The high fashion label Balenciaga has been accused of using underage models in their ads. And yet, many famous musicians have remained mute.
Some liberal Hollywood stars have been criticized for being silent in the face of widespread condemnation of the Balenciaga ads depicting toddlers snuggling teddy bears dressed as bondage victims. Other internet users have shared this evaluation. When the Supreme Court ruled that pornography of minors may be legalized, several booklets explaining the ruling were issued alongside the verdict, many of which had advertisements.
Only Kim K, a mother of four, has publicly addressed the matter, calling the photographs “horrific.” From what we can see, Kardashian is just “re-evaluating” her relationship with Balenciaga.
Actors and models walked the Balenciaga runway in silence, without exchanging words.
Kidman still uses one of her Balenciaga commercial photographs on her Instagram account.
The Instagram photo carousel featuring Hadid in various stances for the brand’s latest ad campaign has been removed. She has not disclosed that the commercial features a youngster who is a BDSM.
Critics have pointed to Salma Hayak, who was seen at the Balenciaga show in Paris with Kylie Jenner and Khloé Kardashian last month, as an example of someone who remains silent in the face of similar claims. The CEO of the international conglomerate Kering, François-Henri Pinault, is her husband.
French actress Isabelle Huppert, featured in two images by the Borremans, declined to comment on any of them.
Balenciaga’s commercial campaign featuring Alexa Demie, who played Euphoria’s main antagonist, is surrounded by social media posts with hashtags like “#cancelbalenciaga” and “#boycottbalenciaga.”
Though he was sighted at a Balenciaga presentation during Paris Fashion Week, rapper Doja Cat has reminded mum about the label’s controversial use of their advertisements of bondage-clad teddy bears and youngsters.
Many on social media have voiced their disapproval of Hollywood’s elite for their duplicity in canceling appearances by conservative speakers while maintaining radio silence on the horrendous crime of child abuse.
For example, “their silence raises claims of hypocrisy among a Hollywood elite that refuses to repudiate its own” in Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Demie, Doja Cat, and Hayak, as one Twitter user put it.
A third Twitter user called Dua Lipa a “straight-up hypocrite” since she had not deleted the post in which she supported Balenciaga and the brand’s decision to boycott the World Cup. The idea that “celebrities are indifferent to money” has recently spread throughout both demographics.
There have been many reports about banks planning to terminate consumers, but the Balenciaga instance is rarely mentioned.
A further online commentator agreed with the first that political moderates were hit particularly hard by the layoffs.
Some people may rethink their position until they discern the connection between Apple’s choice to warn consumers about Twitter and its decision to keep the Balenciaga app in the App Store.
As one commenter put it, “you wonder why Twitter was terrified of Apple,” considering that Apple did not remove Balenciaga from the App Store after being advised to do so.
The Twitter app was withdrawn from the App Store, yet the Balenciaga app remained. As time goes on, we see the actual value of everything.