After heavy negative feedback received by FHM from both netizens and social networking users when it released it's March issue, they made an apology, recalled the magazine and drafted a new concept. The photo on the right replaced the so-called racist FHM cover of Bela Padilla. Not just the cover alone but the blurb was also changed from “Bela Padilla: Stepping out of the shadows” to “Bela Padilla: ‘I want to emerge with my own name.’” Does it sound an epic fail?
The original FHM cover is the image below.
FHM was in a hurry to meet the deadline. They definitely scrapped the old better image, rushed things out, and came up with a wholesome photo of Bela Padilla. So what now? Will this satisfy those people who violently provided negative feedback?