Wow can’t wait to see the article.

Ummm I am going to need them all to keep their clothes on. Not that they are not attractive ladies but give me a break with the whole….get naked to embrace your inner self crap, or to get others to appreciate their own bodies. Its just some freaky photographer and editors thinking up ways to push the envelope. I dont need to see anyones naked behind to appreciate my own body lets knock it off and call it what it is….a naked photo shoot…nothing more nothing less.

It’s nothing wrong with nakeness……especially Gabrielle Union….I’m get my copy

I agree with Truth Hurts…..but I am still interested in seeing the layout.
Jill size 16?

GET IT JILL

Tippy, I thought the same thing too…

What did they do to my girl Jill’s hair..??

Go Jill…I love both of them.

Both ladies look stunning,but Jill(who I love) her facial expressions looks as if she wanted to say hurry up and get the shot,I’m NOT feeling this!

Beautiful pics

LOL @2

U r sooo right.

>>>>>Love Jill, but why does her hair look so terrible? Seriously!

Well have to give all 5 ladies credit for the shoot! It was refreshing to see “WOMEN”, posing naked with GRACE & CLASS for a good cause.

Too often, we see women with their ass cheeks and breasts all exposed, and legs spread wide open, all greased up or wet up in some “barely there at all” bikini…on the front cover of some mens magazine at the local news stands. Its becoming overdone! In my opinion.

This is very refreshing, for the women to do their thing in the ALLURE magazine.

Bout time. go Jill

You kno they use PhotoShop Extended CS3 on Jill Scott right lol……

WHY USE PHOTOSHOP LIKE THAT ON JILL SCOTT

I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t need to see another naked woman to feel good about my body…

I think seeing another woman who is successful, ambitious, talented, spiritually connected, and beautiful is just as empowering and inspirational. They’re feeding into the same stigma that they are tryin to eradicate. I think this takes women backwards, not forward. Successful and confident men don’t have to get nude on a cover to inspire others and neither should women…

Jill Scott and Gabriel already inspired me so I don’t understand why this is necessary. Some people just need to see a counselor and talk to Jesus for their self esteem issues, point blank…

What does being NUDE have to do with finding your INNER SELF? PALEEZ! !
These women are just marketing their career…let’s be real here. Everybody wants to be the FIRST to do something these days…at any cost.

Poor jill. While extremly intelligent, shes still in denile. She is soooooo not a size 16. Maybe a size 26. Embrace that Jilly then try to make a profound statement.

I agree with truth hurts, Trailblazer, and Prettyyoungthang.

I give them credit for not showing their private parts but still…why must we as women always get naked, or be almost naked, to feel beautiful? It’s nothing but an excuse for them to get naked. You should feel good about yourself regardless…

Y’all know good and well had it been BEYONCE (yeah I said it) y’all would be singing a different tune. Yes ok artistic nude….right…..aren’t we OVERSATURATED with naked chicks pics, whether artistic or not? I mean, Jill has to sell records, Gabrielle needs hollywood gigs, that’s the only reason why they pose nude, to get some attention. This kind of photoshoot has nothing to do with inner self/love of self. All the struggles our elders went through to stop our gender from being objectified, and these chicks are using lame excuses to get naked behind a camera. Do you ever see male R&B singers and actors going naked talking about “Yeah I love myself that’s why I do this”? Please. That’s the thing women of the industry to when they feel they don’t have any other option.

In that picture, Jill kinda looks like the ogre Princess Fiona in Shrek….real talk

^^ That’s the thing women of the industry “DO” when they feel they don’t have any other option.

Oh VICKED I wasn’t speaking to you I was correcting my own post lol. Sorry

hmmm…

Its cool lullaby….but you know i wonder, why does gabrielle union stoop so low? She has talent and class. This is most disapointing.

i agree with what everyone has to say but I also think it maybe liberating for a size “16″ woman to be nude in a magazine i mean besides Tocarra (who by no means is plus size) who else do we see who has a roll or 2 nude in ANY magazine?? high fashion, men, etc… us curvy girls don’t get magazine love at all so i do think it was neccessary just not the get nekkid 2 get in touch with u kind of way

co-sign with #2

They just wanna get naked in a so called “classy” way. Booooooooooooooo!

