Serena Williams' "Woman" Of The Year GQ Cover Causes Controversy
Posted on Tue Nov 13th, 2018 11:00am PDT By X17 Staff
Can you spot the problem?
Serena Williams was named Woman of the Year by GQ, but the mag chose to put the word woman in quotation marks, and now fans are furious!
The tennis great is featured along with the "Men of the Year" including Jonah Hill, Michael B. Jordan, and Henry Golding on different covers, but critics take issue with the fact her gender is being seemingly called into question.
"Woman in quotation marks? This is both transphobic and highly insensitive. Shame on you, GQ," one Twitter user wrote. "So a powerful accomplished woman gets recognized for her talents, only to be torn down for her gender? Disgusting," another user wrote.
Apparently, Serena's close pal and Off-White designer Virgil Abloh was responsible for the graphic design, and he's known for putting quotation marks around certain phrases, so some people say it's not meant to be offensive and rather just part of his personal aesthetic.
The amount of nonsense Serena deals with on a daily basis is mind-blowing!