Is Vibe Magazine Racist?
Robin Thicke sat down with Billboard magazine to promote the release of his new album Something Else and among discussions of race, and the label “blue-eyed soul” he described a recent interview with Vibe magazine:
When I did a recent interview with Vibe magazine I asked, “Why can’t I get the cover? This is a magazine I love. If there’s one magazine that I’d want to be on the cover of, it’s Vibe.” Their response was they don’t have white artists on the cover; that the only white artist they’ve had on the cover was Eminem. I guess if that’s what it is, it is what it is. And I respect that because I live in a house with a black woman.
I won’t use the word “racism.” I will say it’s a tough—but rewarding—fight.
I’m sorry, but can we honestly say if someone like Mary J. Blige was interviewed by Billboard and told they only feature white artists on their cover, her response could have, or would have been “if that’s what it is, it is what it is.”
Somebody just canceled their subscription.
POSTED BY: DJ Sidekick
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Yes it is racist!!!! If it were the other way around it would be completely racist so why not this way?????
hey aMANda, guess what? it already happens the other way, so stop whining and grow up!!!
if robin thicke wants to be a cover of a magazine then he needs to change is music and use his daddy as a foot in the door. vibe doesnt have to put him on a cover, they can choose who they want.