Vogue magazine has come under fire for being hypocritical with its “diverse” March cover.
Critics slammed the 125 year-old magazine for its March cover celebrating “modern American women” with a photo featuring models of different ethnic backgrounds, skin tones and body types.
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— OPENN NEWS HQ ®©™ (@openomroep) February 10, 2017
Vogue’s “diverse” March cover is being slammed as not so diverse after all https://t.co/hZzsywNixe pic.twitter.com/h4AXdsJ2ue
— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2017
Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Ashley Graham, Vittoria Ceretti, Imaan Hammam, Adwoa Aboah and Liu Wen grace the cover but many readers felt the magazine’s attempt at diversity fell short.
Graham is the only plus-size model and all of the models have relatively light skin tones. Vogue has also been accused of altering the photo, making the models appear thinner and stretching Hadid’s hand in the photo to cover up Graham’s stomach.
“In a climate of immigration bans and building walls, the biggest names in 2017 make the case that there isn’t just one type of American girl—nor has there ever been,” Maya Singer wrote in the cover story.
The next wave of models are redefining beauty: the new norm is no norm. https://t.co/804dMdgWGI
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) February 9, 2017
Although some of the cover models spoke in the accompanying story about challenges they faced, readers were disappointed and angry at the iconic magazine’s narrow-minded version of diversity.
They took to Twitter to tell Vogue all about it.
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@voguemagazine The cover should’ve been more inclusive w/variety of skin tones,sizes,heights & ages,as well as more diversity every month?
— BibaGirrrl (@BibaGirrrl) February 9, 2017
@voguemagazine What does “redefining beauty” mean when you have some of the most overused, most conventional-looking models on your cover?
— London Tipton (@LondonTiptonXo) February 9, 2017
@voguemagazine Maybe don’t involve politics in fashion because you don’t execute it well. Can’t even portray diveristy ffs.
— London Tipton (@LondonTiptonXo) February 9, 2017
@BibaGirrrl @voguemagazine Hadid’s fingers are like 10 inches long in that photo. #facepalm Vogue edit too far again.
— Kent Goertzen (@klgoertzen) February 10, 2017
@BibaGirrrl @voguemagazine Your twitter account is lacking in diversity, please make more dark skinned friends with rotund proportions.
— Conan The Barbarian (@hithercomeconan) February 9, 2017
@CNN. Vogue…uber liberal crap magazine…where is my race…I’m white…where am I. Conservatives Do Not buy this magazine. Boycott Vogue
— Tricia Fischer (@Fischer1Tricia) February 10, 2017
@CNN Vogue eats some liberal crap for once! I’m stunned the libs are crying because there’s no burka clad model. Suck it up Anna Wintour?
— Maureen Murphy (@Maureen723) February 10, 2017
@CNN WHEN I WANT DIVERSITY I TURN TO VOGUE!
— Jess (@MirrorMan_jls) February 10, 2017
@super_markette @greatdaywash @voguemagazine @wusa9 women rule? according to the cover: hot and photoshopped women do. Normal ones don’t?
— ileana schinder (@IleanaSchinder) February 10, 2017
This is diversity?? Not size wise. Shame @voguemagazine
Vogue’s ‘diverse’ March cover slammed as not so diverse https://t.co/gXib6F66jw— Stacey Roberts (@slroberts6) February 10, 2017
@Feminismworld that’s a stretch if I ever saw one. Regardless of ethnicity, these women look v.much alike and don’t shout diversity at all!
— Amy Tenenbaum (@10enbaum) February 9, 2017
This won’t be the end of Vogue’s problems. Editor Ana Wintor reportedly told the Wall St. Journal that she is planning to feature Melania Trump in an upcoming article. Look out!
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