Now That’s A Throwback

March 15th, 2008 by Mike

Vogue went all old-timey with its most recent cover which, to my eyes, hearkens back to the imagery of Jim Crow-era propaganda.

King James won’t be happy with a ring, he wants your women (all of them) too!

23/6 makes the apt comparison below:

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One Response to “Now That’s A Throwback”

  1. Chad Brown Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Hey, Mike. I was part of an NPR roundtable discussion of this topic. ESPN.com’s Jemele Hill definitely agrees with your position. I posted the link on facebook, but here it is again.

    www.npr.org/templates/archives/rundown_archive_hub.php?date=03-27-2008&

    “Some Call LeBron James’ ‘Vogue’Cover Offensive. Let me know what you think.

    Hope all is well otherwise.

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