GQ's Woman of the Year featuring Serena Williams slammed as "racist and transphobic" for having woman in quotation marks
The cover was released alongside the three covers for Men of the Year featuring Michael B Jordan, Henry Golding, and Jonah Hill
In keeping with a tradition that began in 2013, GQ has announced its Woman of the Year for 2018 alongside its special Man of the Year issue. This year, the honor went to tennis star and 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, who has had an incredibly eventful 2018 and deservedly laid claim to the honor.
The 37-year-old's cover shot for the issue was released this past Monday alongside the three images for Men of the Year — Michael B. Jordan, Henry Golding, and Jonah Hill — but seems to have stirred up some controversy. While Serena's attire, featuring her posing with her hands on her hips and her frizzy hair showcased in all its glory, is faultless, social media took offense to how woman was written in quotation marks on the cover.
