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RoyalRJ

Not okay. Seriously? There are too many African American male models to be playing games like this. I'm not even mad. Seriously, I'm just saddened. People still think like this. And to be quite honest, he looks like a fucking fool.

RoyalRJ

Not okay. Seriously? There are too many African American male models to be playing games like this. I'm not even mad. Seriously, I'm just saddened. People still think like this. And to be quite honest, he looks like a fucking fool.

RoyalRJ

Not okay. Seriously? There are too many African American male models to be playing games like this. I'm not even mad. Seriously, I'm just saddened. People still think like this. And to be quite honest, he looks like a fucking fool.

RoyalRJ

Not okay. Seriously? There are too many African American male models to be playing games like this. I'm not even mad. Seriously, I'm just saddened. People still think like this. And to be quite honest, he looks like a fucking fool.

RoyalRJ

Not okay. Seriously? There are too many African American male models to be playing games like this. I'm not even mad. Seriously, I'm just saddened. People still think like this. And to be quite honest, he looks like a fucking fool.

ana parisi

I loove it! Arthur is incredible! :D

http://intensedebate.com/people/fashgonerogue fashgonerogue

Please tell me you are being sarcastic…
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Please tell me you are being sarcastic…
http://intensedebate.com/people/fashgonerogue fashgonerogue

Please tell me you are being sarcastic…
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Please tell me you are being sarcastic…

ana parisi

I loove it! Arthur is incredible! :D

ana parisi

I loove it! Arthur is incredible! :D

ana parisi

I loove it! Arthur is incredible! :D

ana parisi

I loove it! Arthur is incredible! :D

http://intensedebate.com/people/fashgonerogue fashgonerogue

Please tell me you are being sarcastic…

Christina

This is ridiculous. So freaking tacky. I don't understand how people still think things like this are a good idea. It's depressing.

Christina

This is ridiculous. So freaking tacky. I don't understand how people still think things like this are a good idea. It's depressing.

Christina

This is ridiculous. So freaking tacky. I don't understand how people still think things like this are a good idea. It's depressing.

Christina

This is ridiculous. So freaking tacky. I don't understand how people still think things like this are a good idea. It's depressing.

Christina

This is ridiculous. So freaking tacky. I don't understand how people still think things like this are a good idea. It's depressing.

http://desiderus.wordpress.com Desi

I am just surprised that most people don't even understand blackface. This is hardly it. Only picture I could even find barely offensive (as a black man) is the one with the cross in his mouth but really none of this offends me. I am not Jesse Jackson and this in no way is actually close to mocking African Americans. Now if he had grits dripping from his mouth and he sat on a porch saying "ma say git gon n clean duh zink!" than yeah I would be offended. A little too much white guilt going on in here.

http://desiderus.wordpress.com Desi

I am just surprised that most people don't even understand blackface. This is hardly it. Only picture I could even find barely offensive (as a black man) is the one with the cross in his mouth but really none of this offends me. I am not Jesse Jackson and this in no way is actually close to mocking African Americans. Now if he had grits dripping from his mouth and he sat on a porch saying "ma say git gon n clean duh zink!" than yeah I would be offended. A little too much white guilt going on in here.

BurningChrome

I am a black female. I once went the museum of modern art to see the exhibition of a german artist who had been co-opted by the nazis into doing propaganda posters. My older companion did not see it as art. I told this story to a white Columbia art student who was annoyed at the statement/question is it art. My companion was a holocaust survivor. It is not art when you live through it. White guilt?
BurningChrome

I am a black female. I once went the museum of modern art to see the exhibition of a german artist who had been co-opted by the nazis into doing propaganda posters. My older companion did not see it as art. I told this story to a white Columbia art student who was annoyed at the statement/question is it art. My companion was a holocaust survivor. It is not art when you live through it. White guilt?
BurningChrome

I am a black female. I once went the museum of modern art to see the exhibition of a german artist who had been co-opted by the nazis into doing propaganda posters. My older companion did not see it as art. I told this story to a white Columbia art student who was annoyed at the statement/question is it art. My companion was a holocaust survivor. It is not art when you live through it. White guilt?
BurningChrome

