New York Magazine puts half-naked Joe Biden, Donald Trump on cover, sparks outrage
New York magazine¡¯s latest Health Issue has invited heavy criticism online for showing US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in their underwear. The photoshopped image of the two candidates for the upcoming US Presidential election was featured on the cover of the July 15¨C28 Health Issue.
New York Magazine's cover
The cover photo is an illustration by Martin Schoeller and depicts the president and his predecessor standing side by side on sets of scales that suggest a medical exam.
"Catch up on our new Health Issue, featuring medical breakthroughs and scandals, plus one political convulsion: the President¡¯s seeming deterioration," New York Magazine said on social media while unveiling its latest edition.
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Unethical, body shaming...
However, the not-so-flattering image did not go down well with a large section of readers and people online who criticized it as being in poor taste and unethical.
¡°This is wildly disrespectful. Did both parties give consent?¡± asked one person. ¡°Isn¡¯t this body shaming?¡± another user pointed out. "What a disgusting decision to make this a cover. We can now point to the media's contribution to making the US a joke to the world," said another.
What NYM Editor said
After mounting criticism, Executive Editor Genevieve Smith explained that the idea was to address the health and age of the presidential candidates, particularly relevant in the midst of a presidential campaign and following a recent debate on these issues.
¡°We had already been thinking about how to address the fact that this health issue would drop in the middle of a presidential campaign, when the presidential debate put the health and age of the candidates in the center of the national conversation,¡± Smith noted.
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Joe Biden's health concerns
It should be noted that 81-year-old Biden and 78-year-old Trump are the oldest presidential candidates in the history of the US. Incumbent President Biden is the oldest person to hold the office so far.?
Ever since Biden announced his intention to run for office, there have been growing concerns about his failing health. Many in the Democratic Party have also urged him to stand down, something that Biden has declined to do.
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