Vanity Fair, y'all

[Will Ross]

Viola and Luptia in thier natural state still look better than the made up white women.

 

[Chelsea Bridge]

Not familiar with the photographer, but I see what you're getting at. The group photo kinda doesn't shed light on what you said in response to the way Viola and Lupita were depicted. Without that one, I can see where you'd have an issue, but if her intentions were to depict women in their most natural form, I think she did a pretty good job with those individual portraits. My personal opinion though.

How is it most natural when the white women clearly have makeup on?

 

[MewTwo]

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

but them nikkas jumped at the chance to take them pics

 

[Colicat]

For reference

 

[flo]

I guess the biracial [Gugu] got a leg up over Viola and Lupita

The issue isn't the portrayal of Viola or Lupita, it's the contrast. The white women are allowed to be glamorized, whereas the black women are suppose to look downtrodden. I mean look at Viola, she looks like she's fearful of being attacked, looking like she had to fight all her life.

If all the women were depicted in the same natural, makeup free manner, then there wouldn't be a problem. Liebovitz, who has a history of degrading Black people with her photography, took these pictures. i will always side eye her work. Plus, you can't deny that if these pictures weren't posted together, you would think they were in two different magazine issues. There's no theme in this work, besides the glamorization and uplift of White women.

This is the same photographer who did this.

I never understood that comparison of LeBron and Gisele's cover.

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

Oh. Just white people white peopling.

 

[Forlife44]

 

[Colicat]

Why are those two naked and all up close while everyone else is wearing turtlenecks and shot from afar?

 

[CN793]

How is it most natural when the white women clearly have makeup on?

None of that matters anymore after reading the article. They CHOSE to go natural apparently.. Controversy over. Everybody go home.

 

[MewTwo]

None of that matters anymore after reading the article. They CHOSE to go natural apparently.. Controversy over. Everybody go home.

I bet you have a white boyfriend.

 

[CN793]

I bet you have a white boyfriend.

Black women choosing go natural for a portrait somehow directly correlates to the race of men I date? lol You hear yourself? Have a seat.

 

[CinnaSlim]

None of that matters anymore after reading the article. They CHOSE to go natural apparently.. Controversy over. Everybody go home.

Can you link it for others please?

 

[CN793]

Lupita Nyong'o & Viola Davis Flaunt Their Natural Beauty In Intimate 'Vanity Fair' Portraits

 

[MewTwo]

Black women choosing go natural for a portrait somehow directly correlates to the race of men I date? lol You hear yourself? Have a seat.

So do you have a white boyfriend or not?