I am a black female. I once went the museum of modern art to see the exhibition of a german artist who had been co-opted by the nazis into doing propaganda posters. My older companion did not see it as art. I told this story to a white Columbia art student who was annoyed at the statement/question is it art. My companion was a holocaust survivor. It is not art when you live through it. White guilt?

http://desiderus.wordpress.com Desi

I am just surprised that most people don't even understand blackface. This is hardly it. Only picture I could even find barely offensive (as a black man) is the one with the cross in his mouth but really none of this offends me. I am not Jesse Jackson and this in no way is actually close to mocking African Americans. Now if he had grits dripping from his mouth and he sat on a porch saying "ma say git gon n clean duh zink!" than yeah I would be offended. A little too much white guilt going on in here.

http://desiderus.wordpress.com Desi

I am just surprised that most people don't even understand blackface. This is hardly it. Only picture I could even find barely offensive (as a black man) is the one with the cross in his mouth but really none of this offends me. I am not Jesse Jackson and this in no way is actually close to mocking African Americans. Now if he had grits dripping from his mouth and he sat on a porch saying "ma say git gon n clean duh zink!" than yeah I would be offended. A little too much white guilt going on in here.

http://desiderus.wordpress.com Desi

I am just surprised that most people don't even understand blackface. This is hardly it. Only picture I could even find barely offensive (as a black man) is the one with the cross in his mouth but really none of this offends me. I am not Jesse Jackson and this in no way is actually close to mocking African Americans. Now if he had grits dripping from his mouth and he sat on a porch saying "ma say git gon n clean duh zink!" than yeah I would be offended. A little too much white guilt going on in here.

BurningChrome

I am a black female. I once went the museum of modern art to see the exhibition of a german artist who had been co-opted by the nazis into doing propaganda posters. My older companion did not see it as art. I told this story to a white Columbia art student who was annoyed at the statement/question is it art. My companion was a holocaust survivor. It is not art when you live through it. White guilt?

http://blog.vimtrousseau.com theglossyqueen

i think its just stupid to publish these after all the controversy similar womenswear editorials caused. but just as it did before these images will get people talking therefore giving the magazine the hype it wants and needs – that's how they sell advertising! so people, if you don't want to see anymore of this stop giving it attention!

http://blog.vimtrousseau.com theglossyqueen

i think its just stupid to publish these after all the controversy similar womenswear editorials caused. but just as it did before these images will get people talking therefore giving the magazine the hype it wants and needs – that's how they sell advertising! so people, if you don't want to see anymore of this stop giving it attention!

http://blog.vimtrousseau.com theglossyqueen

i think its just stupid to publish these after all the controversy similar womenswear editorials caused. but just as it did before these images will get people talking therefore giving the magazine the hype it wants and needs – that's how they sell advertising! so people, if you don't want to see anymore of this stop giving it attention!

http://blog.vimtrousseau.com theglossyqueen

i think its just stupid to publish these after all the controversy similar womenswear editorials caused. but just as it did before these images will get people talking therefore giving the magazine the hype it wants and needs – that's how they sell advertising! so people, if you don't want to see anymore of this stop giving it attention!

http://blog.vimtrousseau.com theglossyqueen

i think its just stupid to publish these after all the controversy similar womenswear editorials caused. but just as it did before these images will get people talking therefore giving the magazine the hype it wants and needs – that's how they sell advertising! so people, if you don't want to see anymore of this stop giving it attention!

filipe

people, stop seeing racism on everything. if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people?
open your mind and try to understand the whole concept of the shoot. i think there's more than a white guy pretending to be black.
i think arthur and milan did a great job here. great photos, beautiful model. waiting for the remaining spreads of the issue

filipe

people, stop seeing racism on everything. if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people?
open your mind and try to understand the whole concept of the shoot. i think there's more than a white guy pretending to be black.
i think arthur and milan did a great job here. great photos, beautiful model. waiting for the remaining spreads of the issue

filipe

people, stop seeing racism on everything. if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people?
open your mind and try to understand the whole concept of the shoot. i think there's more than a white guy pretending to be black.
i think arthur and milan did a great job here. great photos, beautiful model. waiting for the remaining spreads of the issue