I’ve tried looking at the pic from different angles, but I’m soory Jill still looks like Princess Fiona from Shrek to me. Sorry Marv

Angie Harmon reminds me of Nicole Brown Simpson and her sister (the one with the black hair). Also, women can appreciate their bodies with their clothes on. I thought that Gabrielle Union was doing this shoot to reassure women who have been raped that they can still love their bodies and themselves but I was wrong.

>>>>Ok why did gabby run and work out for this? I’m not hating on the pics but
>>>>they are all boring. They just look dull. I think black women are tired of seeing
>>>>any black women semi-naked in ANY shape or form which is both good and >>>sad.

I see you Jill Scott getting buckee naked…I ain’t mad, but while you telling the big girls to embrace their size-tell them to embrace the right size clothes. Walking around here wearing a medium knowing they’re an XXL. I don’t wanna see no ass crack or your thong (I blame Sisqo)

Big girls >>>>>>>>>

…….no comment

Gabs is always so weavealicious.

Wow… Like Erykah Badu said, to get it in the business you gotta be buck naked with some glitter and a beeper….

Why is it necessary at all?

This is not about self esteem or being comfortable in your body… the only way for a woman to feel good about her body, is to look in the mirror and LOVE what she sees. Looking at Jill on Gabrielle don’t have a damn thing to do with your body, because it ain’t your body.

When you love yourself — you don’t need a picture of anyone else to validate you.

LMAO @ 33 you ain’t lying

Okay my question is what is the big fuss about them being naked you can’t see anything anyways lol. Why do women have a problem with other women choosing to sell sex? If that is what they want than why do we have to be judgmental on other women’s life choices and morals? How did Gabby and Jill stoop so low when you can’t see anything? Just saying…

I dont see what the big deal is, women pose naked all the time in contemporary society. its good that the magazine used women of different races & sizes instead of the usual stick thin blonde naked in a mag. At least theyre representing that beautiful women come in different sizes, colours, shades etc, most magz dont take such an approach to photoshoots.

I understand why Jill did it to show that as a larger women she can feel comfortable being nude and embrace her size, (though she does look quite bad. The pose was not good, her face looks weird and her hair is a mess).

@38 Black is beautiful,

I think the issue with a lot of women is that we are tired of being looked at as just sexual objects - we are worth more than our butts, breasts and what’s between our legs. I think that’s what the issue is. It appears that some women validate their worth based on her body.

Now as far as I’m concerned, what a grown woman does with her own body is completely her business. I may not agree with it or like it, but hey, I’m not buying the magazine.

if this was another artist, she would be crucified fuh posing NAKED in a magazine.

jill scott looks like she doin that ho shit, appearin butt naked. Wat a classy lady!

so many hypocrites in this world, say somethin but do somethin different.

jill scott, ONE OF THE TALENTED ARTISTS OF TODAY, is BUTT ASS NAKED to sell RECORDS.

LMAO @ J.Lewis!!!

Personally, I love it…its very artistic and done in good taste.

I love Jill Scott the artist, but Jill Scott the model needs to keep her clothes on.

Nobody wants to see obese women, naked in a magazine…Even if they are photoshopped to hell.

#41 I feel what u are saying…but its a difference between doing something in good taste and just showing your azz (examples: King mag…Smooth mag…anything with a chick in thong lingerie bent over showing all of what her mama gave her…you get the point).

@lullaby,

i sing ur tune, if this was beyonce, rihanna, ashanti, cassie, keyshia cole or ciara, these hypocrites would be crucifyin them sayin they butt naked to sell records.

@44,

i get ur point but still it is HYPOCRISY to the highest degree. butt naked in king mag or in vogue, it is still butt nakedness.

JILL SCOTT IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL. I WOULD LOVE TO FUCK THE SHIT OUT OF HER!!

OK.. the pics are straight.. and yes I think I am one who is just tired of seeing black women naked PERIOD.

