ESPN The Magazine has a column about Michael Vick this week that features the Pro Bowl quarterback as a white man, while asking the question what if Michael Vick was white.

Author Toure penned the piece to discuss the race and class issues surrounding Michael Vick’s story, but has claimed he asked ESPN to not use the picture of Michael Vick.

Toure says that picture is both inappropriate and undermines his entire premise, which is that Vick’s story is not possible without all of the circumstances (race, class, community, family) that have made up his life.