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The August 2012 cover of Fuera de Serie features the first lady’s face superimposed over the 1800 “Portrait d’une négresse.” A painting by French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist.
The original painting depicts a female French slave in a headdress and white gown, one breast exposed.
The painting was completed six years after that nation’s abolition of slavery and has been regarded by art historians as a commentary on both sexism and racism during the time.
Some experts see the image a as tribute to emancipation and the beginning of a feminist movement in France.
Granted, the magazine actually praises Michelle Obama in the article and refers to her as the “gran mujer” (great woman) behind her powerful husband, but did they go to far?
An excerpt reads:
“In the shadow of the U.S. President is a person whose popularity ratings exceed those of Barack’s own. This person is none other than his wife Michelle…
To find out how Michelle has managed to seduce the American people . . . [we] detail the secrets of a woman has not [just] only won the heart of Barack Obama.”
According to the NYDailyNews, the photoshopped cover portrait was part of a series of “famous nudes” by artist Karine Percheron-Daniels.
But the image has caused controversy online and off, with many viewing it as laced with racist undertones.
“I find the editorial decision to portray Obama as the embodiment of enslavement and colonization extremely troubling,” writes Althea Legal-Miller in Clutch magazine.
“Let’s be clear: This image has nothing to do with acknowledging Obama’s enslaved foremothers, and everything to do with reinforcing and extending the historical denial of black women’s individuality and agency,” she said.
The White House has yet to comment on the issue. Compare the two side by side and give your opinion…
Offensive or artistic?
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If I was in her shoes if I could I would probably sue. This is not art it’s terrible. I don’t see anything great about this picture. This is such blatant respect for the President and his Wife. We all know that man has an African Father and is from Kenya but she isn’t and I would be livid.
Plus its inappropriate to be photoshopping our first lady onto a naked picture of a woman no matter how famous that picture may be. They wouldn’t photoshop Clinton onto Michalangelo’s naked statue called David now would they?
Oh yes they would! Anyway read what the artist(Karine Percheron) said about her paintings, unless you are an out and out prude you will appreciate them as fine art.
Inappropriate…President Obama will handle this accordingly.
Maaan…my pimp hand is ITCHING! This here is some disrespectful shyt!
LOL..they coulda at least covered up the tit….they were trying 2 go right but went really wrong….
Spanish people want to be white so damn bad that they think they have to insult black people in order to fit in. Illusion of inclusion. All them blackety black spaniards with their dark hair and swarthy skin smelling like tomatos and burnt jalepenos. They can go eat a d*ck. I hate that I had to be so basic but sometimes you have to fight racism with prejudice and some people need to know that they aint all that! Spaniards engaged in slave trade and torture. Spanish Inquisition anyone? That was some damn demonic crap they did to the south american peoples.
And there arent black people that want to be white so bad??!!1 At least the Spanish know how to stick together and make shit happen for themselves. Because they are ORGANIZED!!!Actually..white folk give them a big GIANT pass because they are going to REPLACE black folk! This is why they let them in in droves and allow their children to go to public school. Once the black man/woman is exterminated, the Spanish will take their place. LOOK AROUND..its already happening!! This is why it is IMPERATIVE that we not support B.S. such as LAHHA and anything else that does not address the issues of the BLACK MAN & WOMAN.
Michelle-I respect what you do and love to entertain myself with the gossip and foolery but at least post something of substance from time to time. There are alot of brothas and sistas out there trying to make a difference give them some shine and recognition from time to time. START WITH DR. UMAR JOHNSON!!
what black person wants to b white? B serious the article is tasteless and if we did a round up for the people you say are going to exterminate blacks half of them would be deported. Not to add that the rate they are having babies the white population will be gone too boo boo.
Soooooo the "MAN" isn’t exterminating the hell out of stupid hispanics by practically GIVING them as many guns as they can shoot to exterminate themselves in their OWN country? When’s the last time YOUR azz been back across the border? Yeah, they stick together, in bloody heaps.
Thank you!
And this is about Spanish peoples disrespecting our president’s wife simply because they are black. I don’t see black people doing this. We don’t do it to ourselves nor to them.
..And if you "LOOK AROUND" after the election is stolen,you’ll see a line of "Spanish" being ‘duck walked’ back to wherever they came from.
And just who are your precious "white folk" that’s giving you that PASS but won’t give you a green card? HONEY BOO BOO CHILE nem’?
There’s a huge difference between Spanish and Mexican people, and I believe you speak of Mexicans.
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Spanish people from Spain do look white. Hispanics from all around the world due to Spanish invasion of native lands for profit do not look white. They are generally a mix of white, black, Indian and in some cases Chinese. I understand the point you are trying to make regarding how they perceive themselves. Also the Spanish Inquisition was not during the time frame of colonial conquest but in the 12th century and applied to conversion to Catholicism for Jews and Muslims.
The conversion to catholicism was a political maneuver to gain control over populations and lands/resources. Trust the Spanish didn’t give a hoot about God and religion. They were about owndership and eliminating their enemies and competition. Many a people have used religion as a front for something else. Plus catholics are the spawn of satan. The pope is the beast!
Spaniards are white/european. Mexicans on the other hand are not. I’m not trying to be nasty. I just thought that u should know. We all know that this is racist sattire when you compare Mrs Obamas position to that of an emancipated slave, but it is what it is. The white house shouldn’t even respond to this ignorance, the artist is obviously attention starved and hateful.