But Gabby’s pic.. is her leg photoshopped horribly?? Look at the right leg, why is the crease b/w her thigh and abdomen look like that? The shadow looks weird.. like they photoshopped a different leg in or something!

why do women believe cuz u got naked its low? it was done in good taste , u can barely see anything. yal need to group the fuck up

and gabby and jill are fine as hell

You know they use PhotoShop Extended CS3 on Jill Scott right lol

Too much. I think that more of Jill could have been shown more tastefully. They got Gabrielle looking nice and you can use her. However, with Jill, the pic is so photoshopped to tone down her thickness. The pose Jill is doing is so awkward that you can’t see the beauty of her thickness. It’s unfortunately that society is still prejudice to plus sized women. I think Jill’s picture would have been better if she was lying down and covering her breasts. That would have been a beautiful pic with the leaves draped around her.

If you tired of nakedness don’t click on it.Apparently some have “body issues.” Nobody is forcing you to look.It said NUDE on the title, some of you can’t read or something?Black folks stay getting shit twisted though.All women in this industry is selling sex, get over it.Beyonce, Ashanti,Rihanna all of them are selling sex.How is this selling sex though?I can see if they were shaking their ass and weave all over the place.Are you selling sex when you jumping in the bed every night switching up guys?

smh at women making their selfs CHEAP these days………..

@ 40 SassyT

I get your point but Black women are not the only race of women that pose nude. All women by their own decision poses nude.

To everyone:

My personal opinion I feel that women in general complain too much about women posing nude. We got women on here that don’t like video vixens but post comments every time of them being hoes and keeping them relevant or they use the colorism issue saying they don’t never have any dark skin women in the video but be the same ones complaining about women being the video and how degrading it is. It might look grotesque to you but that woman obviously doesn’t have a problem with it. Another issue I would like to touch to on is that women like to play favoritism on what is exceptable of selling sex. Prime example would be entertainers. Janet, Beyonce, Madonna, Mariah might get passes, however, video vixens don’t? Video vixens or model vixens sell sex because they are pin up girls. They make their money temporarily showing skin and some do have other plans outside of modeling. I feel like showing skin is showing skin no matter who does it. If you are a person who gives exceptions then you might be prejudice because of your strong distaste of video vixens.

My thing is I feel women give exceptions to women who sell sex PERIOD. Some women are more subtle or extreme than others but the bottom line is being in the industry you have to sell a sex appeal it is to enhance a sexual fantasy because many of us humans are sexual beings. I feel that women are less open of discussing sex without being judgmental.

I myself don’t have an issue with it because it doesn’t affect me I still get respect from men regardless of the celebrity women who sell sex.

My last question for the ladies is would you have a problem if fine ass Idris or any celebrity man that you find attractive was naked? My guess no because we women have sexual fantasies whether you admit or not like the men do about Beyonce lol

@ NONE OF UR BIZNIZ, we are on the same page, I agree with all you said.

MORE BLACK WOMEN NAKED!?! UGH!

I THINK THE ENTIRE WORLD IS SICK OF SEEING BLACK WOMENS BREAST, HIPS, AND ASS! WHAT A LOUSY WAY TO MAKE A HEAVIER WEIGHTED WOMEN FEEL SPECIAL ABOUT HER SIZE?

WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE IS THIS? NOW I REALLY WILL CONTINUE WITH MY CLUB HIATUS BECAUSE I AM NOT LOOKING AT BIG, BLACK NAKED WOMEN POUNCING AROUND TO USHER’S ” LOVE IN THIS CLUB” IN ORDER TO BUILD UP THEIR SELF-ESTEEEM!!!! I DONT CARE HOW GRACEFUL THE PICTURES LOOK, NAKED IS NAKED IS NAKED.

JILL SCOTT I AM VERY SURPRISED AT YOU!? DONT EVEN TAKE IT THERE….KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE GOOD MUSIC. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM GABRIELLE UNION, BUT NOT FROM YOU!

you all are missing the point, its not raunchy, its ABOUT BEING COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN, IT’S ABOUT SELF-ESTEEM.

