Just when you thought Vice was mixing it up by hiding a BMW ad on the front cover, VOGUE steps into the ring with this:

I initially thought, “What’s the big deal? It’s LeBron and Gisele, two celebs fitter than fiddles. ‘Cept Gisele’s dress is kinda lame.” But then I read what the more critical eyes saw: “Others, however, see it as the embodiment of racial and sexual stereotypes, that it’s a depiction of an aggressive, black man in a King Kong-like pose, embracing a white woman, a Fay Wray-like ‘damsel in distress.’” Source

Oh. I guess I can see that now, too. But riddle me this: is it better to see the racial connotations and object, or to not see them at all?

Call ‘em a sell out but Vice just got paid either way. How so? Check the cover, son!

Like one-hit-wonder Five said 10 years ago, “Baby when the lights go out, I’ll show you what it’s all about…” BMW glow in the dark ad on the FRONT COVER! EFF WIT IT!!!!!!!

I like this lil feature much better than the fake pubes they put in one of the last issues. Those ended up on my favorite bar of triple milled Australian soap, thanks to my roommate. Hit him up on MySpace and tell him he’s a jerk! Here’s a trip down memory lane for you bubblegum lovahs: REAL TIMEEEE!