RoyalRJ

PLEASE explain the whole concept of the shoot because I sat here and look through these photos for a while trying to figure it out.
RoyalRJ

PLEASE explain the whole concept of the shoot because I sat here and look through these photos for a while trying to figure it out.
Aisha

No one said this was because they dislike African Americans. They're saying that they could've just used a African American model. Do you even KNOW the concept of the shoot?
Aisha

No one said this was because they dislike African Americans. They're saying that they could've just used a African American model. Do you even KNOW the concept of the shoot?
Aisha

No one said this was because they dislike African Americans. They're saying that they could've just used a African American model. Do you even KNOW the concept of the shoot?
Aisha

No one said this was because they dislike African Americans. They're saying that they could've just used a African American model. Do you even KNOW the concept of the shoot?
Betty

"if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people? "

It wouldn't mean they don't like Chinese people, but if he's yellowface, YES it would by freaking offensive too.
Betty

"if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people? "

It wouldn't mean they don't like Chinese people, but if he's yellowface, YES it would by freaking offensive too.

filipe

people, stop seeing racism on everything. if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people?
open your mind and try to understand the whole concept of the shoot. i think there's more than a white guy pretending to be black.
i think arthur and milan did a great job here. great photos, beautiful model. waiting for the remaining spreads of the issue

filipe

people, stop seeing racism on everything. if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people?
open your mind and try to understand the whole concept of the shoot. i think there's more than a white guy pretending to be black.
i think arthur and milan did a great job here. great photos, beautiful model. waiting for the remaining spreads of the issue

RoyalRJ

PLEASE explain the whole concept of the shoot because I sat here and look through these photos for a while trying to figure it out.
Aisha

No one said this was because they dislike African Americans. They're saying that they could've just used a African American model. Do you even KNOW the concept of the shoot?
Betty

"if he was dressed like a chinese would it be because they don't like chinese people? "

It wouldn't mean they don't like Chinese people, but if he's yellowface, YES it would by freaking offensive too.

LUCIO

THERE IS NO RACISM IN THIS PHOTOS. iT'S A GREAT JOB!!!

LUCIO

THERE IS NO RACISM IN THIS PHOTOS. iT'S A GREAT JOB!!!

LUCIO

THERE IS NO RACISM IN THIS PHOTOS. iT'S A GREAT JOB!!!

LUCIO

THERE IS NO RACISM IN THIS PHOTOS. iT'S A GREAT JOB!!!

http://www.ericgranwehr.blogspot.com eric granwehr

i don't really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it's so heavily photoshopped; he doesn't even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!

http://www.ericgranwehr.blogspot.com eric granwehr

i don't really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it's so heavily photoshopped; he doesn't even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!

http://www.ericgranwehr.blogspot.com eric granwehr

i don't really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it's so heavily photoshopped; he doesn't even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!

http://www.ericgranwehr.blogspot.com eric granwehr

i don't really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it's so heavily photoshopped; he doesn't even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!

Michael

Epic fail on the part of L'Officiel. I was totally gonna buy this issue, until I saw this mess of an editorial. Shit like this doesn't help the perception of the fashion industry as inherently racist, and is a further slap in the face of black male models, who have to work it twice as hard to get the 2 percent of the work they currently get. Has L'Officiel ever even had a black male on it's cover?

Michael

Epic fail on the part of L'Officiel. I was totally gonna buy this issue, until I saw this mess of an editorial. Shit like this doesn't help the perception of the fashion industry as inherently racist, and is a further slap in the face of black male models, who have to work it twice as hard to get the 2 percent of the work they currently get. Has L'Officiel ever even had a black male on it's cover?