HOW BOUT U BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOURSELVES, CHICS ON HERE ARE SO HYPOCRITICAL, I BET YOU AREN’T ANGELS IN YOUR OWN LIVES.

IM SO OVER YALL HOLIER THAN THOU ATTITUDES.

LOVING Jill for this.

@ 56, Listen, yes it is damn raunchy the way Gabrielle and Jill are posing in those pictures- they are naked!

Being Naked is raunchy-period! Do you go to work naked? Alright then. Please. Nakedness in its entirety is unacceptable at any given time. And what a women does behind closed doors is not being broadcasted to the world on a media platform so what are you talking about?

It wouldn’t be a bother to most women of color on this blog to see these women naked, if we didnt already have to see so many black women naked on every commerical outlet there is…radio, tv, magazine etc. 24/7. Please.

It is so sickening how people still try to play down how exploited black women are. “oh, its just a picture, it’s tasteful” Shut the hell up with that bullshit. It’s not tasteful, its gross. And women of color need to be concerned with how they are perceived, for the sake of their daughters. Look at the images the world is bombarded with everyday with naked black women.

-Flavor of Love
-I love New York
-BET
-MTV

ENOUGH FUCKING SAID. ALL YOU NAKED BITCHES BUY SOME DAMN CLOTHES.

i still say jill looks like Princess fiona from Shrek

#53, you took the words right out of my mouth. People don’t realize that the target audience for Allure Magazine is VERY DIFFERENT from Smooth, Playboy, King or Maxim magazines.
I wonder, would most of these hypocrits on here be complaining if this was a shoot for Essence Magazine? So let me get this straight, a female celebrity will get props for being in their forties and posing nude or semi nude in a mag for men, but you will look down on the next female that poses nude (classy) in a magazine for women?

“its ABOUT BEING COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN,” -#56

Yeah, I think there are some black women who need to learn how to be comfortable in clothes….it’s very apparent to the whole damn universe that black women are comfortable in just their bare “skin”.

LOL@59

finally Gabrielle Union naked

@53 Black is Beautiful,

I absolutely understand that black women aren’t the only ones posing nude. Color was not an issue with me. As far as Idris is concerned, he doesn’t even appeal to me so I can’t answer that question.

My take is, to each his/her own. We all have to be accountable for what we do. If a woman wants to display her body, more power to her. My personal opinion is that my body is not for sale. I believe my body is precious so why sell it or give it away. Again, I preface this by saying this is my opinion and what someone else does is THEIR business.

These pictures are tasteful compared to some other’s I’ve seen. Everyone has a moral system and that’s how we live our lives. If someone wants to be a video vixen, strip, pose nude, etc., that has nothing at all to do with me.

lol 59

I love Jill but that picture of her is not the business

@ 58

I feel ya but um? again you are pushing your personal morals down other women’s life decisions. Nope I have a plan and that’s not posing nude however it is a job here in America. It’s call the modeling industry or the entertainment industry. They give people what they want and get paid. It’s not downplaying it it’s taking it for what it is but I respect your opinion.

@ 64

I agree and that’s not what I strive to be neither but hey we just let people do what they do because like yous said everything you do does have consequences and posing does have it’s pros and cons you just have to decide what you can tolerate the embarrassment of your family or having money, being the life of the party life with celebrity friends lol. Some usually go for the pros. However I stopped complaining and focused on my life goals instead of criticizing others (not that I’m saying you were) we pretty much agree lol

@66, I cosign 100%

First of all, some of you chicks sound real backwards. But thank you for respecting my opinion BSB.

Since when did wearing clothes become a damn moral? Where does it say in the bible, “thou shall where clothes” ? lol…. Wearing clothes is normal, its not a moral.

Listen, all you black naked hoes do you, Im just saying, I had enough of black naked bitches, that all.

Peace.

wowww they look stunning. always love jill and gabriel but they look exquisite!

I know it was stanking in there with all that fat ass hanging! Especially jill big ass sweating ass thighs.

i kinda agree #2

they made jill look horrible, look at that head!

