'Bon Appetit' EIC Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo Resurfaces, Plus Criticism From Staff

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a “long-overdue apology” Wednesday, two days after Adam Rapoport stepped down as editor in chief following the surfacing of a photo of him in brownface.Staffers at BA and Epicurious wrote they’d been “complicit with a culture [they] don’t agree with.”“The deeply offensive photo circulating of Adam is horrific on its own, but also speaks to the much broader and longstanding impact of racism at these brands,” they said.Also Read: Bon Appétit Editor in Chief Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface

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NEW YORK -- The editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, Adam Rapoport, resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media. Staffers at the magazine had criticized him after the photo, of him and his wife, circulated on Twitter.

old Instagram photo of him in brownface resurfaced on Monday.“I am stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Appetit to reflect on the work that I need to do as a human being and to allow Bon Appétit to get to a better place,” Rapoport shared in an Instagram post. “From an extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume 16 years ago to my blind spots as an editor, I’ve not championed an inclusive vision.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAdam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Condé Nast-owned Bon Appétit, is facing calls for his resignation after a photo of him in brownface surfaced online.Adding to the swirl of controversy on social media, editor Sohla El-Waylly has also charged that she earns less than less-qualified co-workers and is not paid at all for video appearances, contrary to her white colleagues.A rep for the magazine did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment, and no updates or

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAdam Rapoport, after nearly 10 years at the editorial helm of Bon Appetit magazine, has resigned after a controversy erupted over the editor-in-chief’s treatment of staff members of color and his insensitivity to racial issues.Rapoport posted news of his resignation from the Condé Nast food publication on Instagram.“I am stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Appetit to reflect on the work I need to do as a human being and to allow Bon Appetit to get to a better

frequently appears in the magazine’s popular YouTube videos, said she was “angry and disgusted” by the photo and called for Rapoport’s resignation. El-Waylly also said that only white BA editors have been compensated for appearing in video content, whereas none of the people of color have.“This is just a symptom of the systemic racism that runs rampant within CondeNast as a whole,” El-Waylly shared on her Instagram Stories.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAdam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, came under fire Monday with calls for him to resign or be fired after allegations that the Condé Nast food title pays white editors — but not people of color — for video appearances. In addition, a photo of Rapoport in brown face was posted on social media.Representatives for Condé Nast did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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