Michael

Epic fail on the part of L'Officiel. I was totally gonna buy this issue, until I saw this mess of an editorial. Shit like this doesn't help the perception of the fashion industry as inherently racist, and is a further slap in the face of black male models, who have to work it twice as hard to get the 2 percent of the work they currently get. Has L'Officiel ever even had a black male on it's cover?

Michael

Epic fail on the part of L'Officiel. I was totally gonna buy this issue, until I saw this mess of an editorial. Shit like this doesn't help the perception of the fashion industry as inherently racist, and is a further slap in the face of black male models, who have to work it twice as hard to get the 2 percent of the work they currently get. Has L'Officiel ever even had a black male on it's cover?

Michael

Epic fail on the part of L'Officiel. I was totally gonna buy this issue, until I saw this mess of an editorial. Shit like this doesn't help the perception of the fashion industry as inherently racist, and is a further slap in the face of black male models, who have to work it twice as hard to get the 2 percent of the work they currently get. Has L'Officiel ever even had a black male on it's cover?

yo momma

“i don’t really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it’s so heavily photoshopped; he doesn’t even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!”
true. People need to look past all the controversy and take the art as it is.

Boo!

Art? Fart.
Boo!

Art? Fart.
Boo!

Art? Fart.
Boo!

Art? Fart.
rice

art exists within society, not separate – we can't look past the controversy because it is a part of the art
rice

art exists within society, not separate – we can't look past the controversy because it is a part of the art

yo momma

“i don’t really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it’s so heavily photoshopped; he doesn’t even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!”
true. People need to look past all the controversy and take the art as it is.

yo momma

“i don’t really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it’s so heavily photoshopped; he doesn’t even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!”
true. People need to look past all the controversy and take the art as it is.

yo momma

“i don’t really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it’s so heavily photoshopped; he doesn’t even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!”
true. People need to look past all the controversy and take the art as it is.

yo momma

“i don’t really care about the racism but he just looks dumb… it’s so heavily photoshopped; he doesn’t even look human. he looks like the old navy mannequins!”
true. People need to look past all the controversy and take the art as it is.

Boo!

Art? Fart.
rice

art exists within society, not separate – we can't look past the controversy because it is a part of the art

http://kennowen.blogspot.com/ Kenn

Serious lack of ideas.

http://kennowen.blogspot.com/ Kenn

Serious lack of ideas.

http://kennowen.blogspot.com/ Kenn

Serious lack of ideas.

http://kennowen.blogspot.com/ Kenn

Serious lack of ideas.

atelierboz

Wow.
Total fail.
Showing lack of diversity is really a new way to attract attention

atelierboz

Wow.
Total fail.
Showing lack of diversity is really a new way to attract attention

anonymous

pushing boudaries and getting people to think is what art is about………do i find this interesting,,no. do i find it tacky,,no. this is not my taste but at least some people can get something out of it. seriously though. this is not black face in what black face was really about back before the civil rights movement. its someone with paint on themself…..lol whether its black, green, white, orange, or whatever……its just color…..don't be so sensitive. :)

anonymous

pushing boudaries and getting people to think is what art is about………do i find this interesting,,no. do i find it tacky,,no. this is not my taste but at least some people can get something out of it. seriously though. this is not black face in what black face was really about back before the civil rights movement. its someone with paint on themself…..lol whether its black, green, white, orange, or whatever……its just color…..don't be so sensitive. :)

atelierboz

Wow.
Total fail.
Showing lack of diversity is really a new way to attract attention

anonymous

pushing boudaries and getting people to think is what art is about………do i find this interesting,,no. do i find it tacky,,no. this is not my taste but at least some people can get something out of it. seriously though. this is not black face in what black face was really about back before the civil rights movement. its someone with paint on themself…..lol whether its black, green, white, orange, or whatever……its just color…..don't be so sensitive. :)

Justin

This is silly. I don’t think it’s silly because of the black face thing, I think it is because the shoot looks campy and cheesy. My question is, does anyone no what the article was about? Maybe they were trying to make some political statement about the US, It is a French magazine. It’s not like they tried to trick the audience into thinking the guy was black. His arms and chest were still white. I think as black people, culturally we’ve grown too sensitive. We are ready to cry wolf about everything. Of course we know there is still a lot of racism in the world but when we start complaining about Axe commercials because the guy was made of chocolate, it gets to the point were the media is walking on eggshells with “black matters”, and everything gets convoluted. No point is made but don’t offend the “blacks”.

