Recent reports indicate that Vanity Fair is considering moving ahead with a magazine cover featuring First Lady Melania Trump in the coming months \u2014 but only if the feat can be pulled off before all the disgruntled employees walk out the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a report<\/a> published by Semafor on Sunday, the magazine\u2019s new global editorial director Mark Guiducci had indicated a desire to put the first lady on the cover \u2014 but as The Daily Mail reported<\/a> a day later, his staffers may not be entirely onboard with his plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI will walk out the motherf***ing door, and half my staff will follow me,\u201d one editor told the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another staffer who did not give a name appeared to be in agreement, adding, \u201cWe are not going to normalize this despot and his wife; we\u2019re just not going to do it. We\u2019re going to stand for what\u2019s right. If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe\u2019s, I\u2019ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n One employee told The Daily Mail that the outrage was likely to amount to little more than a few loud complaints and protests, saying that it wasn\u2019t likely many would actually sacrifice their careers to make a political statement about who was on the magazine\u2019s cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s all talk. If they put her on the cover, people will protest and gripe about it, but I don\u2019t see anyone quitting such a prestigious job over that. Honestly, there will be people who push back, but it\u2019s ultimately Mark\u2019s decision. He\u2019s the one who will sink or swim over that choice, not the rest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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