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Also, let’s stick closely to topic, it really helps preventing tangents and drama.
Also, let’s stick closely to topic, it really helps preventing tangents and drama.
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What do y'all think about the Balenciaga SS23 & Adidas collab "teddy" controversy?
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Yesterday my gf and I were at the millenia mall and she had her Balenciaga bag. We noticed a few dirty looks and 1 woman came up to my gf and asked if she was ok with kids being sexualized for money and would she pimp her kids out. Crazy people!
Wow. I have 2 older bags and 1 new, bracelets, sunglasses, Balenciaga hats and shoes (old and new). I was planning to just keep them for a while since I probably can’t sell them right now. I was hoping to wear the unbranded items in the future or gift them to my niece but the logo stuff (hats, sunglasses) are out of the question especially with stories like this. Was her bag branded? Sorry about the incident.
I would have told her to F* off.
I've used my bags every time I've gone out and no one's said anything. Granted I'm in a rural area most of the time these days, but I was in the city (Manhattan) Monday all day and no one even looked twice.
THIS.. Only I would have probably done worse.
I don't own anything branded or even anything newer than 2013 and that's long before the current monsters were relevant.
Judging people and having the self-righteous, holier than thou ego to confront them for carrying a 10-20 year old bag is beyond insanity.
There isn't a person out there whose home is free of all things that have had controversy or could be deemed questionable.
The items I own were made & sold LONG before this current group of people were associated with Bal. If people go down this path of retroactive outrage & condemnation, where does it end? If this happened to Gucci or Louboutin I wouldn't judge people for wearing items they had collected through the years. That's asinine.
I wouldn't buy from Bal now, wouldn't even go near their items. That's how a boycott works. This new iteration, created by the Internet & social media, of retroactive cancelling is pointless. I doesn't hurt Bal or any other company.
Boycott away.. I plan to but come correct.. Don't give Bal any of your money. Blaming others that are also outraged accomplishes nothing. People that owned Bal before this demon errrr,,, Demna,,, was part of it are not to blame and they do NOT deserve outrage or condemnation. There is no crystal ball to gaze into to predict how far a brand will fall in 10-20 years, what abyss they will dive into to. Punish the current monsters, I hope they go bankrupt but don't punish innocent people that are completely divorced from the current Bal brand.
That’s crazy. Why would someone go out and verbally attack another person who had no input on the situation? Reminds me of the paint throwing on fur activists in the 80’s. Just be sure you aren’t followed if you are carrying Bal- the woman’s behavior was extreme
It's unfortunate to be subjected to that but best to ignore as this situation could have escalated easily, JMO
You kept your cool!!
This is what I hate about today's world and why I keep to myself. So many people have their opinion they need to shove down others throats. It's not good enough to be aware of 1 issue, you get pulled up for not being across something else. "what about...??!"
People just attack others at every turn. Don't get me wrong, I think the internet is amazing. We can find out what's happening on the other side of the world instantly, but at the same time it's turned some people into righteous and stupid monsters.
Hope your gf can shake that incident off. It's hard when it's in your face.
This is sad. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a twitter addiction I wouldn't even know about this drama. I have a tiny Balenciaga bag but am not a big fan. Even on tPF. I only searched for this thread because of what I saw on twitter. I bet of the 100 people that carry or wear a Balenciaga item - 80 have no idea about this scandal. Could you imagine if you had no idea and a stranger began yelling at you about pimping out children?
I hope she keeps that same energy for anyone wearing Nike, using an apple product, shopping at Zara, drinking Nestle water, etc. etc. Few companies are unproblematic anymore.
Great video!!!!! Thank you for sharing. It's showing the views of so many different people. Great holistic view.
Pretty sad. This lady could have approached the topic in a different way or not brought it up at all.
Please let me know I’m not feeling alone here, but since all of this horrible mess I’ve been purposefully not using any of my balenciaga bags. I have bags, hats, shoes (haven’t worn B shoes in years).
I’m definitely not throwing out, destroying, or getting rid of anything because I love my bags. I’ve been a fan of the brand since I was in elementary school and dreamed of owning a city bag.
But not sure how long I can wait out on using any of my bags because they are some of my favorites in my collection.
Luckily for me, never been a fan of the huge logo bags. I do have a mini city with the logo strap but I can just put the logo side against my body. But all my others have no logo/name.
Also, side story - I was checking out a Nordstrom rack recently (I was using a givenchy bag) and the cashier asked me if I heard about the balenciaga controversy and I told her yes and basically left it at that. She said she was going to be throwing away her balenciaga sunglasses and asked me if I wanted them(weird lol and I said no thank you).
I’m definitely not throwing out, destroying, or getting rid of anything because I love my bags. I’ve been a fan of the brand since I was in elementary school and dreamed of owning a city bag.
But not sure how long I can wait out on using any of my bags because they are some of my favorites in my collection.
Luckily for me, never been a fan of the huge logo bags. I do have a mini city with the logo strap but I can just put the logo side against my body. But all my others have no logo/name.
Also, side story - I was checking out a Nordstrom rack recently (I was using a givenchy bag) and the cashier asked me if I heard about the balenciaga controversy and I told her yes and basically left it at that. She said she was going to be throwing away her balenciaga sunglasses and asked me if I wanted them(weird lol and I said no thank you).
I've already posted a couple soliloquies on this subject a couple pages back so I wont subject the readers to another but..
If you love your bags, wear them & enjoy them, I have been and plan to continue. Your bags had nothing to do with this disgusting direction Bal has taken. Personally, I wont be buying anything from Bal in the future, that's how a boycott works. We punish the offender by not purchasing their products, we don't punish ourselves retroactively.
If anyone dares judge or confront you, my response would be: clean your own house first. There have been so many controversies through the years, every household is bound to have a few products from companies with something in their history. I believe the majority of Bal owners (and I am, I have around 100 pieces in my collection) are outraged & disgusted by this but we shouldn't punish ourselves or each other for what they did. Bal needs to pay the price for this NOT us.
Do what makes YOU happy. Life is seriously too short to punish yourself for the sins of others.
