Kamala Harris Vogue cover sparks outrage as fans say pics ‘disrespect’ vice-president elect
KAMALA HARRIS' Vogue cover has sparked outrage among fans who claim the photos "disrespect" the vice-president elect.
The current California senator appears on the February front of the fashion magazine in a brown jacket, black jeans, and black Converse sneakers.
These images have caused fury from left wing supporters who claim the pictures don't reflect her stature in her new role.
A hoard of her supporters took to Twitter to vent their frustration at the pics and Vogue.
One wrote: "Kamala looks beautiful in whatever she wears- and I love that she's brought Chucks back- but this Vogue cover is unworthy of the first woman, POC, Vice President of the United States."
Another, E Vaughan, tweeted: "Kamala Harris is about as light skinned as women of color come and Vogue still f**ked up her lighting. WTF is this washed out mess of a cover?"
One user who called the pic "disrespectful" said: "The pic itself isn't terrible as a pic. It's just far, far below the standards of Vogue. They didn't put thought into it. Like homework finished the morning it's due. Disrespectful."
Some aimed their frustrations at US Vogue editor, Anne Wintour, and one even suggested violence in response to Harris wearing sneakers in the pictures – shoes that have become part of her signature style.
One user fumed: "Vogue has Kamala Harris in some f**king Converse. Someone needs to throw a cinderblock at Anna Wintour."
Another laimed that Wintour wasn't racially in touch and didn't have "black friends and colleagues."
The user, Wajahat Ali, quipped: "What a mess up. Anna Wintour must really not have Black friends and colleagues."
Someone named "Trish" continued the verbal onslaught towards Wintour.
She wrote: "Anyone shocked by the poor quality of Kamala's Vogue cover hasn't paid attention to Anna Wintour's bulls**t w/people of color. It spans decades. Team Kamala should've known better."
Some even called for Wintour to be fired for the perceived gaffe.
One critic said: "Anna Wintour needs to go, if the only time her team can properly style a black women is when she's covered in couture then her tenure has ran it course."
New York magazine contributor Yashar Ali further stoked the issue when he claimed that a source “familiar with publication plans” told him the photo of Harris in pink isn't the one she or her team expected to be on the front cover.
Ali went on to say the source allegedly said that Harris' camp instead thought the photo of Harris used for Vogue’s digital edition, depicting her in a baby-blue Michael Kors Collection pantsuit, would be chosen for the print edition.
When asked about these allegations by The Sun, Vogue vehemently denied these claims.
In a written statement they said: "The team at Vogue loved the images Tyler Mitchell shot and felt the more informal image captured Vice President-elect Harris's authentic, approachable nature--which we feel is one of the hallmarks of the Biden/Harris administration.
"To respond to the seriousness of this moment in history, and the role she has to play leading our country forward, we're celebrating both images of her as covers digitally.
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"Our approach to working with Vice President-elect Harris and her team was to capture her as a leader and as a person, and as she was most comfortable.
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"We collaborated closely on all creative decisions, including that she would dress and style herself for the shoot, and both looks were selected by the VP-elect and her team.
"Vogue selected the image for the print cover that we felt captured her optimism, personality and authenticity. Obviously, we love both images and are celebrating both covers digitally."