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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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I went to Neimans yesterday and saw a good about of Balanciaga items on sale on the sale display. I know it's the end of the season sale but seems like everyone just walked on by them.
I am seeing that this issue goes beyond Balenciaga. It seems to be a Kering "theme." I watched Alexandra Gucci's video where she is suing her mother, grandmother, and stepfather for a long history of sexual abuse. Pretty sad. She is very outspoken about the issue and advocating against Kering and all the child sexualization content they have been producing. Eye-opening, to say the least.
That’s crazy, and they are playing with fire. I am hiding my Gucci as well. Bet LV and Chanel are loving this and I bet they will make better choices in their marketing because we are now paying attention. Eew
I personally think it's heartbreaking because I enjoy a lot of these brands. I wish fashion could go back to being fun, and artistic and carrying some naivete to it, being playful without being "destructive." Some might disagree with me because they do not see Balenciaga's ads as destructive. To each their own. My Gucci and Saint Laurent bags have been all sold now. People will criticize me. Totally fine. @Mcaldwell190 - the following statement is not in response to your post =)
My decision to sell my bags is based on my personal stance and the way I feel. If others disagree, they have that right. It's what I think and people can have their opinions. They are free to express how they feel and so am I.
I don't see any criticism of anyone who decides to sell, or not use their bags. In fact, it seems to be expected by many here.
The judgement seems to be more for those that continue to use them.
I agree. Everyone should make their own decisions. But I do agree it is just so sad how far down the rabbit hole everything has gone. I am not selling my Gucci or YSL, but definitely not buying from them again. I will stick to the likes of Ferragamo and will cross my fingers that they don’t succumb to the perversion out there. What’s happened is truly shocking and almost scary. How naive are we as consumers? What else is going on? I am a little paranoid now.
A thread about the Gucci campaign was started in Gucci. While some crossover is understandable, let’s try and keep the thread about Bal, and head to Gucci to discuss that campaign. 
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hypebeast.com
adidas Is "Re-Evaluating" Its Partnership with Balenciaga
The brands are "pausing" all co-created product launches "until further notice."
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I would argue naivate vs. hypnotism. I think society as a whole is numb/hypnotized. We see no issue eating bacon after we see horrible abuse of piglets in factory farms, no issue with child porn advertising, no issue with idolizing dumb ass moronic celebrities who never worked a day in their lives, no issue with “designer dogs” from puppy mills, and the list goes on.
You are not kidding. Makes you think and try to evaluate life altogether. Perhaps a watershed moment for some although I will not hold my breath. Our own government lies to our faces every day left and right and we don’t do anything either. Sometimes I think the devil is walking the earth. <<shudder>>
I loved Balenciaga during the height of the moto bag craze. The leather was so vibrant and textured and felt like a piece of luxury. Those days seem completely disconnected from what the brand is today. Balenciaga today comes across as vacant, mass market and without an identity. Balenciaga as a brand has become so fragile that whoever is in charge is able to project whatever vision they have and erase the brand’s heritage. Balenciaga is like the friend who has no idea who they want to be when they grow up, and only cares about being cool today. That is how such a stupid ad campaign happened.
An ad doesn’t bother me. I don’t really care for ads. I would argue that Barbies are worse but millions of Barbies are circulating the world.
What bothers me is the outrage over the ads when there are children out there abused in secret or in certain societies. Child marriages still takes place in certain parts of our world and no one really blows that up, compared to one miserable ad in the first world which garners outrage.
With or without the ad, child abuse has and had been present since humans came to existence. Let’s do our part instead of focusing on social media, focus on the real cases of neglected children and abuse.
I myself volunteer to tutor or sponsor children from underprivileged or abusive backgrounds to give them a fighting chance to break away from the cycle of poverty. On our own, one can’t save everyone but at least if one kid becomes a law abiding tax paying citizen, determined to overcome their circumstance, that’s good enough for me.
So if you really want to do something, don’t make noise over some stupid ad campaign. Do something real about it - contribute. Small drops of water can turn into oceans. If social media is your thing, highlight the real problems going on out there. Just don’t buy the merchandise that offends.
(edit: some one thinks I am putting down others. Not my intention but I won’t apologise for it when someone over analysed or misinterpreted my opinion and takes offence at an assumed intention which I never had).
What bothers me is the outrage over the ads when there are children out there abused in secret or in certain societies. Child marriages still takes place in certain parts of our world and no one really blows that up, compared to one miserable ad in the first world which garners outrage.
With or without the ad, child abuse has and had been present since humans came to existence. Let’s do our part instead of focusing on social media, focus on the real cases of neglected children and abuse.
I myself volunteer to tutor or sponsor children from underprivileged or abusive backgrounds to give them a fighting chance to break away from the cycle of poverty. On our own, one can’t save everyone but at least if one kid becomes a law abiding tax paying citizen, determined to overcome their circumstance, that’s good enough for me.
So if you really want to do something, don’t make noise over some stupid ad campaign. Do something real about it - contribute. Small drops of water can turn into oceans. If social media is your thing, highlight the real problems going on out there. Just don’t buy the merchandise that offends.
(edit: some one thinks I am putting down others. Not my intention but I won’t apologise for it when someone over analysed or misinterpreted my opinion and takes offence at an assumed intention which I never had).
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How do you know that people here are not doing that? How many have taken in foster children, how many have counseled these children and adults who experienced sexual abuse? You think that these ads are ok? It's OK because it's "not as bad" as what happens elsewhere? It is not ok anywhere.
I don't think you are the only one who is "doing something" about it. Though I very much appreciate what you do, don't put down others because they aren't making an announcement about how they work to help and change lives for the better.
I am referring to the outrage.
Like I said. I don’t care about the ads. Censorship in countries may restrict those ads from appearing.
If I look at twitter, the ad is going to be far more commented on, than the people highlighting the REAL issues.
It’s called making stupid people/ brands more famous, instead of making media more responsive to the real crap in the world. If ads are so influential on people’s behaviour enough to take their attention away from current affairs of the world, then there’s a visible breakdown in humanity‘s intelligence.