Vogue’s 125th anniversary September issue features cover shots of Jennifer Lawrence done by four powerhouse photographers, including one of Lawrence in a red satin dress, on a boat, staring resolutely away form the Statue of Liberty and scowling, shot by Annie Leibovitz. The accompanying text reads, “American Beauty: Jennifer Lawrence on love, liberty, and the freedom to be herself.” It’s purposefully vague, suggesting little more than girl-next-door approachability and a champagne toast to patriotism.
Or, if you’re Breitbart’s finance and economics editor, John Carney, maybe you see a cryptic message from the liberal media that goes a little something like “fuck your freedom, let’s have a debate about immigration.”
Allow me to explain. On Thursday Carney tweeted this:
The observation was followed by a since-deleted tweet that, according to Entertainment Weekly, read “clearly an allusion to our current immigration debate taking the #poemlaw side.” This is a reference to a recent spat between White House senior advisor Stephen Miller and CNN’s Jim Acosta over the true meaning of the Statue of Liberty and whether it could be interpreted as a symbol of requiring immigrants to speak perfect English if they plan on staying in the United States.
This idiotic exchange took place a week ago, while the cover, as Vogue’s director of communications helpfully pointed out, was shot in June.
DISCUSSION
Imagine being so fragile that you think the STATUE OF LIBERTY is somehow a liberal conspiracy.