King Kong?

Had I not heard about this photo in its current context (with all this King Kong discussion, I wonder if I would have realized. Taking a class on black popular culture (a name somewhat misleading considering it seems to be about black masculinity in the media) I am struggling with deciding how consciously these decisions are made. It's obvious that it looks like the huge black beast was about to run away with the poor damsel. At least she's still smiling. Especially since there is a stereotype that black athletes move on up and date white women. I find it hard to believe that the directer of the shoot planned to fit the black male stereotype, but if I was the director I would have considered the possibility. When Lebron walked on that photo shoot that director should have been fully conscious of the black male's type cast in the media. Especially since that was the black male to ever appear on Vogue! Come on, not only is it long overdue but could you at least do it right. There is no excuse. With the damage that these images create, there is no room for "I didn't know"'s.