Zoe Saldana On Controversial Vanity Fair Cover – When Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Issue 2010 pictures surfaced recently,many people were shocked to see that the mag omitted some very talented actresses like Zoe Saldana, of Avatar and Star Trek or Gabourey Sidibe,the Oscar-nominated actress from Precious who both happened to be black.Saldana was questioned on the matter and gave a very politically correct answer saying:
“I feel like we can spend a lot of time bashing our beautiful country, but we don’t give it enough credit. It In America on Wednesday. The actress says she’s hopeful the media will catch up with the nation’s ever-changing racial makeup. “Our pace might be a little slow and it might not be on par to how we, as American civilians, would like it to be, but it is still an amazing country.So, when I look at magazines like Vanity Fair and Vogue, I know that it’s just a matter of time, the same way Obama took his time and he got to office and became President… it’s just a matter of time until magazines, the media, our art, our culture, our colloquial lifestyle, tags along to our today reality.”
Vanity Fair that was tagged as racist for the cover said in a statement:
“Deciding who will appear on the Hollywood Issue cover—and within the issue itself—is a long process, and one we take seriously. For the young actresses on the cover, both films coming out this year and past work were taken into consideration, as were schedules and availability, since we had to shoot all nine actresses in a single day.”
Is Vanity Fair racist?
yes i do think vanity fair is very racist, HOLLY HOOD IS RACIST TOO. wHITE PEOPLE SHOULD REALISE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER RACE. It would be nice to see Latine, Native and African people on their hollywood covers. Move with the times, we are no longer in chains!