I was watching the news this morning and the topic came up for debate. Is this photo of NBA superstar LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bundchen racially insensitive? In an ESPN2 post by Jemele Hill, she stated “But this cover gave you the double-bonus of having LeBron and Gisele strike poses that others in the blogosphere have noted draw a striking resemblance to the racially charged image of King Kong enveloping his very fair-skinned lady love interest.”.

So what do you see when you look at the picture? Hill makes some good points in her article, but I have to disagree with her on this one. When I saw the cover, I saw LeBron James, an intense, take you to the hole and dunk on you basketball player. Holding a skinny, chick (who happened to be white) showcasing the secrets of the best bodies. I really didn’t think much of it until people started making a big deal about it. To me LeBron is just expressing how he feels on the court. Now, take the basketball out the picture and you have a legitimate argument. That would have been wrong on all levels.

There were other pictures that could have gone on the cover, but they chose this one. As much as it might resemble King Kong, I don’t feel that was the intent with this photo. Ya’ll know I’m always down for the cause when it comes to promoting positive black roles models in a good light. But in this situation are we reading too much into it?