Amaan is a French fashion quarterly heavily inspired from Another Magazine. We're talking about the last issue, that appeared two months ago. I apologize for the delay, but Amaan costs 20 euros, so I buy it at second-hand magazines stores here.

The editor-publisher is Paul Stieglitz, the fashion photographer, so it features a lot of classic, studio portraits. The star of the issue is Fernanda Tavarese, who is also on the cover.

The ideology behind the magazine, and certainly behind this particular issue, is to give more exposure to black models. I can only applaud to that. And I don't object black nudity at all. ( in fact I'm fascinated by a new nude ad of Naomi Campbell for a British jeweler, we'll talk about that tomorrow).

But even an enthusiast black nudity lover like this humble webloger is disturbed in front of the first portfolio in Amaan #4. In a dozen photographs by Ellen Von Unwerth, model Noemie Lenoir is pictured in various poses meant to illustrate the subject, "wild and savage", but which are conveying a strong message of racism.

Because of the giant format of the mag, I couldn't scan it properly, but you can still get the idea (different scan here). At best, Noemie is pictured as a beast in a circus, like in this pic. At worst (and I didn't scan the worst), she portrays slavery and racial humilation as a legitimate (and sexy) entertainment. The implication is black females are not really human.

I would like to know why almost all French attempts (apart the original Yves Saint Laurent shows) to encourage black models always end up this way.

And I also would like to know why it's always a German photographer who take the liberty to have fun at racial subjects.

HOLLYWOOD -- There are no X-rated rides at Disneyland.
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is distraught a misquote has made headlines around the world.
Romijn-Stamos was quoted as saying she and hubby John Stamos had sex on one of the Disneyland rides.
"I was devastated when I read that article. It's not what I said. I feel I have to apologize to the people at Disneyland. They've been so good to John and it's one of our favourite places to visit," says Romijn-Stamos.
"I want to make it very clear that when we're in Disneyland, John and I ride the rides next to each other and not on top of each other.
"When we visit Disneyland we stay at one of the Disneyland hotels. John and I are a very amorous couple, so that's what I meant when I said we've had sex at Disneyland."
Romijn-Stamos is currently in Vancouver filming X-Men 2, which as reported earlier in the Sun, will move to the Calgary-area for a week-long shoot next month.
Before she flew to Los Angeles to promote her sexy thriller Femme Fatale, which opens Nov. 8, she attended a special press conference in Vancouver for X-Men 2.
"It was hilarious. There were 12 of us up there on a podium with (director) Bryan Singer, but we weren't allowed to answer any specific questions.
"We'd been sworn to secrecy on plot points and character development."
Romijn-Stamos, who plays Mystique, says she will be happy when the shoot ends as it takes as long as eight hours each day to apply her blue body make up.
Though there have been whispers of a second X-Men sequel, Romijn-Stamos says she has "not been signed any further than this. I'm excited that I have a more expanded role in X-men 2, but I don't think I'd like to go through this makeup thing yet again."
Precedent post: Too much info about Rebecca in Disneyland?