It was a dream come true for reality TV star Kim Kardashian as she covered the April issue of Vogue magazine alongside her fiance, Kanye West.
This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath! 🙌🙏 http://t.co/0pCAs27GLl
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 21, 2014
Kardashian and West’s cover of Vogue has inspired a flood of backlash on Twitter today, where fashion influencers and everyday people are weighing in.
Many longtime Vogue subscribers are expressing how they feel ‘betrayed’ by the magazine’s staff, including editor Anna Wintour, for highlighting a reality star like Kardashian.
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The social media platform is also host to criticisms that question Ms Kardashian’s relevance among Vogue readers.
Famous Hollywood actress and producer, Sarah Michelle Gellar has urged her fans to boycott US Vogue after Kim Kardashian was put on the cover.
Well……I guess I'm canceling my Vogue subscription. Who is with me???
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) March 21, 2014
Other readers expressed their disappointment on twitter:
https://twitter.com/akacharleswade/status/447062354182684672
https://twitter.com/akacharleswade/status/447059614962823168
WHY is Kim Kardashian on the cover of Vogue?! #NO
— Katie (@katieincolumbus) March 21, 2014
Does Kim kardashian really appeal to the Vogue America readership I meannn
— Esi (@esildn) March 21, 2014
Kim Kardashian is only on the cover of Vogue because Kanye knows Anna Wintour
— Cad 🦕 (@MonsterGrillz) March 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/LiamCalderone/status/447057068605054976
I hope Vogue has the worst sales ever with this issue & they learn to never put that undeserving bitch anywhere near the magazine ever again
— a.g. cock (@mattywattyboy) March 21, 2014
I'm gonna buy the Kanye and Kim Vogue issue just so I can burn it.
— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) March 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheFashionLaw/status/447054518522351616
https://twitter.com/TheFashionLaw/status/447052533802881024
