Noones saying you have to like Cheryl/Girls Aloud, but accept that a lot of people do, and that using her for the cover isn't "sinking" to anything.
UK Vogue February 2009 : Cheryl Cole by Regan Cameron
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Noones saying you have to like Cheryl/Girls Aloud, but accept that a lot of people do, and that using her for the cover isn't "sinking" to anything.
God... Has shulman overspend the budget for last december fantasy issue? This issue, so far, and previous issue looks kinda tight in budget.
Let's hope i can be proved wrong when the issue's out.
anyway, i'm having no problem with cheryl cole on the cover, though i would have preferred more if a model's on it.
Let's hope i can be proved wrong when the issue's out.
anyway, i'm having no problem with cheryl cole on the cover, though i would have preferred more if a model's on it.
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Wonder when is the issue out?And did the subscriber's recive it yet?There should fair amount of new ads here. 
Wonder when is the issue out?And did the subscriber's recive it yet?There should fair amount of new ads here.
THIS thursday (8th!)
I haven't got it yet. I even hassled my postman for it today. The poor guy, I waited for the post and as soon as he got to my door I opened it, said "No magazines againWonder when is the issue out?And did the subscriber's recive it yet?There should fair amount of new ads here.
?"...he gave a confused mumble and he walked off.
or am i just missing something completely obvious JuiceMajor
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oh UK Vogue...please get a grip!
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I love Girls Aloud! They (well, their songwriting team) are responsible for some of the best pop songs of the last decade
I don't understand the Cheryl-mania though
She's very pretty, but dresses like a typical WAG and is definately no saint 
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. There's a preview of the article here but I really don't need to read another word about her imbecile husband's vomit-filled one-night stand.Nouvelle_Vague
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I don't mind the cover. I mean it's not the best Vogue UK cover they have ever had and it's not someone who I would have pictured to be on the cover, but she looks nice and while it's definitely not my favourite Vogue UK cover, it's not my least favourite either.
Maybe people aren't so familiar with her overseas, but she is in a band that has had 20 Top 10 UK singles! That is a major feat. And yes, while I'd prefer to see a model on the cover, if celebrities on covers are what sells at the moment, then I think they could have done worse than Cheryl Cole.
Maybe people aren't so familiar with her overseas, but she is in a band that has had 20 Top 10 UK singles! That is a major feat. And yes, while I'd prefer to see a model on the cover, if celebrities on covers are what sells at the moment, then I think they could have done worse than Cheryl Cole.
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If you click on this link, you can see some shots from Anna's and Cheryl's editorials. As well as Alexandra Shulman talking about the issue.
http://www.vogue.co.uk/magazine/iss...,Alexandra Shulman/Photographer,Regan Cameron
http://www.vogue.co.uk/magazine/iss...,Alexandra Shulman/Photographer,Regan Cameron
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This idea of 'snobbishness' - people naturally form expectations of what's a normal cover subject for each and every magazine. You don't expect to see Tilda Swinton on the cover of Playboy.
And it's the same with UK Vogue. Cheryl Cole is a slight departure from the norm - of models and actresses - and if people aren't happy with that, I can see why.
I think the cover is fine, it's a slightly different look for her, and overall, it's nicely glam.
However, while I AM interested in the pictures, I'll not be joining the queue to idolise her. I wouldn't excuse a male celebrity who assaulted a female, and I maintain the same equality towards women. I don't think we should excuse violent people their misdemeanours, no matter how pretty their face is.
I also dislike the way that such behaviour is deemed acceptable because of her background. Cheryl says:
'I never denied hitting her and I would have hit her again at the time,' she told Vogue. 'That's what we were taught on the estate - you have to defend yourself and that's what I was doing.'
I happen to come from a similar background, and in that environment, you learn that physical aggression escalates aggression, therefore you do your best to avoid or defuse it.
What leads a woman to hit someone is a sense of entitlement, same as Naomi Campbell, same as many other celebrities. It has nothing to do with coming from a council estate, and should not be excused as such, or else we are effectively saying "well, we expect such people to be violent anyway".
But Cheryl's looks will win out, sending the message that you too can be on the cover of Vogue no matter what you do, because as long as you're pretty enough, everyone will forget your conduct. She's so popular now, people rush to defend her, "everyone makes mistakes". Yeah, I forgot about that episode where Cate Blanchett assaulted a woman. Sure, we've all done it.
When it's a man, no-one forgets, but they don't tend to look nice in Herve Leger.
It's a nice cover, but when I think about what's going on, with this sudden worship of the woman, I'm opting out. It makes me appreciate Kate Moss more, all she did was stick white stuff up her own nose.
And it's the same with UK Vogue. Cheryl Cole is a slight departure from the norm - of models and actresses - and if people aren't happy with that, I can see why.
I think the cover is fine, it's a slightly different look for her, and overall, it's nicely glam.
However, while I AM interested in the pictures, I'll not be joining the queue to idolise her. I wouldn't excuse a male celebrity who assaulted a female, and I maintain the same equality towards women. I don't think we should excuse violent people their misdemeanours, no matter how pretty their face is.
I also dislike the way that such behaviour is deemed acceptable because of her background. Cheryl says:
'I never denied hitting her and I would have hit her again at the time,' she told Vogue. 'That's what we were taught on the estate - you have to defend yourself and that's what I was doing.'
I happen to come from a similar background, and in that environment, you learn that physical aggression escalates aggression, therefore you do your best to avoid or defuse it.
What leads a woman to hit someone is a sense of entitlement, same as Naomi Campbell, same as many other celebrities. It has nothing to do with coming from a council estate, and should not be excused as such, or else we are effectively saying "well, we expect such people to be violent anyway".
But Cheryl's looks will win out, sending the message that you too can be on the cover of Vogue no matter what you do, because as long as you're pretty enough, everyone will forget your conduct. She's so popular now, people rush to defend her, "everyone makes mistakes". Yeah, I forgot about that episode where Cate Blanchett assaulted a woman. Sure, we've all done it.
When it's a man, no-one forgets, but they don't tend to look nice in Herve Leger.
It's a nice cover, but when I think about what's going on, with this sudden worship of the woman, I'm opting out. It makes me appreciate Kate Moss more, all she did was stick white stuff up her own nose.
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She hit someone YEARS ago, she did the community service or whatever it was, and since then she's had HUGE success. I'm not sure why you're focusing on that. Everyone's "forgotten" about it for a reason: it's not important.
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UK Vogue appears to be focusing on it in their own interview; I look forward to reading it, I may see something that will change my view that her beauty and her popularity are leading people to excuse her past behaviour.
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i dont mind the cover or ed...has somethin 60s about it
