Michelle Obama appears on Spanish Magazine cover as topless slave
From online dispatches
The
cover of a Spanish magazine, on which Michelle Obama's face was
superimposed over a famous painting showing a half-nude female slave, has caused
an uproar, BuzzFeed.com has reported.
The
magazine, "Fuera de Serie," has come under heavy criticism for
alleged racism after using the cover for its August 2012 issue.
The
cover shows Obama sitting on a chair with one of her breasts exposed. There
is also an American flag in the image, different from the original
portrait.
The
original portrait was painted by French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist in 1800
after slavery had been abolished in France, and it is currently being
exhibited in Louvre Museum in Paris.
"Portrait d'une négresse"
