Comments | mollyx: Huh. Double Standard.

mollyx

Huh. Double Standard.

Mar 02, 2011 11:13

John Galliano fired from Dior for Anti-Semitic comments.
Now, here's where I'm having a problem.

Not in the grounds for firing him, mind you. 100% behind that.

It's the paragraph near the bottom that caught my attention.

Interestingly, other designers have recently come under fire for racist remarks, but held on to their titles. Last fall, ( Read more... )

ruh ruh ruh!, racism, stupidity

Comments 4

neoscribe March 2 2011, 16:46:23 UTC

The current Dior "girl" is Natalie Portman who is from Israel and who also said she would walk out on her contract if the House of Dior didn't can his Nazi lovin' ass.

Galliano needs to meet the Jew Bear from Inglorious Basterds. (That's all I'm sayin')

mollyx March 2 2011, 17:51:07 UTC

Hmm. So maybe the reason why there's been no call for the other guys' heads is because no Black supermodel or Black spokeswoman has made a big fuss over it.
'Cause you know, there are no Black supermodels or spokeswomen with enough power to do that.
Well, there it is.

ceebeegee March 2 2011, 18:28:56 UTC

Liya Kebede is pretty powerful, probably the highest-paid black model, but not like Natalie Portman. Liya is a model first and foremost, whereas NP is a much higher profile celebrity and of course just won the Oscar to boot.

There's < href=http://nymag.com/fashion/11/spring/71654/>an interesting article in New York magazine two weeks ago (in their spring fashion issue) that looks at how race intersects with the industry.

justducky2204 March 2 2011, 20:19:44 UTC

In reality, there are no healthy white girls with the "right proportions," either.

There are plenty of boys with the right proportions, though...

...and some designers are starting to use male models in their runway shows.

http://models.com/people/andrej-pejic

Finally! There is proof of what real women have known for years...gay male designers don't design for women, they design for boys!