I stand corrected about the tint, then. Point conceded

The tint I described was about shading it like an Instagram photo. It's not just a blank white white. The background at least is tinted.

...no? It isn't? I just think that saying that the offense people are taking is that he's white is a huge leap.

I never said that. However, I believe that at this point, neither of us is going to agree. We can respect each other's opinions. I definitely don't think you're an idiot or making New England look dumb for your opinion. Agree to disagree.

Um, no, the point about the tint is that they chose an Instagram-like background to make him look more "rockstar-esque"

Ever since I saw a photo of Karlie Kloss that had to be photoshopped to make her look un-emaciated I lost interest. She cannot be lauded as a role model or supermodel when she really looks like this:

No, I am saying that putting a selfie of him on the cover looking like the second coming of Bob Dylan instead of, say, a photo of him being led to the courtroom, is offensive.

I agree, I'm from a Texas public school and we had one girl go to an ivy-in like 5 years. It is definitely rare

The Rolling Stone cover is by and large reserved for celebrities and rock stars. Do you fail to see how different this cover is than a Time or Newsweek cover?

I think the issue lies in the tinting of the cover and the tagline.

I definitely agree with that, I wasn't disagreeing with any of those points-most of the people he goes to school with are, in some way, more privileged than the rest of society. I just had to make the point that families aren't going into debt sending their kids to Harvard. Going into debt trying to get INTO Harvard,…

I understand that, and I completely agree with you that hiding from monsters simply makes them stronger. The problem, for me, at least, is how the cover was constructed.

So, right over your head, then, is where that went? Osama bin Laden was not glamorized. Glamorized being the key word here, obviously. Not the word cover.

I do not think it looks like a mugshot. I am not expressing a "stupid or ignorant" opinion. It is quite rude to imply that just because I happen to disagree with you that I am making an entire region look stupid.

I understand this. The problem is the treatment of the person in question.

I think the outcry in this particular case stems from the magazine in question and the way they made this cover. Like someone said earlier, it's not like Rolling Stone is Time Magazine or the New York Times. James Holmes wasn't put on the cover of Rolling Stone looking like the second coming of Bob Dylan.

For the record, putting a glamorized photo of Osama bin Laden on the cover of a magazine WOULD be tasteless.

I have no issue with his picture being a news article. I do have a huge problem with putting this guy's picture, glamorized and tinted to make him look like a rock star, on the cover.

I do have to jump in here and say that Ivies have the best financial aid in the nation. If you can get in there, you WILL be given the financial resources to go there. My boyfriend goes to Harvard and is from a far from privileged background.

Yes!