Kamala Harris’ recent appearance on the cover of Vogue was supposed to break stereotypes. It was supposed to be a visual representation of all young women fighting towards equivalency in a male-dominated world for positions that were only handled by men. It especially was supposed to focus on women of color breaking the glass ceiling but instead, the cover became a topic of conversation after it allegedly ‘lightened Harris’ skin tone’.

Kamala Harris the current United States Vice President who is the first woman in the history of America to hold the position of a VP. Also, she is the first woman of color to hold such a high political position in the US.

The cover’s agenda was to celebrate that but now it is receiving flak on Twitter.

Kamala Harris is about as light skinned as women of color come and Vogue still fvcked up her lighting. WTF is this washed out mess of a cover? pic.twitter.com/5O2q0axA0G

— E. Vaughan (@HypeVaughan) January 10, 2021

In the cover, they not only lightened her skin colour, but also changed her dressing style which offended many people on social media. Here’s what people have to say about this-

Wait that Kamala Vogue cover is real?! I thought it was fake—that’s how bad it is.

Did they just ask her to send them photos her husband took or

— ⚖️Imani Gandy ⚖️ (@AngryBlackLady) January 10, 2021

Is this real?.. looks like the pictures my mom forced me to take just to send to my grandma ...

— 𝟞’𝟜 𝕚𝕣𝕝 (@DarkCollegeGuy) January 10, 2021

The lighting is poor, she doesn’t look fully made up and the quality of the photography and angle aren’t up to the standard of Vogue covers past. It just isn’t quality. pic.twitter.com/Sn6hDsr2QY

— Brooke W (@MamaWetzel) January 10, 2021

Thanks for taking the time. Seeing other covers and then Kamala's, it seems so... muted?

— C. (@OhCooley44) January 10, 2021

Some fashion magazine news....

1. The February Vogue cover featuring VP-elect Kamala Harris has been widely criticized on social media this evening

But according to a source familiar with the publication plans, this is not the cover that the Vice President-elect's team expected pic.twitter.com/lBC9DnfYNC

— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 10, 2021

Here’s 4 images of Kamala Harris that I had *saved in my phone* that are better than that Vogue cover.

I’d say something about how women who exude power in ways that aren’t traditionally read as “feminine” get played in the media, and that’s true. But also Tops Deserve Better!! pic.twitter.com/L3Q8fE1dYh

— Carmen Phillips (@carmencitaloves) January 10, 2021

However, it turns out Vogue magazine did not take permission before publishing this photo as the cover and even without her and her team’s consent.

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