Vouge Editour-in-chief Anna Wintour Addresses lack of support for black talent

Posted on by Alexes Copeland

Anna Wintour, took full responsibility for the lack of diversity that has vogue has displayed to its creators and audience.

 What we know:

  • Anna Wintour sent out an emotional memo to staffers emotionally declaring her regret for vouge’s display of inequality. the letter stated, “I want to say plainly that I know Vogue has not found enough ways to elevate and give space to Black editors, writers, photographers, designers and other creators.” The editor-in-chief continued,“ We have made mistakes too, publishing images or stories that have been hurtful or intolerant. I take full responsibility for those mistakes…It can’t be easy to be a Black employee at Vogue, and there are too few of you. I know that it is not enough to say we will do better, but we will — and please know that I value your voices and responses as we move forward. I am listening and would like to hear your feedback and your advice if you would like to share either…I am proud of the content we have published on our site over these past few days but I also know that there is much more work to do. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch with me directly. I am arranging ways we can discuss these issues together candidly, but in the meantime, I welcome your thoughts or reactions.”
  • Wintour received some backlash after the memo was released to the public. Former co-worker André Leon Talley  responded to Wintour’s apology stating, “The statement came out of the space of white privilege. I want to say one thing: Dame Anna Wintour is a colonial broad, she’s a colonial dame (…) She’s part of an environment of colonialism,” he said. “She is entitled and I do not think she will ever let anything get in the way of her white privilege.” He concluded saying, “If you’re going to at least make a statement, name what your mistakes were and own up to it, dear. No apologies necessary, all we want is respect, that’s all we ever asked for,”
  • Influencers on twitter created the #vougechalleng to show Wintour their skills as minority creators. see some of their work below:

With so much talent blatantly present in the minority community, it is not hard to see why many weren’t excepting of Wintour’s statement.

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