Meanwhile, On TumblR: Octavia Spencer Snubbed At The Newsstands

October 11th, 2012 by Andrea

By Andrea Plaid

I have to admit it: as much as I loved seeing Octavia Spencer giving some serious 60s retro sexiness on the cover of Elle,

I would’ve loved to see Elle give more women of color some love for their “Women In Hollywood” issue.

But then,

yoyomar responded:

And the last two Tumblizens speak for themselves:

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  • Lmanning

    This is complete and utter bullshit. Yet another example of institutionalized racism in the Magazine industry. When you have a woman of colour on a magazine that isn’t Beyonce or Rihanna only subscribers can see it, but when it’s on the new stands where many people passing by can see it’s yet another white woman. This is so annoying. It’s obvious that these secretly racist advertisers call the shots when it comes to these magazines. When they say jump the magazine editors say “how high”. This is so aggravating. Octavia looks beautiful on the cover. She deserves to be on the new stands where everyone can see, not only subscribers. Grow a Back bone ELLE MAGAZINE!!!!

  • Shirley

    Elle is ridiculous.She’s beautiful, but she’s black. That’s the reason.

  • ashley

    This was the best cover at of ALL of them!!! Seriously, I love this cover. They missed a great opportunity here.