I’m happy for Jenn, DAMN I wish Beyonce wasn’t even in the damn movie maybe her fans wouldn’t bash..I ‘m sure it is not Beyonce’s life goal to be on the cover of Vogue Ya’ll act like she was never on a damn magazine cover or she never won anything before. She (Bee) was the second Black woman on Vanity Fair and I think the first on Cosmo so SIT DOWN and let others get a chance to do something. Jenn’s cd is coming out this Fall so be sure to go cop it. That is all.

But yo don’t be mad because Beyonce’ hype is over and everybody know the deal is.She don’t deserve this cover what the hell did she do?But Jhud’s hype about to run out too.By the time she come out with the album Im gone forget about her doing a movie.

^^^^PEOPLE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT Destiny’s Child AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENNED EXACTLY .

YALL DON”T RAISE HELL WHEN ALL THOSE WHITE CHICKS WHO HAVE ONLY BEEN IN ONE MOVIE ARE ON THE COVER OF VOGUE SO LIKE I SAID SIT THE F DOWN

I KNOW SHE IS GONNA LAST CUZ LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BRING HER DOWN ALREADY__YALL ACT LIKE WE ACT&UALLY HAVE A LOT OF NEWCOMERS WITH TALENT UMMM NOOO> IT IS RARE FOR PEOPLE LIKE HER AND FANTASIA TO COME OUT B/C THEY DON”T HAVE THE HOLLYWOOD LOOKS PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TRYING TO TEAR THEM DOWN B/C OF IT BUT DON”T TEAR THEM DOWN FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE CASSIE WITH NO TALENT, SHE JUST AROUND FOR HER LOOKS>

I’m not shocked she got the cover Andre Leon Talley I believe is her stylist so she got the hookup

What I’m worried about with her is how Hollywood is building her up high to tear her down so she better have fun with it now cause I see a train wreck happening soon.

Look at how everyone got tired of Beyonce come on you can’t believe she’s getting all this attention because she deserves it I saw the movie it was okay but Jennifer Holiday set the bar pretty high and all she had to do was come pretty close to the original. The reason I believe she’s getting all this attn is to smack Beyonce in the face I think people like seeing her down. Poor B

This is my first comment EVER and I just had to say something. There’s a lot of people on here who kill me. Jennifer is only the third AA woman EVER to be on the cover of Vogue. We should be embracing this not putting her down. No, the pictures are not glamour shots, but she is still killing the cover. Stop being so damn critical and worry about other things, like the poor educational system in black communities. If only we spent half the time we do analyzing Bee and Jen, doing more productive things, we wouldn’t be nearly as behind as we are

Congrats Jen!!

TIRED OF BS…I wouldn’t worry about either of those ladies. They are both making mad money right now. I’m sure they could care less about our struggles. Save your sympathy for those that need it.

That cover is AWFUL!

THIS PICS SHOULD GO IN THE WTF FILES
THESE ARE THE MOST UNFLATTERING PICS I HAVE EVER SEEN,TAKEN OF SUCH A BEUATIFUL WOMAN
—BAD MAKE-UP..BAD WIG..NO JEWELRY
WAS THIS A PROFESSIONAL SHOOT??
WHO DO YOU BLAME??…VOGUE?NO…THE PHOTOGRAPHER?NO…J.HUD?YES!!

49, Thanks for posting that link!! Who can forget the gorgeous Beverly Johnson?
And whatever happened to Karen Alexander and Kara Young–I miss their faces. They were true glamour.

I meant #149– Great Link!

DAMN i just dont understand how people can be so negative! This is a very great thing for Jennifer, so what if the pics arent the best thing in the world? the point is she is on there.

Neither of them are the Dixie Chicks…..but I’m glad for Jen…..pics are different so I like

I don’t know where Jennifer will be a year from now(hopefully she’ll have some longevity in this fickle industry), but I know she is lavishing in the “NOW.” This is her time to shine and I am soooo proud of her. While these photos could’ve been a lot better (actually they aren’t all that bad to me), I’m just proud that she is representing. She has mad talent and her singing is truly a breathe of fresh air.

Go on, girl!

some of you people are sooo cruel. she doesnt deserve to be on the cover of vogue? Excuse me but this lady can sing beyonce out of a room. she has the best voice in the music industry at the moment and to some extent she is one of the best vocalists the music industry has seen in a looooong time (since whitney, mariah, celine and arguably even aretha). as a newcomer, she put every experience actress/actor/musician in Dreamgirls to shame, she blew me away. so YES she does deserve to be on the cover of vogue.

Instead of bringing her down we should accredit her for the talent and effort shes put in to achieve such a remarkable status.