I think it’s totally offensive. If they wanted to portray her as the powerful, lovely woman that she is, then why didn’t they just put a regular picture of Mrs. Michelle Obama?? There is NO REASON for the reference to slavery! Yes we have come a long way thanks to our ancestors but let us not act like racism is totally gone! Slavery always has been and always will be a sensitive subject. There was nothing glamorous about that picture and just because you throw a comment in there that says “we mean it in a good way” does not make it ok.
I dont think any FLOTUS of any generation should be associated with famous nudes.
What was the point of the photo with a bare breast exposed?How do we, as black women of color, view this magazine’s blatant disrespect of another sister? Sad. Afro Latinas are black people and face some of the same discriminations that Black Americans face daily.Some of them do not like to identify with Black America, though.Oh, I forgot this is an election year,smh. So very typical.
I know some Dominicans who are dark and identify with their African heritage but will get hella mad at you if you call them African American because they view African Americans negatively and do not want to be associated with that. They will acknowledge that they are black but will not say they are African American, they are Dominican. Its not the color they are denying its the culture of AA.
I am amazed by the ignorance, Spaniards ARE white, they are European, pay attention in your history class…that is unless you are a drop out.
Um no honey boo boo chile. Spaniards are no more white than Russians are asian. Europe is a continent and does not wholly reflect its peoples. Case in point. Idris Elba. He is from England but that ninja sho nuff black and not white. Charlize Theron is from South Africa but that woman is not black. Spaniards are mutts. There is only a small percentage of them that can claim white. An example of a white Spaniard is actor Martin Sheen. An example of a non-white Spaniard is Penelope Cruz.
Get it right!
Why are you guys so surprise if you check Spanish history past and present you will see they still see us as slaves even the ones that are worse off than us if you all check you will see
same as italy. I went in 2007 and they still have black slaves (black faces,bodies and red lips/ sambo style)on display in some of their stores. It’s disgusting and reflects poorly on them as a people.
This is true! Italians have nerve because they have black in them especially the Sicilians. Lord, there are scicilians whom hair is more nappy than Bishop Desmond TuTu!
Evelyn Lazada pretty much has that attitude. But just a thought…isn’t it something how this pic is showing up all over the net? I think this is a political ploy. Just look at our discussion. This is going on on a lot of sites. Wonder if the origin of pic is legit and just who paid artist to put this out here. Maybe K&K? They get around, and "Amazon" just popped outta’ nowhere. There are more suspect webcrawlers than ever doing divisive shyt. Although they don’t even have to try on the Rose.
That is what I am saying….something is pretty fishy here.
That is very disrespectful.
Don`t get me wrong I love Latin people, and my last girlfriend was Puerto Rican. She was very light skinned black looking and her family was the same. I am a med brwn skinned man and her grandmother and father hated me because I was African American. They felt that they were better than blacks eventhough they basically came from a Third World Country. They couldn`t understand that the country that they are in which is America, Black people built. All the rich culture and music that they love, Black people made. When you look on tv and movies you see Black people everywhere. No latin rappers, One latin singer (J-Ho), and a couple of Latin models in this big city called NYC. Spanish people are all over NYC but they only let in a coulple of Latin in at a time in the industry. If you guys were all that, then where you at, oh yeah that right your on Telemundo. Stop gassing yourself up, you are not all that. The pRESIDENT OF THE United States is Black Barack Obama. First its Black, then second its white, third its Asian and fourth its Spanish……Think about it, u jus look pretty and good in bed,,,, stick to pornos what you are good at…
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I’m an artist and I think This is purely irresponsible and disrespectful. I painted a copy of the original slave painting because I thought it was well executed and it was one of the only portraits of a black person during that I could find during its time period. (I got so tired of painting white people).
Seeing my first lady replicated in this way totally makes me want to create an equal creative response though and send it to their magazine. I’d love to see the look on their faces if I were to paint one of their cherished figures heads on to a donkey.
you are even worse for telling us to compare each cover and give an opinion on them..WOWZERS! LOL
Come again? One is the magazine cover while the other is the original painting. Art is subject to interpretation, so there may be someone out there who feels it’s "artistic"… I am not one of them however.
They should replace Mrs. Obama face with Nene Leakes lol yall can hate me if yall want. IDGAF The Obama administration needs to handle this it’s beyond disrespectful.
Regardless, Michelle is still more powerful and well-respected than ANY woman in their country. I get sick and tired of black women always being the woman its okay to disrespect. Michelle is beautiful, accomplished, and married to the President. If i can find this magazine i’ll remember to pad my puppy’s kennel with it.
lmaooooo i like it!
This was DEFINITELY put out there to continue to devide the Black and Hispanic vote. I’ll bet anyone that Zimmerman’s trial will be held arouund October 30th. And watch to see even worse things will probably be put out there to create anger. They threw nuts at Black CNN camera woman at repub convention and yelled "this is how we feed the animals". They’re coming from behind those sheets and convincing Hispanics they can wear them for a vote.
versatile, that is true,but we don’t actually know who put the information out, really don’t.There are such people known as disinformation agents, they create drama-throw stones and hide dirty hands all the time.I kinda hate debates like this, because the culprit sitback down and look at the aftermath.So tired.We, the public, get sucked into mess everytime.
You are right. I think I’m on election overload. Withdrawal is gonna’ be a bytch for me, win or lose.