Tags: Kendall Jenner, Vogue
Vogue India decided to put Kendall Jenner on the cover of their last issue and people are NOT having it. For many, it would have been more valuable to see actual Indians on the cover — especially Indians that aren’t represented by mainstream media like Vogue.
Wasn't the point of #vogueindia to celebrate brown fashion and not slap a white woman on it's cover for an anniversary issue?
 — @vforvuckyou
Dark skinned south asian girls don't even get recognition but we got a WW on the cover. s/o my melanin goddesss, shineee bright #vogueindia
 — @r_immigrant
This is especially surprising given that Kendall’s been pretty problematic about Indian culture in the past.
Remember when Kendall spoke about how Indian food was so disgusting and now she's on the anniversary cover of #vogueindia #levels
 — @pinkhiigh
Kendall has been in the headlines a lot recently. From the Pepsi ad to this, now, she is usually let off the hook by media for the problematic ways she’s complicit in the actions of companies like Vogue and Pepsi. People on Twitter, however, are less forgiving.
Noticed #vogueindia trending. I though I'd help fix it. #KendallJenner #PEPSI
 — @OkAndrew
Vogue Arab first cover is Gigi Hadid while Vogue India 10th anniversary issue cover is Kendall Jenner
 — @glowzen
The shoot was a collaboration between Vogue India and Mario Testino, a fashion photographer. It signifies a deeper problem with Vogue India, a magazine that has previously done problematic pieces on the exploitation of labor in India by clothing companies abroad:
The magazine has also culturally appropriated Native American attire in their photoshoot with Alia Bhatt & Sidharth Malhotra for their March 2016 issue.
Source: Bharatbytes
When will the whitewashing end.