Now Jill is my girl…but i wasnt feeling the pic….Its looks like they were trying to hide her body in the pic rather than embrace it. There is nothing wrong with being a size 16, 20, or a 26 as long as u always carry yourself nicely. There are plenty of plus sized women who have taken tasteful nude pics..but unfortunately they didnt capture the “real” with this one. And I have to agree with what someone else said one of Gabrielle Union’s legs does look funny.

These pics were done in a very classy way. Both ladies looks beautiful.

#68

What’s “normal” to you might not be normal to other people. So by you insisting that women where clothes because its not right..means you’re shoving your morals down people’s throat.

Also if being naked was a bad thing God would have made Adam and Eve wear clothes from the get go..I don’t see anything wrong with a woman being naked. As long as she isn’t in the magazine spread eagle with her coochie all out because I don’t want to see it. If it’s done with taste there shouldn’t be a problem..i.e. these photos, Garcielle B playboy spread.

wear*

@15 T2W

The used Photoshop on all of them.

Gabrielle looks sooooooooooo pretty in that pic but Jill Scott is just naturally gorgeous and it doesn’t make sense to me that they didn’t give her the “big hair”…I saw clips of the photoshoot and they gave everyone big hair, even the white women and extensions out the ***…so I just don’t get why Jill’s own hair is blowing in the wind…unless, they just know Jill is real like that… I’m thinking she didn’t get big hair because she’s bigger…they probably associated her with the adjectives dowdy and conservative…which just means: “you’re big and naturally inured to covering up.” Her photo sends a message that runs counter to the purpose of the shoot…empowerment, right? She looks insular and self-conscious.

the white women had*

If sex sells, where are the platinum plaques of :

Christina Milian
Amerie
Brooke Valentine
Rihanna (let’s be real, she don’t sell nothing)
Monica - when she started it
Brandy - when she started it
Ashanti (it works once, she got lucky)
Kelly Rowland
Toni Braxton
Mya
Cassie
Nicole Scherzinger
Teairra Mari
Nivea
Shawnna
Khia
Jackie-O

People say this just cause that’s what everyone says, while Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Corrine Bailey Rae, Mary J and Leona Lewis are selling mad records with no G-String on cameras. Beyonce is one of the exceptions to the rule because her talent is UNDENIABLE. You have one or two other ones, but the vast majority of them FLOPPPP!!! Stop believing the HYPE. Truth is sex used to sell cause it was a “rebellious” statement back then, it was shocking, it was revolutionary, that’s why Madonna or Lil Kim shined, but today people are UNIMPRESSED because everybody does it. This why music ain’t selling like it used to, downloading isn’t to blame, otherwise Alicia or Mary J wouldn’t be selling. Too much sex killed it. It’s boring. It’s everywhere and in every video. Too easy. Oh and besides one or two exceptions, “Gansta Rap” with its “bitches and video hoes” ain’t selling NOTHING. Common and Kanye are way more consistent and will last longer than most of these studio pimps.

Yeah right… if sex sells…….then class prevails. LMAO!

#79 (”Yeah Right”) …………can’t agree with you more

@YEAH RIGHT, Toni Braxton sold MILLIONS apart from her last two albums. Shes been selling sex from the start (even though shes amazingly talented, and does it tastefully!). Her problem was that she was a bad business woman (bankruptcy, that mess switching labels, etc) and lack of promotion. She still wears revealing outfits and is still managing to pull sell out crowds in Vegas.

Lil’ Kim’s gimmick ran out YEARS ago. Dont nobody wanna hear female rappers anyway. Her success is based more on her image and reputation, not so much her record sales.

They better work, I am glad they are having sisters rep in the mag and two that I love tremendously for their talent and beauty. Its a GREAT day!

UMMM THERES A REASON WHY BIG WOMEN ARENT NAKED IN MAGAZINES. A WOMANS NAKED BODY SHOULDNT BE CELEBRATED BY THE WORLD PERIOD. REGARDLESS OF SIZE. YOUR MAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SHOULD CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR EYES OF COURSE. I WOULD NEVER POSE NAKED….WITH ALL THESE PERVERTS AND SICK MINDED PPL IN THIS WORLD. IF THE WORLD WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT HAD NO EVIL OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE NO SHAME IN IT.

