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A bad pun or a bad idea?

Written by Carla on December 15, 2009 — Leave a Comment

An update today at Publishers Weekly:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6711692
(I find the specific criticism of this image really surprising and unfounded. Poor Lauren Kelly—is the image itself—nevermind the headline—really that disturbing? I thought it was witty and stunning, and it’s always great to see the work of black photographers on the cover of anything, frankly. Are Afros and [...]

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