It seems interesting to me that this cover provokes controversy. People are in an uproar because Mr. James here supposedly looks like King Kong holding on to a damsel in distress. To me (perhaps because I am an undereducated buffoon), this appears to be a picture of an aggressive professional athlete who is showing his personal style, while standing in the presence of a beautiful woman who is exhibiting her personal style.....
Why are people so damned sensitive? Why does every image need to be scrutinized so intensely? Why does there need to be a racial connotation to everything that happens when more than one race is involved? Why do we perpetuate this social concept that white people and black people are so inherently different?
EASY ANSWER: We aren't all that different, and it is media coverage of so-called controversies such as this one that divide us all on racial lines. I don't believe that racial equality and social acceptance of racial equality is something that we are incapable of as a nation. However, I believe it is incredibly difficult to create any kind of that acceptance and loving for one another when people are on national newscasts claiming that this black man looks like a gorilla holding a pretty white woman against her will.
I'm offended at the connotation. I'm offended that these two people couldn't do a photo shoot without people raising their eyebrows. I'm offended that people don't look at this and say "cool picture" instead of "what is that angry black man doing to that happy white woman?".
LeBron and Gisele: Kudos to you for doing something that has never been done before.
Media: Get a life and stop perpetuating outdated and ridiculous stereotypes.
Me: Go to bed, it's freaking late.
One more thing...all I want to know is if LeBron and Gisele are happy with the cover photo. If they are, then will everyone else who has a problem with it please just shut up?
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