Another cover "controversy":Essence Takes Heat For Reggie Bush Cover

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When Essence editors chose to put Reggie Bush on the cover of their February 2010 “Black Men, Love & Relationships” issue, I’m sure they thought they were just giving their readers a little dose of sexual chocolate eye candy (those abs!), but instead all hell broke loose!

The Essence.com boards are flooded with seething comments from people who can’t understand why a magazine geared towards Black women would make the NFL player who is dating a non-Black woman, Kim Kardashian, the cover choice for an issue that celebrates Black love.
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Here’s a sample of the backlash:

“Why is there a white supremacist on the cover of Essence magazine? Because any person who thinks white women are better is indeed a white supremacists. Having this man on the cover is beyond offensive to me as an African American woman. He is just another crude reminder of all the black men who perpetuate racism against black women, by rejecting them and showing the utmost disrespect by choosing to date non-black women, Reggie Bush is even more offensive since his mate is nothing but some white trashy woman. I suspect those of you you do agree with this mess are either Aunt Jemima’s or products of an interracial relationship.”

“This Brotha don’t dig us, so why, pray tell, do we have to see his face staring back at us, on a magazine that celebrates US? This disappoints me. It’s an insult! Later for Reggie Bush and all the other Brothas who turn their back on the black woman once they are successful.”

“Why put a man who clearly prefers the bottom of the barrel of white women than a good black woman on your cover? Clearly, he has no love for the sisters. This magazine is supposed to empower black women not remind us of the disadvantages that we face in today’s society. Please don’t insult our intelligence.
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Wow, that's a bit racist on their part (the bw who complained). Being upset over a hot guy on the cover of a magazine because he's dating a white woman. That's just sad.
 
I am so sick of blk this blk that BS. Now ppl are getting in fight over this shit. Come on blk folks, there are tons of real problem at hand than who Reggie bush puts his dick into. Who gives a rat's ass who he is fucking. So he is banging untalented Armenian media whore. Big fucken deal! Lots of blk women date outside of their race and you should too.
Whoever thinks dating outside of your race is being a sell out, need to take his head out of his ass and examine his sanity. Even black civil right leaders have dated outside of their race. C'mon folks, it's 2010 NOT 1492.
 
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UnChosen 1 said:
I am so sick of blk this blk that BS. Now ppl are getting in fight over this shit. Come on blk folks, there are tons of real problem at hand than who Reggie bush putting his dicks into. Who gives a rat's ass who he is fucking. So he is banging untalented Armenian media whore. Big fucken deal! Lots of blk women date outside of their race and you should too.
Whoever thinks dating outside of your race is being a sell out, need to take his head out of his ass and examine his sanity. Even black civil right leaders have dated outside of their race. C'mon folks, it's 2010 NOT 1492.
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What you talk is common sense but common sense is nothing against a woman (or women) scorned.
 
:smt081 It is funny reading the reactions, hopefully essence wasn't trying to get a rise out of it's readership, like hater site or MTO do.
 
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lol...

Reggie is still holding it down for black people in general, by doing something positive with his life and stuff...

but of course, some people wouldn't be able to see past his relationship with Kim K..

SMH
 
pettyofficerj said:
lol...

Reggie is still holding it down for black people in general, by doing something positive with his life and stuff...

but of course, some people wouldn't be able to see past his relationship with Kim K..

SMH
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Some people are just born bitter and born to hate.
 
SmoothDaddy101 said:
Some people are just born bitter and born to hate.
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I learned to hate well and to be bitter but you dont see me hating on Halle Berry while she spreading her carmel behind for that white canadian model day in and day out. :smt005
 
UnChosen 1 said:
I am so sick of blk this blk that BS. Now ppl are getting in fight over this shit. Come on blk folks, there are tons of real problem at hand than who Reggie bush puts his dick into. Who gives a rat's ass who he is fucking. So he is banging untalented Armenian media whore. Big fucken deal! Lots of blk women date outside of their race and you should too.
Whoever thinks dating outside of your race is being a sell out, need to take his head out of his ass and examine his sanity. Even black civil right leaders have dated outside of their race. C'mon folks, it's 2010 NOT 1492.
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Actually, 1492 is the wrong year to use. Yeah, the Portuguese and Spanish had some African slaves, but they did it because of religion rather than race.

Beyond that nitpick, I have to say that many people are insane. Debating racists will teach you that pretty quickly. That behavior started, of course, with racist white men. From the 1800s and until recent times, having relationships with black men was the absolute worst thing a white woman could do. White men went to great lengths to prevent such occurrences. In fact, the most popular justification for Jim Crow and for generalized racial bigotry was ,"Do you want your daughter to marry a nigger?" Being called a "nigger lover" was the worst insult you could tell a white person.

And then reading the comments on anything that has to do with BM/WF IR just confirms to me that many of those people are just batshit insane.
 
And they say black people can never be racists. Hell, if you even date a white woman you are a sellout, a tom, or a traitor. I for one could give a damn what black people say or think. For this black man, you can kiss my light skin ass.
 
you put reggie bush on the cover and lippy will buy the damn magazine...that man is fine and he has the cutest smile:smt118
 
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