintour came into the crosshairs of race calculation in America in the summer, after being accused of discriminating against employees because of the color of their skin
However, Wintour’s letter did little to contain the controversy surrounding her decision to remain in office – and in October, a group of 18 black journalists who worked with her over the years accused her of favoring skinny, white officials. and elite funds in an article published by the New York Times.
Eleven of them asked for his resignation after offensive incidents involving the use of the word ‘pickaninny’ and other cultural appropriation controversies, including outrage over a Vogue 2017 photo shoot featuring Karlie Kloss posing in a geisha outfit, with a light makeup face. and his hair dyed black.
The photo shoot in Japan drew immediate “yellow face” accusations, however, Wintour allegedly dismissed his team’s concerns, insisting that the photos could not be cut because it would incur “a huge expense”.
Wintour responded to the Times article with another apology, writing: ‘I firmly believe that the most important thing any of us can do in our work is to offer opportunities to those who may not have had access to them.
‘Without a doubt, I made mistakes along the way, and if any mistakes were made at Vogue under my supervision, it is mine to correct and correct and I am committed to doing the job.’
In December, Wintour was promoted to the first chief executive of Condé Nast, in addition to her duties as chief editor of Vogue and artistic director of Condé Nast.
Her new role, director of global content for Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, gave her control over all 25 editions of publications worldwide.
In a company-wide memo in June, Wintour admitted to allowing “harmful and intolerant” behavior in the magazine and admitted that he had not done enough to defend the black team and designers