What's with the boycott about the Rolling Stone Magazine having a picture of the Boston Bomber

[diabeticman]

on the cover?


Before anyone screams I've been a little behind on news because of personal issues so my wife and I are trying to understand this whole story.


We understand Rolling Stone is a musician magazine BUT my wife finds it a very good magazine when it comes to some currant events OTHER than music.

We both don't understand why People are boycotting that magazine when other magazines like TIme and People and Us and Newsweek and other magazines have some VERY bad/evil individuals on their covers.

[leftstreet]

1. It doesn't capture the image of a terrorist stereotype?

Looks like someone's neighbor kid

[ZombieHorde]

2. Some people think it glamorizes terrorism. nt

[Tx4obama]

3. Because the photo makes him look like a young innocent SEXY kid. n/t

[bigwillq]

5. He was

And then something changed within him, according to the article.

[Logical]

6. Which he WAS before turning evil. Which is what the whole DAMN story was about. n-t

[uppityperson]

7. Since that is the point, he was, why boycott? Boycott reality that "terrorists" aren't all swarthy

middle aged men glaring into the camera?

[gollygee]

4. Terrorists aren't supposed to be attractive

and if they are I guess their attractiveness should be downplayed?

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Some folks find the cold, smug image to be 'dreamy' and this causes them to

lash out because they can not process their own feelings.