WTF! Balenciaga apologizes after sick campaign is slammed for SEXUALIZING children with bondage gear
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Fashion brand Balenciaga has sparked a controversy after releasing images of its latest campaign which have left the internet raging. The campaign featuring children holding stuffed teddy bears and surrounded by the brand’s products might not look so problematic at first glance. But on a closer look, one can spot that the toys are clad in leather “bondage” accessories. The “BDSM” theme of the photoshoot has been labelled “disgusting” and the Internet has slammed the global fashion house for what it refers to as “deviant” behavior.
The ad campaign also includes a “poorly hidden” document about “virtual child porn” while the children pose in front of NSFW accessories and trinkets. The internet was alerted about the new ad by Nicole Lapine, who goes by the username @shoe0nhead on Twitter. While Balenciaga is known for its outrageous fashion campaigns, it seems the brand has taken things too far with the new ad. Many people on the internet have slammed the Demna Gvasalia-led fashion house. The outrage forced Balenciaga to post an apology on their Instagram account, claiming that the brand is “taking the matter very seriously” and that they are “taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set, including unapproved items” for their Spring 2023 campaign. The brand also apologized for “displaying unsettling documents".