WTF she looks so skinny on the cover WTF

SHE KINDA LOOKS LIKE OPRAH

Bouncy Beyonce behaving badly:
http://www.hollywoodrag.c...ating_on_jennifer_hudson/

Right, let me have my say…

Congrats to Jennifer Hudson getting the front cover of Vogue. Buuuuutttt… that front cover is so DRY! I know loads of you are saying ‘oh she’s got the cover, so we should be happy.’ But what’s the point of getting the limelight if it DOESN’T SHOW YOU AT YOUR BEST?

I don’t think it’s a racial thing, more of a size thing. Considering how incredible Angelina Jolie’s pics were (WOW!), Vogue could’ve done a better job. But b/c she didn’t do an Oprah (why did she lose all that weight? She could BUY Vogue if she wanted!!) they deliberately gave her unflattering photos.

im getting sick of this chick

I didn’t have the time to look through all the comments to see if anyone posted this link, but Clay Cane has a post outlining the different Black women that have graced Vogue covers alone:

http://claycane.blogspot....7/02/hudson-on-vogue.html

Its good to see black women “period” in entertainment doing their thing” ! I just wish that they would cease with all the backbiting, cattyiness and envy . Everyone has their time to shine.Right now its hers. The big hype with Jennifer Hudson is that shes by hollwood terms a NOBODY WHO BECAME SOMEBODY overnight.
I mean she competed on American Idol, a reality “talent show ” and even made to be a part of the final 7 I think! However she did NOT win.After her American Idol loss ,most people forgot about her, and didnt hear much from her. She auditions for and lands role of Effie in Dream Girls. She plays the role of a singer done wrong by the industry,hergroup mates, manager,etc and she still comes on in top! There is always a certain victory in being labeled teh “undergod” and coming out on top! People feel for her role, and they loved her in the movie. She could always sing,but it took her getting this Dream girls role , for someone to actually Offer her a recording contract! “Clive Davis is smart and a very good judge of talent though ,always has been” . This movie was supposed to be Beyonces big breakout movie, that secured her place in acting,but it turned out to be the introduction of a new star. The hype with Jennifer Hudson is that prior to doign Dream Girls she had never acted ,not on tv, the movies, her room,lol nowhere .She was not an established actress,nor was she an established singer! She didnt have a record deal, only her experince on American idol,and singign on a Disnet Cruis ship and her family funeral parlor for funerals. Yet she managed to get a co starring role along side other already well seasoned ,experienced ,respected actor/songers(Beyonce, Eddie Murphey,Jaime Fox) ! She managed to capture the hearts and support of people everywhere because shes a newcomer,and sang and acted really well.She was the least experienced , but held her own, even going on to win both a Golden Globe,and SAG award and to be nominated for an Oscar for her role.She has to feel like shes dreaming. There are well respected and experienced actresses and actors who have never won SAG and Golden Globe awards. People are amazed at this real life rag to riches story.

I did a little research and found Beverly Johnson was NOT the first AA woman on the cover of Vogue, as I had thought. It was this woman:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donyale_Luna
http://stealstyle.blogspo...ashback-donyale-luna.html
http://groups.msn.com/Min...adMod60s/donyaleluna.msnw

Agree with #63.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA………ALL THE HYPE FOR THIS!!!!!THESE R THE MOST UNFLATTERING PICS OF JHUD,DAMN THESE R SOME AWFUL PICS.HOPEFULLY SHE’S ABLE TO SELL THEM ISSUES COZ THEM MAINSTREAM HIGH FASHION READERS CAN TURN THEIR NOSE UP ON THIS HOT MESS COVER.THIS JUST SHOW JHUD IS NOT PHOTOGENIC.AT LEAST HER ESSENCE COVER IS WAY BETTER THAN THIS!

@6-pure ignorance.

why did they pic that photo? all three are not flattering at all. the piano pic makes her look lazy and the 3rd one just got to much saggin goin on. the cover is just not pretty, the mouth wide open is a mess and the lines in the face is a mes. That photographer needs to get her ass fired.

I know I’m buying that Vogue magazine. Bout time another sista is on the cover. I love Jen and she looks FAB. I’m with #113 I’m sick of all that complaning and not celebrating. Alot of white woman pose exacty like this too you know. Now I do agree they could of did better photos of her. But it’s done so.

Any why in the hell are ya’ll making a dispute over her and beyonce. One has the right to shine as much as the other. Jennifer might be hollywoods next top actress, beyonce a singer. Are ya’ll trying to say that there’s not enough room for two black female stars? If theres room for every white female stars then it should be alot of room for every back female actress, singer or model.