@ 81, yeah but her talent is UNDENIABLE like Beyonce, but she don’t sell no more today. And about Kim I said “shineDDDD” cause she doesn’t sell anymore either. Like I said, most sex-selling chicks actually don’t sell today. When you compare those who sell sex combined VS those who don’t combined, those who don’t sell sex outsell those who do. Many artist that aren’t exposed are good selling artists. It’s the same for men. Most men selling sex are nowhere, besides exceptions like Usher and Justin who actually don’t do “too much”. Marques Houston or Ray J etc are flops. While Anthony Hamilton or Lyfe Jennings are platinum selling artists.

Boy looka here, we all know that gabriel is bad, but ms jill scott can get….WOOO WOOOO!!!

I think that was a great idea! But Jilly aint no 16! Loves her, but come on…..
And why is she always in a jacked up shifty azz wig???

I would take that thick Jill Scott out of the forest for real. I love her body.

Note to Allure: “MOVE THE DAMN FIGS FROM IN FRONT OF JILL’S TWAT, FOR CRYIN’ OUT LOUD!!!”

I think both women are beautiful, although I hate Jill’s hair. I just wanted to
comment that this is an annual issue– they do it every year. Kelly Rowland
posed a couple of years back. It is for self-awareness, but also I think of a
charity (I can’t remember). Posing nude and celebrating the human body has
been an art form for centruies, and this is continuing that tradition. I see
nothing wrong with how this is done. Second, for everyone who thinks Jill
isn’t a size 16–I just saw her in concert March 25—baby girl has lost MAD
weight. She walked out and everyone around me was like, “Jill look GOOD,
she has shed a lot!” They might have smoothed out some things, but she is
definitely alot slimmer than she’s been in the past.

Ya’ll love to hate by any means necessary. I think this was an artistic endeavor. For the artistically challenged, they wouldn’t get it. Being brave enough to show your body and be comfortable is a good thing. I don’t think these ladies would condone being naked in real life or walking around outside naked or half naked. It’s for the picture.

Whoever said “you don’t see male celebrities doing this for self esteem”, truth is they don’t have to. Men don’t have to be any particular size to get a part in a film or to get a bunch of pretty women. Men aren’t overly criticized about their bodies, women are because of hating ass other women and men who will only date a size zero, and of coarse the gay kids.

Most Of the People On here Are ignorant And Rude! People Saying they are just trying to get attention and Stripped down to Nothing is where People Started and Being Naked And Happy with yourself is part of Loving you as a whole Some of you On here Can not Looking In the Mirror naked and Not Find a flaw and Complain About it Many Probably Will Not look in the mirror after you get out the shower so Please Don’t try to turn Everything into a Publicity Stunt Be Happy Someone Is Will to Do Something alot of are afraid to do
SO STOP HATING!!!
And Take It For What its meant to be

They look wack.

[pumpin fist] hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate!!!

how many of you would’ve actually done that? honestly?!

i’ll wait…

thank you #90.

I am truly proud of Jill!

Beyonce’ exception to the rule, LOL she kind of started it all with this generation of music.I didn’t know Monica and Brandy sold sex, would that include Aaliyah in the mix?Nobody is exception to the rule.Trust you might think Kanye is all goody goody, sure he is not.

Get em ladies!!!

Um Jill isnt this the thing you were trying to steer young women against when you went on that rampage against the video chicks at the essence festival? And I dont give a damn about it being artistic, you aint getting a pass because its a womens magazine and next time, make sure they dont have you like a wilderbeast in the next spread im just saying…

Would y’all MFs with the negative comments shut up!?
This ain’t the first time Gabrielle Union posed nude. She was also nude in a book by photographer Marc Baptiste called “Marc Baptiste Nudes.” I’m interested in seeing Jill in the nude. Yes, I said it! Motherfuckers get all over-sensitive about nudity these days! It’s going to be done tastefully!! If they want to be nude, that’s their choice!

