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White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« on: August 09, 2010, 11:05:40 AM »
What a crock, we all know that only white people are racists..........    8)

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AN Australian woman has made American magazine history - and sparked a storm of protest - by becoming the first white fashion director of iconic black lifestyle publication Essence.
The hiring of Elliana Placas in the role - after a 40-year history of having an African American as fashion director - has been met with a vicious reaction from both readers and industry identities.

Essence, dubbed the ultimate fashion and lifestyle magazine for black women, has been slammed for the decision, with the magazine's former fashion editor, Michaela Angela Davis, launching an attack against Ms Placas' hiring.

"It is with a heavy, heavy, heart I have learned that Essence magazine has engaged a white fashion director," Ms Davis wrote.

"This hurts, literally, spiritually. If there were balance in the industry, if we didn't have a history of being ignored and disrespected, if more mainstream fashion media included people of colour before the ONE magazine dedicated to black women 'diversified', it would feel different."

Ms Davis' comments resulted in fierce debate online and news organisations across the US have picked up the story.

Ms Placas' resume is impressive since moving to the US from Australia, working on a mix of mass-selling American publications including 0: The Oprah Magazine, Us Weekly, New York, More and Life & Style.

Essence editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray defended the hiring of the Australian, telling the New York Post she understood "this issue has struck an emotional chord with our audience" but explained Ms Placas was hired after working on the magazine on a freelance basis for six months.

Ms Burt-Murray said Ms Placas showed "creativity", "vision" and "enthusiasm and respect for the audience and our brand" while the reader response to her work had been positive.

But several African-American commentators accused the magazine of robbing a black woman of a rare job in fashion media by hiring Ms Placas.

"The fashion industry at large is a very hard place to be if you have a black or a brown face," Style consultant Najwa Moses said.

"Essence is the one place we think, 'Oh, if I keep moving up in my career, I might make it there'."
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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2010, 03:15:04 AM »
Quote from: sledgemeister on August 09, 2010, 11:05:40 AM
What a crock, we all know that only white people are racists..........    8)

h ttp://www.news.com.au/business/business-smarts/white-aussie-woman-sparks-racial-fury-by-winning-job-at-black-magazine/story-e6frfm9r-1225900827636


That's right.......................



Does this mean I have a chance to write for Ebony/JET now??

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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2010, 06:22:41 AM »
what ever happened to the right person for the job... 


lol look what happened when you vote in the wrong president   :o

as I said the right person for the job  hehe....  ;D
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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2010, 07:48:18 AM »
Quote from: philw on August 10, 2010, 06:22:41 AM
what ever happened to the right person for the job... 


lol look what happened when you vote in the wrong president   :o

as I said the right person for the job  hehe....  ;D

That all fine UNLESS you are DISCRIMINATING against a protected minority!   ::)
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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2010, 11:21:46 AM »
No, you are all wrong.
They like to be discriminated against, they used to sing when they were picking cotton, when was the last time you heard a black singing in a factory ?
Them Dems told them, "We know the pickaninnies can't compete with whites, so we'll set lower standards for you", And blacks have been keeping them in office ever since they passed the Affirmative Action bill.
If the Republicans brought back lynching, they might never lose another election.
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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2010, 01:20:53 PM »
Once again, racism rears it's ugly head in America.  Scuse me, but until there's a United Caucasian College Fund, White Entertainment Television, a National Association For The Advancement of White People, or an Essence For White Women, kindly sit down and STFU.


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Re: White Aussie woman sparks racial fury - by winning job at black magazine
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2010, 03:47:17 PM »
Quote from: tt11758 on August 10, 2010, 01:20:53 PM
Once again, racism rears it's ugly head in America.  Scuse me, but until there's a United Caucasian College Fund, White Entertainment Television, a National Association For The Advancement of White People, or an Essence For White Women, kindly sit down and STFU.


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**can tar & feathering be brought back also?** ::)
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