Vogue Magazine sparked controversy over their April 2008 cover featuring Gisele Bundchen and LeBron James. Some people felt that the cover perpetuates racial stereotypes. The cover has also been likened to King Kong because of the stance that LeBron has in the photo. Others say that the photo is just a photo and should be left at that. Vogue's spokesperson, Patrick O'Connell said the magazine "sought to celebrate two superstars at the top of their game."

1. Magazine: Vogue
2. Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
3. Issue: April, 2008
4. LeBron James is the first African American male to grace cover

"What Klein and Roitfeld should know is that painting white people black for the entertainment of other white people is offensive in ways that stand entirely apart from cultural context." - Jezebel Jezebel.com

"It is neither imperialist or wrong to point out racist imagery, even if done in good fun. In a cruel twist, the commenter takes the victims of racism and imperialism and calls them the perpetrators. But both the photographers and French Vogue are aware of the problems of racism in Europe and the barriers black women face in the fashion industry." - Mark Sawyer for CNN http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/sawyer.blackface/index.html

"That fact is that the darkened shots are gorgeous and why should that be offensive?! True, maybe they could have cast a black model, but the spread is name LARA – it’s all about the model and her transformation from shot to shot. Honestly folks, there are better things to bitch and moan about. Yes, racism still exists and that sucks. But this spread is not it’s revelation. Instead, the ludicrous reaction is more disheartening." - TheFashionCult.comhttp://www.thefashioncult.com/2009/10/vogues-blackface-is-no-big-deal/