BEAUTIFUL. TASTEFUL. LOVELY.

Jill’s photo is airbrushed like a mu.. How is that suppose to make someone feel good? We ALL could be photoshopped. She is 10X bigger than that. This is a dumb topic. I like Jill for her singing, not her looks. I’m not a fan a Gabs to begin with. I think they could have took way better pictures of Jill.

No she is not bigger than that. Jill has big boobs, but lost alot of weight.

Are yall kidding me? Whats the problem they look beautiful! I think the ones complaining obviously got issues with themselves.

jill’s covered hiding behind some leaves come on i wanna see jill’sd whole package give us some backshots jill wanna see whast you working work. gabrielle does indeed show more but we seen her nude in the past.

Well REALISTIC I guess women need to take notes from men since men keep ruling this world without having to always use their bodies for it, and realize that you don’t have to use your body to “empower” you cause it doesn’t define who you are. Just how many times with Gabby have to do this to feel better about herself because this isn’t the first time? I say go seek a psychiatrist if you still haven’t found inner love after all this time. And just because some people don’t like it does mean that they “hate”. People just have different opinions, nobody called them hoes or ugly.

Jill’s hair looks a mess, and I’m sure that face she’s makin was not the goal, lol.

P.S.: I love the way VICKIED spelled “denial,” lol!

@ 96 anonymiss……Beyonce is one of the exceptions to the rules as far as “sex that sells” these days, cause very few do, whoever started it isn’t what im concerned with. And Brandy’s “Afrodisiac” video and KING mag spread? Monica’s last album cover and video for “Dozen Roses”? Come on nah.

Lookin good sistahs.

BULLS*** they kno da TRUE reason y they getting naked iz becuse they WANT MORE PUBLICITY…stop tryna hide da fact wit all da B.S ..we all kno dat in diz industry u have 2 either
1: give pussy..or
2: get nude..

Come off it with those “I don’t have to do (fill in supposed taboo act here) to feel good, etc., etc. rah, rah”

You were born naked, you originally were never supposed to KNOW you were naked and in your Nu Life (TM), I highly doubt Levis, Baby Phat, Victoria’s Secret or Fruit of the Loom will even be a factor.

Clothes equals evil. You can hide guns, knives, razor blades and, the most evil of them all - MONEY, in them.

That’s the problem with you humans now - swear up and down everything that seems sane is actually the product of years of blindness.

Jill wouldn’t make it out the house effin with me!

Meant to say –>

That’s the problem with you humans now - swear up and down everything that seems sane is gospel when it actually is the product of years of blindness.

i just fell in love with jill scott…..omg..i’d love to kiss her naked body

#2 pretty much summed it up for me

YOU BETTA REPRESENT MISS JILL

All of the ladies looked lovely. Go Jill for representing the thick ones

Why is everyone acting like a 16 is a size 2!!! Jill has big breasts so that makes her look bigger than she is regardless of what size she is. Plus as someone else stated, she has lost weight on WDIGM, she’d purposely gained weight back that was lost before the movie and my guess would be that she’s taken that back off.

I’m not a fan of nudity outside of being before your husband/wife or doctor:) But that’s crazy that she’s being made out to be this amazon when she could easily be a 16 as she stated and you’d be a fool to say you are knowing people will critique you regardless of what you say or do.

I think the pics are pretty.

I’m just glad they didn’t airbrush Jilly’s tig ol’ bitties. Not all chesticles are built the same. I, for one, am proud of mine. Glad she’s proud of hers, too.

Swing d’em bitches, Jill-O!

Jill, noooooooooo! She looks like she’s posing for a really bad soft porn cover or really bad 70s magazine ad for tampons. They stuck her behind some weeds and airbrushed the hell out of her body so you couldn’t even tell it was hers….it probably isn’t.

Allure is not the mag to showcase big, beautiful bodies.

At a size 18 and 5′2 myself, I can look at Jill Scott and tell she is MUCH bigger than me, so the size 16 thing is laughable(I can see her being more like a size 22). Even Queen Latifah is a 18 like me and she’s smaller than Jill Scott…I’m glad she had the guts to do this shoot, tho…

I would love to see Jill Scott, I think she is very attractive. G. Union you are sexy also but I would love to see the size 16 woman.

