Vogue Editor In Hot Water For Instagramming A Picture Of A Homeless Woman Reading The Magazine

Daily Mail – Vogue editor-at-large Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis posted a picture of Miss Dumas reading a copy of the fashion magazine on Instagram on Saturday. The princess accompanied the photograph with the caption; ‘Paris is full of surprises and @voguemagazine readers even in unexpected corners!’ She was almost immediately hit with a barrage of criticism, with Instagram users describing the photo as ‘cruel’ and ‘tasteless’. Surrounded by plastic bags, cardboard boxes and suitcases, the 65-year-old spends her days looking at colourful pictures and drawing, as the rich and famous walk past her on the street in central Paris that is her home. Confused but good-natured, Miss Dumas said she had picked up the fashion magazine as she liked the colours. She told MailOnline: ‘I like colours. I liked that Vogue magazine because of the colours. But I don’t have it any more. Once I’ve read something I throw it away. I like colouring as well.’ She added: ‘I don’t remember a young woman taking my picture – let alone a princess.’ A long-standing member of Paris’ homeless community Miss Dumas has lived on the streets for as long as anyone can remember.  A spokeswoman for the homeless charity, Emmaus, told MailOnline: ‘Maryse has been living on the streets for a long time. She is bit confused but she is friendly. We do our best for her and we know her well.’ Miss Dumas says she does not know how long she has been on the street. She told MailOnline: ‘I have been here for a while, I don’t know how long. I found this place one night and I have been ever since’. The old lady has become such a permanent fixture on the Rue du Louvre that other homeless people leave their belongings with her. Miss Dumas told MailOnline: ‘I’m always here. Other people on the street leave their stuff with me to look after. I live in Paris now but I don’t know where I grew up. ‘I know I’m not married and that I don’t have any children but I don’t know if my parents are still alive. I’m all alone.’ Miss Dumas says she makes ends meet the hand outs she receives from passers-by.  Style website Fashionista claimed the photo, like von Thurn und Taxis’ other content, was ‘out of touch’. It wrote: ‘The things she writes, both in Vogue and on social media, often straddle the line between entertaining / aspirational and disturbingly out of touch. ‘On Saturday she crossed the line.’

This homeless chick and anybody who’s upset about this can kick rocks. We’re talking about a homeless woman who lives on like the fanciest street on the planet earth reading Vogue and getting offended by fucking Instagram pictures. Thats not real homeless. Let me go talk to some of the homeless people in this city sleeping in the goddam tunnels at Grand Central. Let me ask them if they would be upset about the editor of Vogue posting a picture of them on Instagram. You know what they’d say? Nothing because they’re busy dying of hepatitis and dont even know what the fuck Instagram is. They wouldnt know what Vogue is, either. Not like thats the magazine they take into the bathroom because they are busy shitting next to their sleeping bag on track 108. Real Homeless dont have time to get embarrassed or offended because they are just trying to not die or get arrested.

Plus anybody whoever has the Homeless’ back needs to get a life. I mean this princess chick sounds like a real spoiled bougie chick. Taking that picture is actually really hilarious when you think about it. Taking pictures of a real life Pigeon Lady like shes a goddam exhibit at the zoo. But if I gotta pick sides in this fiasco I’m going with the princess every time. The first rule for me when I’m choosing sides is “Do you own shelter?” and if the answer is no then I’m taking the other person. Period.

PS – If I’m the editor at Cosmo I’m posting an Instagram of a real pretty girl in a nice apartment reading my magazine with the caption “Homeless people read Vogue. New copy of Cosmo available now.”