“They only apologise because they got caught”: Kim Kardashian Saying She Was Disgusted and Outraged by Balenciaga’s Controversial Campaign Branded as Fake Apology
Recently, Balenciaga released pictures for their Spring/Summer 2023 collection. And since then the Spanish luxury brand is under fire. The collection involved children posing with questionable stuff around them. One of the pictures had a little child posing with a teddy bear that was in s**ual gear. While another picture though seemed innocent, on close inspection contained disturbing documents related to a sexual abuse case around a child model.
After the brand faced heavy backlash, it took down all of the collection pictures from its social media accounts. The luxury brand has also issued an apology statement via Instagram. However, people are still questioning why the brand has not been canceled yet. Celebrities have been called out for not speaking up against what happened. Kim Kardashian is one on the list. The American Socialite addressed the issue soon afterward saying she was disgusted by it.
What is the Balenciaga Controversy?
Spanish luxury brand Balenciaga recently released its Spring/Summer 2023 collection photos online. The collection showcased children in the brand’s latest collection. However, people were quick to point out the problematic presentation of the pictures. One photo showcased two little kids posing with a teddy bear. The questionable part was that the soft toy was styled in a s**ual gear. And the more disturbing was a picture of two innocent kids standing on a bed while some documents lay around them. On close inspection, it came to light they were court documents on some type of s**ual misconduct or p***ography case. One Twitter user wrote,
Balanciaga’s homepage.
•child with a BDSM stuffed animal with PANDA EYES
•WHITE RABBIT on the bed
• that picture of the bag looks innocent right? — zoom in & it’s what appears to be court documents arguing about some type of s*xual misconduct and p*rnography… ??? pic.twitter.com/kvbZeqe3En— oracle 𝟙𝟛🐺 (@StormEllimac) November 21, 2022
And soon afterward, Balenciaga has come under fire from people online. Twitteratis questioned the pictures with one user tweeting,
Even if we are “reaching”, anyone can tell this is just odd as hell like why would you even think it’d be a good idea to dress up the bears the way that they are ??? Like just a plain black/white bear wouldve looked more chíc ??? And isnt this shit for adults??? Y use a child?
— Brylah (@BrylahSerrano) November 21, 2022
A British singer named Oli London also came for Balenciaga and its disturbing campaign
RT if you agree BALENCIAGA should be CANCELLED 🛑✋🏻🚫 #Balenciaga
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) November 28, 2022
With the oncoming flood of backlash, Balenciaga has since issued an apology and removed all of the photos and wiped their social media clean. The brand apologized for “displaying unsettling documents in our campaign.” However, this did not stop the online community to come for the luxury brand. Many are questioning why Balenciaga did not get canceled like Kanye West or Tifanny Haddish.
Kim Kardashian Speaks Up Against Balenciaga
Numerous people dragged celebrities like Kim Kardashian for not speaking up against Balenciaga’s recent controversy. However soon afterward, Kim K broke her silence and explained herself while also criticizing the brand. She tweeted,
I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) November 27, 2022
The SKIMS co-founder also revealed how disgusted she felt being a mother of four herself. She addressed the apology released by the brand saying, “I appreciate Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and apology.” The reality star also said that she would re-evaluate her relationship with the brand. Kim K tweeted
As for my future with Balenciaga, I am currently re-evaluating my relationship with the brand, basing it off their willingness to accept accountability for something that should have never happened to begin with — & the actions I am expecting to see them take to protect children.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) November 28, 2022
However, various people are still dragging the SKIMS co-founder following her tweets. According to one user, “What’s there to even think about? This debacle should have been a deal-breaker from the beginning.” With that many went on criticizing the American socialite online.
Source: SK Pop
