Tuesday 28 August 2012

Spanish magazine puts Michelle Obama's head on a portrait of topless slave


  • Magazine digitally altered French portrait of a slave woman from 1800 so that the First Lady's face appears on the nude subject's body

The editors may have had a different message in mind given the historical context of the particular painting, but that sentiment was overlooked by online viewers who found the composite offensive and racist.
Out of context: The article reportedly praises Mrs Obama's popularity, but the painting, titled Portrait d'une négresse, was originally meant as a symbol of women's freedom after slavery was abolished in France in the late 18th centuryControversial: A Spanish magazine digitally altered a French portrait of a slave to include the First Lady's face

A Spanish magazine landed themselves in the middle of a racial controversy over a Photoshopped picture of First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of their latest issue.
The picture places Mrs Obama's face in a 1800 portrait of a slave with an exposed breast, and Magazine de Fuera de Serie likely knew the image was going to stir up controversy.
The editors may have had a different message in mind given the historical context of the particular painting, but that sentiment was overlooked by online viewers who found the composite offensive and racist.

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