Jennifer Lawrence Vogue Cover Scorned by Breitbart Editor

Jennifer Lawrence's Vogue cover was scorned on Twitter by a Breitbart editor as an attack on conservatives and the nation's current immigration debate.

Entertainment Weekly said Breitbart finance and economic editor John Carney took offense after Vogue posted a shot of its new cover with the Academy Award-winning actress in a long, red dress with the Statue of Liberty in the background.

The September issue has arrived! #AnnieLeibovitz photographed #JenniferLawrence for one of her four covers in honor of our 125th anniversary. See all four in the link in our bio, and pick up your copy of the magazine on @amazon. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, styled by @tonnegood. #Vogue125

A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on Aug 9, 2017 at 5:02am PDT

While there was no mention of politics on the cover, Carney suggested in a tweet that he saw a subtle attack.

We're going to have to create a full #MAGA shadow cultural industry because the Opposition Media can't even do fashion without attacking us pic.twitter.com/NRPf2JUfsy

— John Carney (@carney) August 10, 2017

Entertainment Weekly said Carney explained in a follow-up Twitter post, which has since been deleted, that he believed the cover was "clearly an allusion to our current immigration debate, taking the #poemlaw side."

The #poemlaw hashtag refers to a White House briefing debate between President Donald Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller and CNN's Jim Acosta about immigration and the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty, Entertainment Weekly noted.

Some scoffed at the notion that the Vogue cover was quietly political or an attack on conservatives.

Just a thought, but maybe if you're triggered by the Statue of Liberty the United States of America is not the right place for you.

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 10, 2017

wasn't this one of Breitbart's prestige hires? Have to imagine he's kidding here ... https://t.co/xXKVTHy8Q0

— Sara Morrison (@SaraMorrison) August 10, 2017

Seriously, if you're worried about symbols being co-opted by one side or another, the remedy is to use the symbol everywhere, not to cede it

— Ellen Clair Lamb (@ECLamb) August 10, 2017

The Daily Beast said Vogue's cover is usually "labored and obsessed" over for months before shooting, and the September cover was shot in June, according to Zara Rahim, Vogue's director of communications.

Carney tweeted that the furor over his comment proves he had a point.

The reaction by leftists to my criticism of Vogue's cover is all the proof you need about its political content.

— John Carney (@carney) August 10, 2017

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