Anything wrong with this picture ^? This is Vanity Fair's pick of Hollywood's new up and coming actresses in the movie industry . These NINE, gorgeous, fair-skinned individuals are talented, sure . However, something is missing ... how about some diversity ? They couldn't find anyone of some other nationality to grace the cover ? America Ferrera ? Zoe Saldana ? Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) ? Some people want to counter this argument and say "there is plenty of diversity inside the magazine". Miss me with that . The cover of a magazine is a cover for a reason . It is targeting a certain demographic of people that they want to read . Judging from the porcelain cover, Latinas, Blacks, Asians, Indians, and other minorities are not an important audience .
BUT, i have to play devil's advocate . Are magazine's like Essence, Jet and Vibe discriminating for having Black people on their cover ? They are targeting a certain demographic as well and they sure aren't putting "Miley Cyrus" on the front of their glossy fronts . Is Vanity Fair simply appealing to their desired audience ? Or are they still wrong for trying to "acknowledge talent in the movie industry" , but discriminating against the people who are worthy in the process . hmmmm ?
* the long line of women is from the most recent issue of Vanity Fair . The photo at the top is the one of August 2008 . [notice that Amanda & Kristen were used twice for the cover, i guess NO ONE else qualified for an impressive actress huh ? ] . mm, i guess this is a touchy, controversial topic .
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