InTouch's Bruce Jenner Photoshop job was all kinds of weird http://t.co/2bBdfYke9Y pic.twitter.com/BaBc9eIRKu
— Page Six (@PageSix) January 15, 2015
Controversy rages over the tabloid InTouch Weekly‘s cover shot of Bruce Jenner, that was poorly Photoshopped to make him look like a woman, under the headline, “My Life as a Woman.”
“The reaction on social media and in regular media has been equal parts indignation and revulsion,” according to a report by USA Today.
“It’s the transgender equivalent of blackface,” declared Howard Bragman, vice chairman of Reputation.com, who helped manage the PR for, among others, Chastity Bono’s transition from female to Chaz Bono.
“It is offensive, unacceptable and transphobic,” he added, taking to Twitter to fume.
“Magazines fight for attention and they’re certainly getting that,” Bragman said. “I do not believe in the concept of attention at any price.”
This is the transgender version of 'blackface.' It is offensive, unacceptable and transphobic.@IAMBruceJenner… http://t.co/sqRKkcpRqM
— Howard Bragman (@HowardBragman) January 15, 2015
The cover came under fire from others, such as GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis, who posted a statement on the civil-rights group’s website.
"This nonsense has to end." @intouchweekly http://t.co/krHgP6ZlUf
— Sarah Kate Ellis (@sarahkateellis) January 15, 2015
"In Touch" crossed the line with this horrible Photoshop of Bruce Jenner: http://t.co/VlTThlxrp2 pic.twitter.com/zhS7DJyxUW
— Complex (@ComplexMag) January 15, 2015
InTouch Weekly seemed to be attempting to deflect some of the criticism with a tweet of their own:
Bruce Jenner's transformation: #FamilyGuy called it first! See for yourself: http://t.co/FsNLTXk1HU pic.twitter.com/5peXwabgr9
— In Touch Weekly (@intouchweekly) January 15, 2015
You can watch a news clip, below from USA Today.
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