
Homosexual magazine Out gets a lot of shit for not putting more gays on the cover. (The latest Neil Patrick Harris cover being an exception.) There is, however, the worthwhile argument that there aren't enough high-profile gays with projects to promote to choose from every month, which means gay-friendly heteros get slapped on the cover instead. (There's also the argument a magazine like Out could raise the standings of under-the-radar gays to create more high-profile homos to feature.)
But a magazine like Vibe doesn't really have that problem. Black celebrities may be ignored by the tabloids, but there are — and this may shock some of you — tons of them. America (that's white America) knows the big ones, like Beyonce and Tyler Perry. Jill Marie Jones? Not so much. But they are the gods and goddesses of black entertainment.
So what happens when a white guy tries to infiltrate the system? Pop star crooner and white person Robin Thicke, who is married to the insatiable black actress Paula Patton, found out: CONTINUED »