I came across this article from yahoo: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/vanity-fairs-quot-new-hollywood-quot-issue-completely-lacks-diversity-578862/
To give a quick overview, the writer of this article criticized the editors at Vanity Fair magazine for their most recent "Young Hollywood" issue. The cover shows several young, up-and-coming actresses who have recently found great success in their careers in the entertainment industry. However all of them are white and skinny. By now, most people are aware of how the media's portrayal of "beauty", i.e. being a size 2, is detrimental to millions of women around the world. But what about the lack of diversity being added to that issue? What message does that send to minority women in this country?
The question about the kind of message it sends is an interesting one. The message could be about the beauty ideals of the magazine, or about the beauty ideals of Hollywood. Is the magazine perpetuating these images? Or is it just portraying what it takes to be successful in Hollywood, and it is the Hollywood industry the one that lacks diversity? Either way, the images presented in the media influence the public and perpetuates stereotypes not only in the US, but in the rest of countries where the magazine is sold, where this beauty ideal might be even more unattainable for the average woman. For more on the discussion of this magazine cover, here are a couple of links:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/02/vanity-fair-criticized-for-lack-of-diversity-/1
http://www.examiner.com/x-27061-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2010m2d3-Vanity-Fairs-Racist-March-Hollywood-Magazine-Cover-Too-White-for-2010-Photo