Is the April Issue of Vogue with LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen Racist?
basketball players. The photo depicts LeBron James dribbling a basketball and holding Gisele Bundchen by the waist, with an angry game face pose. The reason for the controversy is that some black leaders and journalists think that this is photo is reminiscent of the stereotypes that feed into the public’s perception of the black male. LeBron James in the photo is compared to King Kong, and Gisele Bundchen is compared to the white woman in distress. Upon looking at the photo, you can see certain similarities to that analogy. You can see LeBron as the “Mad Black Man” wanting the white woman to him self. You can see what is described as the “gorilla” like pose of the face as a stereotype of black men being like animals. You can see this as a black man asserting his desire over a white woman, which is something that has been talked about in the black community for some time now. You can also see it as a basketball player dribbling the basketball that made him famous and a provider for his
