Vogue cover controversy sounds frivolous. It’s just a subpar
Vogue cover shoot. How serious could it actually be? Plus, I’m here for any content that centers around her as the next Vice President of the United States of America, even fugly photoshoots. Right? But the more you dive into it, the more you see and understand why people are so mad at this photoshoot.
Political figures being featured on the cover of
Vogue isn’t a new thing. They’ve shot Hillary Clinton in a full gown and Michelle Obama with her rocking triceps on full display. And besides the racists clutching their pearls at Michelle for daring to show off her arms … no one’s really made a big stink about having such prominent political figures on the Vogue cover. So, what makes Harris’ photos so cringe-worthy?
Vogue is printing a new Kamala Harris cover after the original sparked backlash for being too casual MarketWatch 1/23/2021
Vogue is fixing its fashion
faux pas.
The U.S. version of the Conde Nast glossy will be printing an alternative version of its February issue featuring Vice President Kamala Harris on the cover.
This comes after its original front page photo was widely criticized for making the most powerful woman in U.S. government look washed out and overly casual considering her historic position. The intended cover shot featured Harris in an open black blazer, skinny pants and black Converse sneakers standing before a green background draped with a pink silk curtain. It went viral for all the wrong reasons as many readers complained that the shot undermined the milestone of the first Black woman, and the first woman of South Asian descent, to be elected Vice President of the United States.
However, it wasn’t hated by everyone.
One Twitter user said it spoke to her generation. “I had a pair of @Converse in middle school! #1984 now this is the #BRAND #GENZ WANTS!” She added it sets an example for realistic fashion.
I think Harris is making a statement about her ethnicity and race that is refreshing. Yes, a white woman could wear the same outfit and many do but isn’t that the point? There are a million ways Harris can express her “blackness” but as vice president-elect, maybe she wants to express something more universal, more inclusive.
Whatever she was trying for, it isn’t sitting well with the Left. There was a lot of criticism apparently, of the background drape.