They sat that girl up, they know there wrong for that shit. This is Vogue and these have to be the ugliest, most low budget pictures I’ve ever seen. Her mouth is open it’s not flattering at all.

This should have been Beyonce’s cover. Jennifer is a nobody. Beyonce made Dreamgirls the success that it is. Nobody went to see that movie because of Jennifer Hudson it is all about Beyonce as it should be.

these pics r SO unflattering, beyonce would have nailed this shoot. hopefully jhud can sell this issue,coz this might be her last time on it,y’all know how mainstream america is.

SMH @ all the Beyonce “fans” coming in here to rag on Jennifer yet they have 9 heart attacks and 3 strokes when the slightest negative word is uttered about their God. If Jennifer is a nobody and won’t be here tomorrow, why waste a minute talking about her? Obviously she got you a little shook if you have to tear her down. I mean, that IS what you all say when someone is “hating” on Beyonce, right? I’m convinced some of these posters are just saying silly stuff to stir the post up because no one can honestly be that obsessed. Kill the comparison shit. It’s getting old. Beyonce and Jennifer have no beef so stop trying to create something out of nothing.

To all those who said she wouldn’t make the cover…..HA! In your face! and Up Yours!! (went back to my elementary school days with that one LOL)

Anyway, I am proud of her because I knew she could do it! But these photos are hideous. But I understand why they came out the way they did, Matthew’s cousin was the editor.

I know alot of Bey stan’s really hate the fact that Jen made the cover and she didn’t. It’s okay. I am holding a class at 7:00 where we can all talk about it and vent out cause I’m tired of reading these vile a$$ posts.

^^ Foxy you stay riding Beyonce’s clit.
this aint even about her, why is her name in your mouth?

ok jennifer is a beautiful woman, however i cant understand either why they decided to use those pictures. they gotta b on sumthin

I hear alot of people in general say that they are tired of Beyonce…but I get the feeling that alot of people in Hollywood are over her as well..and who better for them to replace her with than the so-to-speak chubby, frumpy, American Idol chick that’s starring beside her in Dreamgirls…They had this planned from the get go…and then they go and top it all off by offering her the cover of Vogue…i guess beyonce and daddy knowles plan to bombard the public with beyonce’s presence has backfired. It was a dumb plan to begin with cause in the end all of you is a bunch of people routing for you to fail just so you can get the hell outta everyone’s face for a second. It is overload and overkill. Now they are ushering in Jennifer Hudson. Bye Beyonce. But this chick wont go without a fight. Good luck with that.

^^Waiting for #183 to tell #185 that this thread ain’t about Beyonce.

#181- Tanna, Add to that 5 titty attacks, lol!

To whoever said Jen is getting all she can out of her 15 minutes of fame: a Golden Globe, Oscar nomination, and Vogue cover do not equal 15 minutes. Those are major accomplishments that some people strive to obtain for YEARS and still never achieve. Recognize. That’s not 15 minutes, those are the hallmarks of staying power. Hudson just happens to be blessed enough to have achieved them at the beginning of her career rather than the end. Hopefully she hasn’t peaked.

Who brought SWSNBN up?
179, great support calling her a nobody, yet she is on the cover of Vouge.

i don’t like the cover or the photos at all. I bet if they had Beyonce on the cover the cover and the pictures would be WAY better than this. Let’s be real now Vouge, set your game up

LOL. I heard only two other black sister got the cover of this magazine ( that’s a shame in itself ) but to let JHUD go out like that is crazy. The cover is weak. She has taken better pics than that. Makes the acomplishment seems small after seeing these pics.

THEY NEED TO REDO THAT SHIT REAL QUICK THAT’S A HOT ASS MESS. JHUD NEEDS TO TAKE SOME NOTES FROM BEYONCE.

134 what makes you think we cannot protest about this cover AND protest about deeper social issues? emailing Vogue takes 2 minutes out my day–that is surely not taking time out of my life to deal with larger problems.

any time ANYthing offends me, I will protest it. As Black people, we have to understand that any injustice of any sort should be fought.

mostly, it is the principle of the matter–stereotypical images of black women are perpetuated throughout the media; and I’m NOT accepting a VOGUE handout and be pleased with any ol’ picture. J-Hud has taken gorgeous photos that are straight up candids. What are they really tryna do? They need to display her as beautifully as they do anyone else and it is not okay say we should just be happy with it. otherwise, we’ll dismiss everything as trivial and not fight for anything. which, really, is the state of black people today.

DAMN THAT FIRST PICTURE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME. THERE ARE A LOT OF JHUD STANS IN HERE READY FOR PEOPLE TO SAY SOMETHING BAD.

