speaknow:It didn’t take long before the Internet pointed out that the image of Swift on both is near
speaknow:It didn’t take long before the Internet pointed out that the image of Swift on both is nearly identical, but that’s not what actually matters about the covers. What does matter is the fact that Swift appears on both covers with her face taking up the entire real estate. Her gaze is forward, directed right at the reader. It is the sort of cover that is more often reserved for men because it is a powerful and assertive image. More often than not, women are depicted on the covers of magazines showing off their sexy bodies, desirable fashion, and/or they’re very photoshopped, and look completely non-threatening. Take a close look the next time you’re a the magazine aisle at the grocery store and you might notice just how rarely women are looking directly at you without being completely sexualized. (x) -- source link