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Jill Scott looks like a size 16. Stop trying to bring another woman down. Have you seen what a women who is a size 26 looks like? Have you seen Jill Scott in person? If you did, you clearly would not have made that comment. She is not as heavy as you may think. Obviously she is not as small as most women in the entertainment industry, but she is not as heavyset as you believe. Jill Scott is no where near a size 26.

I’m happy to see them do tasteful nude photos. There is nothing wrong with nudity or being sexy, the only problem is when it is used to exploit people and it is the only image you are given. However, this is not the case here. There is nothing wrong with tasteful nudity, and there is certainly not anything wrong with using these types of photos to sell magazines. That’s the whole purpose - to convey ideas and publish pictures and ads that people will want to read and see so that they will purchase your magazine. Even if what they are saying about embracing yourself and all of that other stuff is a gimmick to sell magazines, so what? They are magazine company, which means they sell magazines. This is far more tasteful than the pin up type of photos that are found in XXL, Maxim, and other magazines that include pictures of women.

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You talk about respect and all of this, but your last line is “all you naked bitches buy some damn clothes.” You are clearly hypocritical. They are tastefully nude in a magazine and you say they are perpetuating stereotypes, however, you just called some women “bitches.” Before you look at other people’s so called wrongs, you need to take a hard look at yourself. Your response alone reveals your lack of respect for yourself and other women so how dare you even comment.

Why are you so angry? Even if you do not agree with nudity, why are you so mad? It seems like you have some other issues going on that you project onto other women. Women like you really annoy me because you profess to be the know-alls of proper behavior, but do not show a modicum of respect or dignity. Stop looking at other people’s supposed shortcomings and turn the mirror towards yourself.

Lastly, we all know how negatively Black women’s sexuality has been portrayed in the media. We all know that Black women’s bodies have put on display for the world to see in the most offensive manners. However, this does not mean that every single time a Black women shows her body it is wrong. It’s not what is being shown, it’s the manner by which it is done. So although there are many times when Black women’s bodies are put on display for the world in a way that is sexually offensive, this does not mean that every time you see a Black women’s body portrayed sexually that she is perpetuating negative stereotypes. If you believe that, then you are no better than the people who put Black women’s bodies on negative display because you have embraced the idea that our bodies automatically promote hyper-sexuality.

I love it, Gabrielle is nice but too skinny for my taste. But Jill Scott is freakin’ HOT.
But the trees are in the way!

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu betta get it jill.show em that thick is it!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD FOR JILL SCOTT. SHE MADE A TELLING POINT THAT YOU CAN BE SEXY AND BEAUTIFUL AT ANY AGE AND SIZE!

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Wow, I can’t believe all the drama created by these pictures. The whole point of this is to embrace female beauty in ALL of its forms. And it’s not just black women that participated in this shoot, so please drop the BS. Yes, sex appeal is the most powerful propaganda used in today’s media. Let’s look outside of the entertainment industry for a moment and take a look at the commercials that we all take for granted. With or without clothing, sex sells. If it didn’t, why would there be a modeling industry, and why would the criterion to succeed in such an industry be set a such high standards. Brava to these ladies, who are saying, ‘you can love me or hate me for it, but this is me as God intended, and I love it.”

Yes, sometimes I get sick of all of the nudity as well, especially for women of color who seem to be born into this world with two strikes against them. All of this aside, don’t waste your time complaining now unless you are offended every time a female entertainer comes out in stilettos, bra top and skirt just barely covering her goodies as well. Also, yes, it is more prevalent in the female population, but male sex sells as well. Didn’t D’Angelo shoot the video for Untitled in the nude? Were you complaining then and crying sexism? Every time a rapper of singer takes his shirt off and gyrates on stage, are we disgusted by the blunt display of sexuality? I think not. So love the pictures or hate them, but ladies, please don’t commit yourselves to this double standard of what is and isn’t appropriate that so many of you claim to hate yourselves.

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