I don’t think Vogue made her look bad purposefully. No magazine would do something to sabotage their sales, that would be counter-productive. I’m not saying they couldn’t have selected a better photo, but I don’t think it’s some grand conspiracy either.

I’m very surprised at how bad these are. Jennifer’s Giant and Essence covers were better. What’s even more surprising is that this is supposedly a high fashion magazine, and that the photographer is world renown Annie Leibowitz. Like someone said, I could have easily seen this in Vibe. And its not like Vogue does this to every black woman who has been are their cover. I remember how beautiful Oprah’s cover was. It was a big deal even when Oprah landed the cover because my mom bought it. Her pictures were very well done and I was expecting the same thing for Jennifer.

And I Am Telling You that’s a HAM. OOOOH GIRL THEY DID A NUMBER ON YOU. YOU LOOK A MESS ON THAT COVER CLOSE THAT MOUTH AND BACK THAT FOREHEAD UP.

SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS ABOUT 50+ YEARS OLD. REDO BOO

You just can’t please Black people!!!

The cover looks fine. Who cares anyway…she’s only the 3rd black woman(excluding models) to appear on the cover of a magazine that DOES NOT celebrate black beauty?!?!? And ya’ll are complaining???

At least she ain’t on the cover with an Aunt Jemima rag around her head, they didn’t jack her up like Vibe did Mary J’s cover last year, and she ain’t half naked like some video ho!!!

And it IS Vogue’s biggest issue. It’s their annual power issue and it’s one of the biggest of the year.

Yeah, I don’t like that cover. She looks nice on that piano though.

Jen HAS looked better but congrats to her anyway

I see the sad sad fans of youknowwho are ALREADY hating…within the fisrt 6 posts. Sad indeed

Go JHud. Continue making history baby

I want to respond to no. 7Qtpie1978,
As a photographer myself, I actually don’t think it’s an intentional pun to make Jennifer look bad, but I do think it’s a white perspective of how they see us. They don’t see what black people the way we see ourselves. As a child i grew up being teased by my fellow african american classmates and even my bro and sister about my “big lips”, and I’ve never really come to terms with that, yet, in this photo you can clearly see that the emphasis is on her mouth fully gaping open and showing her with a with so flattering expression. After all, Annie Liebowitz is white and she’s used to photographing white women who are paying dearly to have their lips pumped full of collagen to make them fuller. Also her pose on the piano, is a typical wafe model pose that’s commonly used in Vogue Magazine….I’ve seen many nice shots of J on these blogs so I know they could’ve done better.

EWWWWWWW! THAT’S NASTY! THAT’S REAL NASTY! THAT REAL REAL NASTY! BABY GIRL YOU NEED TO GET ON THEM FOR PUTTING THAT AS A COVER. THIS MUST BE A NEW SEASON OF PUNK’D BECAUSE DAMN *ASHTIN* YOU GOT HER AND US. THEY PLAYED HER BIG TIME.

YES YES YES! IM SPEECHLESS. AND THAT’S NOT IN THE GOOD WAY

THAT’S A HOT HOLY ASS MESS. I THINK THEY DID HER WRONG. THAT FRONT COVER LOOKS LIKE A JOKE.

THIS IS NOT HOT AT ALL. THAT IS NOT GOOD LOOK FOR JENNIFER. DID SHE HAVE A SAY IN THE SELECTING OF THE PHOTOS. BECAUSE THAT’S UGLY

they should have given the cover to mary j blige,thats achieved way more than jhud.bottomline beyonce or no beyonce, these pics of jhud is so Hideous!!!! JHUD WATCH OUT, THEY R TRYING TO BUILD U UP AND THEN TEAR U DOWN!!

Contrary to popular belief Hudson is NOT the first black singer to appear on the cover of Vogue–Mel B. from the Spice Girls graced the cover in January of 1998

This cover is wrong and inappropriate. VOGUE did this as insult. Her mouth is all open as if to suggest she is hungry for fried chicken or about to blow out some soul rendering negro spiritual or as if to show off her DSLs.

JHud has taken much better pictures, but instead they chose these unflattering Aunt Jemima reminiscent ones. How dare they.

THIS HAS TO BE THE WORST COVER IN THE HISTORY OF VOGUE. I KNOW YALL DONT CARE FOR BEYONCE BUT SHE CAN TAKE A TIP FROM BEYONCE.

I, for one am very excited about these pics, and I am not going to get into some conspiracy theory about the headlines and/or whether the pics are good enough. Anna Wintour is KNOWN for not wanting to work with women above a size four and add to the fact that only 5 Black women have graced that cover in its HISTORY! I am giving a standing ovation right now. And I will get that issue as soon as it hits stands!