Justin

This is silly. I don’t think it’s silly because of the black face thing, I think it is because the shoot looks campy and cheesy. My question is, does anyone no what the article was about? Maybe they were trying to make some political statement about the US, It is a French magazine. It’s not like they tried to trick the audience into thinking the guy was black. His arms and chest were still white. I think as black people, culturally we’ve grown too sensitive. We are ready to cry wolf about everything. Of course we know there is still a lot of racism in the world but when we start complaining about Axe commercials because the guy was made of chocolate, it gets to the point were the media is walking on eggshells with “black matters”, and everything gets convoluted. No point is made but don’t offend the “blacks”.

Justin

This is silly. I don’t think it’s silly because of the black face thing, I think it is because the shoot looks campy and cheesy. My question is, does anyone no what the article was about? Maybe they were trying to make some political statement about the US, It is a French magazine. It’s not like they tried to trick the audience into thinking the guy was black. His arms and chest were still white. I think as black people, culturally we’ve grown too sensitive. We are ready to cry wolf about everything. Of course we know there is still a lot of racism in the world but when we start complaining about Axe commercials because the guy was made of chocolate, it gets to the point were the media is walking on eggshells with “black matters”, and everything gets convoluted. No point is made but don’t offend the “blacks”.

Justin

This is silly. I don’t think it’s silly because of the black face thing, I think it is because the shoot looks campy and cheesy. My question is, does anyone no what the article was about? Maybe they were trying to make some political statement about the US, It is a French magazine. It’s not like they tried to trick the audience into thinking the guy was black. His arms and chest were still white. I think as black people, culturally we’ve grown too sensitive. We are ready to cry wolf about everything. Of course we know there is still a lot of racism in the world but when we start complaining about Axe commercials because the guy was made of chocolate, it gets to the point were the media is walking on eggshells with “black matters”, and everything gets convoluted. No point is made but don’t offend the “blacks”.

Justin

This is silly. I don’t think it’s silly because of the black face thing, I think it is because the shoot looks campy and cheesy. My question is, does anyone no what the article was about? Maybe they were trying to make some political statement about the US, It is a French magazine. It’s not like they tried to trick the audience into thinking the guy was black. His arms and chest were still white. I think as black people, culturally we’ve grown too sensitive. We are ready to cry wolf about everything. Of course we know there is still a lot of racism in the world but when we start complaining about Axe commercials because the guy was made of chocolate, it gets to the point were the media is walking on eggshells with “black matters”, and everything gets convoluted. No point is made but don’t offend the “blacks”.

vreelandschild

ONE WORD – LAME!!!!!!!!!!! First of all it's offensive and second it's really lame of Milan to copy the work of the other photographers who did the same thing with female models recently. Trying to jump on the controversy boat after it sailed to get attention for your work and the magazine and then doing it in a lowe quality way – come on. The quality of the photography and the styling is really bordering on cheeszy !

Learn a lesson from Helmut Newton – if your going to do something that some people may find offensive – at least make it visually sophisticated and visually stunning. By doing a sloppy job you look bad all around.

vreelandschild

ONE WORD – LAME!!!!!!!!!!! First of all it's offensive and second it's really lame of Milan to copy the work of the other photographers who did the same thing with female models recently. Trying to jump on the controversy boat after it sailed to get attention for your work and the magazine and then doing it in a lowe quality way – come on. The quality of the photography and the styling is really bordering on cheeszy !

