Vogue Portugal drops widely slammed 'madness' cover depicting woman in a psychiatric hospital

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Vogue Portugal drops widely slammed 'madness' cover depicting woman in a psychiatric hospital
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The magazine has announced that it's pulling the cover depicting a naked woman sitting in a psychiatric hospital bathtub while two caregivers stand by, one of them pouring water over her head.

Vogue Portugal has dropped one of the front covers of its July / August issue, after it was widely slammed online.

Supermodel Joan Smalls pledges half her wages to Black Lives Matter -- and calls on industry to do the same The announcement came after the cover, one of four for"The Madness Issue," prompted widespread criticism, including claims that it had triggered mental health issues for some of those who saw it, and perpetuated an inaccurate and negative stereotype of psychiatric care.Credit:Lisbon-based psychotherapist Silvia Baptista wrote on Instagram that the cover was"everything the conversation about mental health does not need.

Adding:"Mental health forms just one of the topics explored within the issue and is not linked to the theme of madness but instead covered as an aspect of human emotions and behaviour."This came despite immediate backlash after the cover had been posted online, including comments on social media calling it"distasteful,""appalling,""provocative" and"disturbing," while some accused it of capitalizing on mental health stigma.

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