None of the people of color have been compensated for their appearances."Įl-Waylly was joined by other well-known Bon Appetit personalities in calling for Rapoport to step down. "In reality, currently only white editors are paid for their video appearances. "I've been pushed in front of video as a display of diversity," she wrote. Sohla El-Waylly, an assistant editor who frequently appears on the magazine's YouTube channel, said she was hired at a salary of $50,000 to "assist white editors with significantly less experience than me." Even so, he promises he makes a mean stuffing (I literally use Jimmy Dean. 'TBT me and my papi,' Shubuck wrote in the caption, tagging Rapoport's Instagram account. Bon Apptit Top Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Outcry From Staffers The publication has long faced controversies surrounding its cultural appropriation of food trends and glaringly white staff. Adam Rapoport, the editor in chief of Bon Apptit magazine, resigned on Monday, hours after a 2004 photo of him and his wife, Simone Shubuck, resurfaced on Twitter. Adam Rapoport, editor in chief of Bon Apptit, is more likely to be found in designer sneakers than kitchen clogs. The Instagram photo was first posted by Rapoport's wife Simone Shubuck on Halloween 2013. Rapoport had also come under fire on social media following an allegation that the magazine paid white editors for their video appearances, but not staff members of colour. Adam Rapoport has resigned as editor-in-chief of Bon Apptit after a photo of him in brownface resurfaced on Monday. He was previously style editor at GQ and had been working at the magazine conglomerate since 2000. Adam Rapoport stood down after the photo from 2013 resurfaced. Cond Nast appointed Rapoport editor in chief of Bon Apptit in 2010. "I've not championed an inclusive vision," he wrote. The editor-in-chief of food magazine Bon Appetit has resigned after a 'brownface' photo sparked allegations of racism at the outlet. He also acknowledged his "blind spots" as an editor. Rapoport referred to the photo in his post, describing it as an "extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume 16 years ago". 'Our mastheads have been far too white for far too long,' the staff said in a. The photo had been originally posted to Instagram by Rapoport's wife, Simone Shubuck, in 2013, with the caption: "#TBT me and my papi #boricua.”īoricua refers to a person of Puerto Rican descent. The staff of Bon Apptit apologized for being complicit in a culture of racism Wednesday after a photo of their editor in brownface resurfaced, causing him to resign as staffers called out systemic issues at the publication.
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