Controversy

As college students, keeping up with the news and current events is imperative. So recently there was a story that broke the news about the French vogue. They released an issue including a controversial photo shoot in which a Caucasian model Lara Stone is portrayed as a woman of African Descent. Some may think that it is wrong because the French Vogue is known for being controversial or “racist” as some say. But some see it as artistic. In my opinion I believe it is creative but still disrespectful. In one sense you can’t blame them for it because it is just like Season 4 of America’s Next Top Model when they portrayed women of different cultures as a photo shoot challenge. But still because Africans and people of color have been so discriminated against and portrayed poorly it can also be criticized in that sense because French Vogue has been known for not having many models of color. It has only seemed to worsen in recent years in the New York Fashion Scene because they have been criticized for not including models of color in fashion and runway shows.



On a personal note I believe that technically the French Vogue cannot be criticized because the same type of photo shoot has been done previously. It may have not been thought of as wrong to many because it was Tyra Banks but to some it was. It may have been thought of as disrespectful. But because it is done by the French Vogue then it is SO wrong. I don’t believe that you should scold one and not the other. If you are going to scold those of the French Vogue and the Australian talent show for racist acts then you should scold them all or allow for the creative genius. In a Moral aspect I believe that what the French Vogue did was wrong. I believe that if the country is supposed to be as integrated as they claim then models of color should be included in the magazine.


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