Racially insensitive? Avant-garde? Or just an interesting cover shot?

When I saw Vogue's latest cover, my first impression was fierce, strong. I found it intriguing. Others disagree...

-a feral black man snatches his white damsel á là King Kong

-criminalizing black people with a wild depiction that frightens

-the helpless female knocking women's lib back, one carefully tousled curl at a time

Is it that I have always felt race is such a non-issue for me that I wouldn't have picked up on this, were it not for the commentary I read this morning? Or do I give myself too much credit and racial stereotyping simply falls below my radar already?

There are others who would suggest that this is more like flagrantly demonstrating how much a non-issue race has become (or at least, should become). That we are not even surprised to see a black man holding a white woman should be something to celebrate.

I just liked the picture, folks. If it was actual art hanging at the Guggenheim, I might have mused about hidden messages. But when I see it sandwiched between Soap Opera Digest and value packs of Orbit, I don't tend to take it seriously.

How does your first impression of the photo compare to your position when you read such comments? Leave your feedback please!

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