These editors and editor in chief weren’t around back then.

Why should they have to? There’s nothing dishonest or glorifying about the picture they chose. It’s a truthful depiction of the subject. If you think he looks dreamy, that’s on you.;

What people are used to is their problem. Putting the subject of your main article on the cover of a magazine is pretty standard stuff.

I guess white plastic Lego hair runs in the family.

Your memory servers you poorly. They acknowledged the controversy, but Dodai Stewart specifically defended the magazine’s decision. Unless a journalists opinions are specifically called out as their own it’s not unreasonable to take them as the publication’s editorial stance on an issue. When that stance is…

Freedom of the press is important...

They didn’t “make him” look like anything. They used an unaltered social media photo, the same one that circulated around via a bunch of different news outlets.

So did a bunch of different news outlets.

They didn’t “make him” look like anything. They pointedly did not alter the image in any way. They simply used the same image most other publications were using at the time, because it was the one available.

Then why not put some of the victims on the cover if they want to be a “serious” news magazine?

Why should they? That was a legitimate news story.

If Jez had no problem with the Boston Bomber’s picture being on Rolling Stone (and he’s not even a musician) then I don’t see why this one would be an issue.

The only thing I’m a victim of is being subjected to your idiocy. I’m white. I’m not the one with society’s boot on my neck.

Yeah, that’s what ignorant white folks like you generally think.

Another? I’m a white guy, just like you. That’s how I know you’re so full of shit.

I’ll tell you the same thing I tell the homeopath nutjobs: “natural” is not the same thing as “healthy.” Nature is fucked up, violent, and chaotic. in nature, organisms rarely die of old age; they die violent, painful, agonizing deaths. Nature is not aspirational. It’s not meant to be a role model for civilization.…

Nice try, whitey.

Is this thing with the porgs going to be a running gag at io9? Because if it is, I’m going to have to stop coming to this site. This movie is still 2 months away and I’m already sick to death of these little fuckers.

No, she’s mostly bad, and worse, she’s condescending. These people are reaching out for help. Have some fucking empathy.

You don’t seem to know what “trivial” or “context” mean.