Vogue Gives Africa The Middle Finger
Because “White supremacists don’t you to know there is beauty in blackness”.
I read the above statement in the comments section on SandraRose.com, and it pretty much sums up the reason why “American Vogue publisher Conde Nast, which publishes Vogue in 18 countries, has declined a request to create a Vogue Africa magazine.” (quote source)
Cameroonian photographer Mario Epanya went all out in his campaign to make Vogue Africa a reality. In order to get publisher Conde Nast to see the potential in the magazine–that would pay homage to African women–he created fictional covers, featuring gorgeous images, but it looks like it wasn’t enough.
Conde Nast has turned down Epanya’s bid for the magazine.
“DEAR ALL. The Wait is over. Condé Nast said NO to an African license of VOGUE. So this is the last cover. Enjoy, but it’s a beginning of something,” he posted on his Facebook page.
Obviously, Vogue can still get away with a few editorials featuring Africans and African Americans sprinkled here and there. Although their “Black Issue” flew off the magazine racks in 2008, are you really surprised that Conde Nast rejected the idea?
CLICK HERE if you want to see more of the fictional covers that Epanya created.
(story source)
Additionally, we all know that The Gays who run the fashion world would rather paint a white woman in blackface, than hire a beautiful black model. Afterall, what kind of message would “Black Beauty” send to Vogue’s legion of white readers.
Here’s another awesome quote that sums up the Vogue Africa diss (I had to tweek the quote a bit):
“Conde Nast doesn’t want to be the first major worldwide publication to put black beauty on even par with European (beauty). Young, white women may begin to aspire to be more Afrocentric in appearance and the standard of beauty may change. It would also change the world’s skewed belief that Africa is all safaris and huts and AIDS.”
