Vogue's April Issue:
This month, Vogue has completely stepped up in most ways. As you should know, the people of the world (especially in the U.S.) are very materialistic: meaning we (specifically as women) are very obsessed with the way we look and how we present ourselves. And Vogue magazine provides us with a sort of guide on looks. But some women take Vogue too seriously, and become obsessed with becoming the skinny, white women who cover the pages of most fashion magazines, like Vogue. But this month, the April issue of Vogue has changed in a few ways. Anna Wintour and Vogue's decision of placing Rihanna (a three/fourths black & curvy woman) on the cover was a very bold statement. The "pro-ana" blogs and websites have just recently been noticed as a huge problem; and Vogue, universally, has been addressing this issue.Vogue Italia (Vogue.it) is specifically addressing the issue also: http://www.vogue.it/magazine/petizione-contro-i-siti-pro-anoressia
By Vogue having these incredibly thin and tall, white women spread across the pages of the magazine, it creates an image for the women who read it that this is the definition of beautiful. But this April issue of Vogue has proved that this is not the only beautiful. That curves are still gorgeous.
This April issue has stepped it up, by portraying all different kinds of shapes and sizes in the magazine.
Queen Latifah is the Covergirl who represents the Queen collection, which is made specifically for the black woman. And they put her right on the back cover of the Vogue April issue.
This magazine, who barely ever puts people of color on the pages, went all out this month. They should really do this more often.
Crazy and bright hair colors are obviously in style right now...
...by featuring Lady Gaga with pink hair last month, and then Rihanna with her bright red locks this month, this is a large statement too!
Vogue is telling us that curves, uniqueness, bright and bold is in-fashion!
Rihanna, with her beautiful curves and completely unique bright red hair, this three/fourths black woman is a pop sensation and also a fashion icon.
Her Bold lips and hair... Vogue should really continue their trend of having these strong, powerful, fashionable, and bold women on their cover (i.e. Rihanna, Lady Gaga)
This month, Vogue has completely stepped up in most ways. As you should know, the people of the world (especially in the U.S.) are very materialistic: meaning we (specifically as women) are very obsessed with the way we look and how we present ourselves. And Vogue magazine provides us with a sort of guide on looks. But some women take Vogue too seriously, and become obsessed with becoming the skinny, white women who cover the pages of most fashion magazines, like Vogue. But this month, the April issue of Vogue has changed in a few ways. Anna Wintour and Vogue's decision of placing Rihanna (a three/fourths black & curvy woman) on the cover was a very bold statement. The "pro-ana" blogs and websites have just recently been noticed as a huge problem; and Vogue, universally, has been addressing this issue.Vogue Italia (Vogue.it) is specifically addressing the issue also: http://www.vogue.it/magazine/petizione-contro-i-siti-pro-anoressia
By Vogue having these incredibly thin and tall, white women spread across the pages of the magazine, it creates an image for the women who read it that this is the definition of beautiful. But this April issue of Vogue has proved that this is not the only beautiful. That curves are still gorgeous.
This April issue has stepped it up, by portraying all different kinds of shapes and sizes in the magazine.
This month is a huge statement in Vogue history.
Queen Latifah is the Covergirl who represents the Queen collection, which is made specifically for the black woman. And they put her right on the back cover of the Vogue April issue.
This magazine, who barely ever puts people of color on the pages, went all out this month. They should really do this more often.
Crazy and bright hair colors are obviously in style right now...
...by featuring Lady Gaga with pink hair last month, and then Rihanna with her bright red locks this month, this is a large statement too!
Vogue is telling us that curves, uniqueness, bright and bold is in-fashion!
Rihanna, with her beautiful curves and completely unique bright red hair, this three/fourths black woman is a pop sensation and also a fashion icon.
Vogue has progressed on many things... but there is still an even larger problem:::
About fifty years ago segregation ended, and still today there is racism. Racism is the lack of a certain race, or the idea that one race is the only (acknowledged) race.
racist - a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
Although Vogue has made a break through by embracing the "real-woman" and her curves, there is still another issue that needs to be addressed by this magazine. Which is the problem of almost completely all white women throughout the magazine. Statistics now say that Hispanics and Asians will outnumber whites by the year of 2019, and everybody (including Vogue) needs to embrace this fact also.
We have a black president now! It's 2011! Don't you think it's about time there's more than just white people in magazines like Vogue. Even though this April Issue of Vogue has black women on the cover... just flip through the pages. In the latest April issue, I even counted.. and I was getting tired of how I saw the back of only one black man's head over the span of thirty pages.
The numbers that I counted was over two-hundred-fifty photos of white people, and only about forty-five photos of black people (and that's including Rihanna's whole spread and cover).
The reason we don't notice this is because it's EVERYWHERE! There's a lack of color everywhere...and so much, that we've gotten used to it, and don't even notice the fact that racism is still alive, and right in our faces. Just a few examples are BAND-AID brand band-aids, which are 'skin color', also there is "nude lipstick" which only would come in a light pink. Although we try to deny it, it's true, and it's everywhere.
Vogue (September 2010-May 2011):
Above, there are eight issues of Vogue shown, from September 2010 to May 2011. Two, of those eight issues, there are black women on the cover. And Halle Berry is biracial (with black and white), and Rihanna is mixed (with 75% black, and 25% white).
Although Vogue is a very prestigious magazine, and I commend them for their spread on beautiful and curvy bodies; they are not showing the world that black (and color) is beautiful too.
As Vogue has clearly been showing, 2011 is a time when us women should begin to embrace our bodies (no matter what shape or size), and just be bold and wonderful, like Rihanna and Lady Gaga with their pink and red hair. Who should be next, to show off these wonderful trends?
Nicki Minaj!
She is the perfect example:
Just like Rihanna and Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj presents herself in bold and outlandish (yet amazing/wonderful) ways, with crazy fashion/hair style risks. She's the perfect example of the next woman who should be on the cover of Vogue. Her bright/bold hair&fashion, her gorgeous curves, and the fact that she is a 100% woman of color.. makes her the ideal Vogue woman.
(But who knows if that will ever happen, since Vogue would never put a woman of color on the cover two issues in a row!!)
Animal Print is a classic style, and she took it to the next level!
Her Bold lips and hair... Vogue should really continue their trend of having these strong, powerful, fashionable, and bold women on their cover (i.e. Rihanna, Lady Gaga)To end it for today, I just want to say Vogue is wonderful, and I love that they put a curvy woman on their cover, but I think it's time to go beyond just curves, and really embrace the real woman. And the real woman is not just white; but all colorsðnicity: black, white, Indian, E. Asian, Middle Eastern, South American, Latino, and Native American... Every woman is real, and should publicly be embraced and shown.
Color is a beautiful thing, and it's about time the world realizes it.
