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Barnes & Noble, Borders Censor Andrej Pejic’s Shirtless Dossier Cover

Andrej Pejic is a man. He appears on the cover of the newest issue of Dossier without a shirt on. However, since he’s a pretty man who sometimes gets mistaken for a lady, bookstores are censoring the less-than-risque cover.

The folks over at Elle attended the launch party Dossier‘s 7th issue, and they dug up some ridiculous dirt:

The hot topic of the night was the controversy surrounding the cover, which features the androgynous young Jean Paul Gaultier model Andrej Pejic who appears topless. Turns out newsstands (OK, we’ll name them: Barnes & Noble and Borders) are covering the image for being too risque. Little do they know they’re censoring the image of a shirtless man. Katherine Krause, Dossier‘s Editor-In-Chief, says that both bookstores have been made aware of Pejic’s gender but will move forward with the censoring. What’s more, it’s Dossier‘s financial responsibility to pay for the black poly bags with which their distribution people must cover the magazines.

So, not only is the mag being censored, but they have to pay for said censoring. Oh, and the censors know Andrej is a dude. Need we remind you that a crazily buff (and pretty much shirtless) Aaron Schock graces the cover of June’s Men Health? If Andrej were muscled instead of waif-like, would this be an issue? More importantly, if Andrej had a more masculine face, would this be an issue?

The last time we heard about some mainstream magazine censorship, Harps Supermarket put a “family shield” over Elton John‘s Us Weekly cover. They quickly removed the shield, which reportedly only appeared in one of the chain’s 65 locations. This is a whole other level, however. From what we understand, all Borders and Barnes & Noble stores will be outfitting Dossier with black bags.

Check out the cover below. Do you think the retailers are justified?

[Elle]



  • Barack Must Go

    It’s all that friggin Ellen Degenerate’s fault. You give em a finger or two, next thing you know they’re demanding the entire fist. In this case two even.  

  • Nobody

     Should be censored, too feminate.

  • Anonymous

     you mean too “feminine” ? – it’s a guy, end of story. Shouldn’t be covered. 

  • Anonymous

     you mean too “feminine” ? – it’s a guy, end of story. Shouldn’t be covered. 

  • Rgagnon

    Thank you Ellen. Regan can go to. OH never mind hes allready there.

  • Anonymous

    The absurdity of censoring a shirtless male is over the top. Who cares what his hair looks like- it is obvious he is male. To not only censor but make them pay for the covers is the height of ridiculous. What’s next? They going to want to blur the men’s bare chests on Dancing With the Stars?

  • http://twitter.com/Scott1984_FP Scott A J Reynolds

    Why Would Any Boy Wanna Look Like A Skinny Flat Breasted Women :/

  • http://www.facebook.com/colincraft Colin Craft

    I want to buy it just because it’s censored. I’m a victim to controversy. 

  • http://profiles.google.com/bonzobey Bonzo Bey

     He looks so adrogynous and of crse the cover is risque,but nt too risque to be censored.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_T3COSYTRVKRURRVDB3BHXH3WTA Masatar

    Because we censor and fear female bodies–finding them disgusting in every way–we try to cover up males who are born in the middle of the spectrum.

  • http://www.heelshield.com HeelShields

    Just looks like a man with his shirt off and pin curls – so what is being censored – the pin curls? 

  • Barack Must Go

    Obviously you are not only gay, you also hate women. Please do not project YOUR hang ups onto the ” Royal We “. Believe it or not, most do not fear, nor find disgusting the female body. Quite the opposite actually. 

  • Barack Must Go

    No. Your lack of moral judgement and or common sense, I would guess. 

  • http://www.darklady.com/ Darklady

     Moral judgment? There’s a moral judgment to be had concerning a man with big curls in his hair?

  • Barack Must Go

    If upon looking at this photo if all you see is ” big curls “, America is in much more dire straights than we’ve been led to believe. 

  • Anonymous

    Please, put a shirt on.  Anorexic just isn’t cool.

  • http://www.darklady.com/ Darklady

    If you think dire straights is the correct spelling, then the US is definitely in worse shape than I care to believe… and your priorities are clearly messed up.

    The US managed to kill two children this month in Afghanistan and you’re all worked up about an effeminate looking man with sloppy curls removing his shirt on the cover of a magazine? You must have a LOT of spare time on your hands…

  • Johnnie Dorman

    The transphobic bunch in this country are always more than willing to claim that transgender male to females are men in women’s clothing, but when it comes to a picture like this, suddenly the “man in a dress” becomes a female. Can’t have it both ways, dipsticks.

  • Anonymous

     Please stop, “Barack Must Go.”  I’m embarrassed for you.

  • Anonymous

     You’re a troll. No body cares what you think. Also, you’re wrong. I’m female. I like women and have many deep friendships with them even though society tries to nurture catty backstabbing behavior in women to keep them divided.

  • Molly

    Ick!! Nothing attractive abt that scrawny, little chest of his. Hide it bcoz it’s just plain sick to think this is attractive in any sense of the word.

  • Barack Must Go

    You think there is something wrong with me simply because I don’t appreciate some guy rubbing his pussy in my children’s faces when they make their purchases at the Barnes & Noble registers.

    I understand some individuals were born f***ed up, but flaunting it like this is wrong, whether you and the other liberal minded degenerates think so or not.

    You probably believe raunchy porn magazines at B & N checkout also OK so you don’t have to stop somewhere else and send your 10 year old son in to get it for you.

    Enough is enough with this bullshit ‘ anything goes ‘ in Barack Obama’s amerika.

    Changes back to ” real ” America and real consequences for non conformance along with that change. 

    I hear Canada and France are lovely this time of year……you really should check em out. 

  • Barack Must Go

    You’re a douchebag. You care what I think. Also, you hate yourself and just project that hate onto others. So you’re ugly, fat and lazy…..with the internet no ones the wiser….so lighten up…and I don’t mean go on a diet either……but it couldn’t hurt. 

  • k.a.

    The first picture I ever saw of him convinced me that “he” was actually a “she”. Little did I know.. 

    But you know what? Screw all these labels–now I think he’s just absolutely beautiful. 

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