And besides, every freakin Spring Fashion edition of every magazine on stands says “Our Biggest Spring Issue Ever” if you read fashion mags on the regular you’d know that that is pretty standard jargon to get people to buy the magazine. So please, don’t fret.

I’m really happy for her! I just can’t believe that the “powers-that-be” thought this was the best cover option. I guess the more I look at the picture, the more I like it, though. She does look happy, at least.

171. Why Lawd said:
——————————————————————————–

I didn’t have the time to look through all the comments to see if anyone posted this link, but Clay Cane has a post outlining the different Black women that have graced Vogue covers alone:

http://claycane.blogspot&...7/02/hudson-on-vogue.html
__________
Thanks for the link.

Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson for ALL of her recent achievements.

Looking at past covers of Vogue, especially these with the sisters, make Jennifer’s cover a little suspect.

I mean, every other one that has been done over the years has been very “different” than this one with Jennifer.

Just, check it out then….Think About It.

I know the pictures may not be as glamorous as what we expected. But what I can say is this Vogue has been in business for years and has only featured a few “African American” women on the magazine cover. So to see Jennifer, or any other “African American” women on the cover would be enough for me to “show some love” and to give them “props” whether I like the individual or not. Go girl!!!!

Good for her.

I agree with #96 and #177 ya’ll should be ashame of yourselves for making competition out of her and beyonce or any black woman. And I’m so glad to see her on Vogue, but not like this. J.Hud poses very pretty on the red carpet and other magazines. So, why the hell vogue have her posing like she’s hungry. Most of the other women including the few blacks ones posed glamaerous. I’m not feeling the other two pictures either.

THEY CAN KEEP THOSE PICTURES AND THAT WEAK ASS MAGAZINE. AND FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN THREE OR FOUR BLACK WOMEN ON THIS COVER THAT IS KIND OF A ACOMMPLISHMENT AND ITS KIND OF NOT BECAUSE THAT MEANS MOST OF US ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. IF I WERE BLACK AND A CELEB I WOULDNT DO IT.

YALL KNOW YALL DONT READ THAT SHITTY ASS MAGAZINE ANYWAY WE NEED TO STAY TRUE TO EBONY, JET, ESSENCE AND OTHER BLACK OWNED MAGAZINES.

I agree w/ #199

Personally, I like the cover because it looks she is doing exactly what she should be doing and that is having the time of her f**king life. She looks happy. And I don’t care what anyone else says, these covers are amazing. I’m glad Jennifer is getting her shine. She hasn’t even won the Oscar yet and she’s on the cover and she didn’t lose weight to be on the cover. That is an accomplishment in itself. And everyone has different opinions. This is understandable but you all know she’s pretty much owning everyone at the moment.

@217 You are right to a point but hey the pictures are a concept and she could have chosen to turn it down, but she didn’t.

@218 I agree

Fuck Vogue…yall give white people too much credit! And for those of you that are emailing Anna Wintour about blacks being on her magazine is only going to make us look even ignorant than they already think we are!

Why not celebrate her being on a Black magazine….whats so special about her being on Vogue?? Jhud is not going to make money off of you dummies that are going to but it! VOGUE IS!

Thats whats wrong with yall now….waiting for Whitey to validate you!

Stupid Motherfuckers = Most Black People!

Yes@ 217………………….Tell these naive assholes on here the truth! I swear my people are never going to get it together and the rest of society knows this! So they will continue to play most of us!

Fuck Grammy’s Fuck Oscar……Why not get excited for NAACP Image Awards…celebrate amongst your own!

Jennifer has a great platform right now. I think people are envious because everything happened so fast, which is rare for a black woman in this game. She’s not a trained actress. And Dreamgirls wasn’t the best movie, but Jennifer did a wonderful job in the role.
I like the cover, it a VOGUE actress cover, it stops you at the newsstand, it stands out. Jennifer is on Essence right how, so which one would I choose to buy? The fun one, not the typical one.

And yes like someone mentioned, she’s working with Andre Leon Talley, ok that’s your reason why she’s on the cover and she the so called “it” girl. So let her have her moments and accolades. I just wish J Hud had a clear understanding of what was happening, I wish she can stand up there on Oscar night and accept her award on behalf of Diana Ross, who received nothing for Lady Sings the Blues, that’s acting!!!

black star power jhud on vogue beyonce on sport illustrated swimsuite issue cover. coming out this month

Fuck Vogue…yall give white people too much credit! And for those of you that are emailing Anna Wintour about blacks being on her magazine is only going to make us look even ignorant than they already think we are!