Learn a lesson from Helmut Newton – if your going to do something that some people may find offensive – at least make it visually sophisticated and visually stunning. By doing a sloppy job you look bad all around.

vreelandschild

ONE WORD – LAME!!!!!!!!!!! First of all it's offensive and second it's really lame of Milan to copy the work of the other photographers who did the same thing with female models recently. Trying to jump on the controversy boat after it sailed to get attention for your work and the magazine and then doing it in a lowe quality way – come on. The quality of the photography and the styling is really bordering on cheeszy !

Learn a lesson from Helmut Newton – if your going to do something that some people may find offensive – at least make it visually sophisticated and visually stunning. By doing a sloppy job you look bad all around.

lucio

In brazilian carnival in rio de janeiro white people paint black face (vila isabel). In our country nobody is only white or black. No problem with the photos.

lucio

In brazilian carnival in rio de janeiro white people paint black face (vila isabel). In our country nobody is only white or black. No problem with the photos.

rJ

Brazilians always say theirs is a racism free society. Hardly! I don’t remember seeing a blonde girls of German heritage being “discovered” in the favelas! Let’s get real.

lucio

In brazilian carnival in rio de janeiro white people paint black face (vila isabel). In our country nobody is only white or black. No problem with the photos.

http://www.mulamula.com.br Paola

I think so too, Lucio!
The photos are well done, and they show the miscigenation of all kind of races and cultures (soooo common in Brazil, the birth place of Arthur Sales). I don't think it's supposed to be racist, it's supposed to bring concepts together, not apart.

But maybe that's exactly what the magazine wants: controversy.
As the quot says: there's no such thing as bad publicity…

http://www.mulamula.com.br Paola

I think so too, Lucio!
The photos are well done, and they show the miscigenation of all kind of races and cultures (soooo common in Brazil, the birth place of Arthur Sales). I don't think it's supposed to be racist, it's supposed to bring concepts together, not apart.

But maybe that's exactly what the magazine wants: controversy.
As the quot says: there's no such thing as bad publicity…

http://www.mulamula.com.br Paola

I think so too, Lucio!
The photos are well done, and they show the miscigenation of all kind of races and cultures (soooo common in Brazil, the birth place of Arthur Sales). I don't think it's supposed to be racist, it's supposed to bring concepts together, not apart.

But maybe that's exactly what the magazine wants: controversy.
As the quot says: there's no such thing as bad publicity…

http://www.mulamula.com.br Paola

I think so too, Lucio!
The photos are well done, and they show the miscigenation of all kind of races and cultures (soooo common in Brazil, the birth place of Arthur Sales). I don't think it's supposed to be racist, it's supposed to bring concepts together, not apart.

But maybe that's exactly what the magazine wants: controversy.
As the quot says: there's no such thing as bad publicity…

Chelsea

i personally think it would have been awesome to have a white model and a black model with faces/bodies that were half their natural color and half the opposite race's color. like a true black and white statement.

Chelsea

i personally think it would have been awesome to have a white model and a black model with faces/bodies that were half their natural color and half the opposite race's color. like a true black and white statement.

Chelsea

i personally think it would have been awesome to have a white model and a black model with faces/bodies that were half their natural color and half the opposite race's color. like a true black and white statement.

Chelsea

i personally think it would have been awesome to have a white model and a black model with faces/bodies that were half their natural color and half the opposite race's color. like a true black and white statement.

Chelsea

i personally think it would have been awesome to have a white model and a black model with faces/bodies that were half their natural color and half the opposite race's color. like a true black and white statement.

grace

Simple question, whats the reason behind painting these white models black? Why not just hire a black model? Or would that not suit your target audience?

grace

Simple question, whats the reason behind painting these white models black? Why not just hire a black model? Or would that not suit your target audience?

grace

Simple question, whats the reason behind painting these white models black? Why not just hire a black model? Or would that not suit your target audience?

grace

Simple question, whats the reason behind painting these white models black? Why not just hire a black model? Or would that not suit your target audience?

grace

Simple question, whats the reason behind painting these white models black? Why not just hire a black model? Or would that not suit your target audience?

helen

Apparently what's really too edgy in this industry is actually hiring a black guy.